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Nyrøysa, Bouvet Island, Norwayi
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Nyrøysa- not defined -
Bouvet IslandDependency
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 24' 35'' South , 3° 17' 10'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-54.40972,3.28611
GeoHash:
G#: hn666z0b7
GRN:
S37E02
Mindat Locality ID:
246916
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:246916:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Nyrøysa, Bouvetøya, Norge


Altered volcanics rocks (hawaiites, mugearites, and benmoreites) exposed in the cliffs near the newly formed platform Nyrøysa on the western coast of Bouvet Island. Secondary minerals like calcite, quartz, celadonite, chlorite and various clay minerals are found in the vesicles in the altered volcanic rocks.

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Celadonite
Formula: K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Clay minerals'
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCeladonite9.EC.15K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Clay minerals'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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References

Prestvik, Tore, Goldberg, Steven, Goles, Gordon G. (1999) Petrogenesis of the volcanic suite of Bouvetøya (Bouvet Island), South Atlantic. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 79 (4) 205-218
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