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Neptune Mountains, Pensacola Mountains, Queen Elizabeth Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarcticai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Neptune Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Pensacola Mountains | Group of Mountain Ranges |
| Queen Elizabeth Land | Sector |
| Eastern Antarctica | Region |
| Antarctica | Continent |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
88° 30' South , 56° 0' West
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The Neptune Range is a mountain range, 112 km (70 mi) long, lying WSW of Forrestal Range in the central part of the Pensacola Mountains in Antarctica. The range is composed of Washington Escarpment with its associated ridges, valleys and peaks, the Iroquois Plateau, and the Schmidt and Williams Hills. It was discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956, on a US Navy transcontinental plane flight from McMurdo Sound to the Weddell Sea and return.
Named by US-ACAN after the Navy 2V-2N Neptune aircraft with which this flight was made. The entire Pensacola Mountains were mapped by USGS in 1967 and 1968 from ground surveys and U.S. Navy tricamera aerial photographs taken in 1964. [Wikipedia]
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| โ Akaganeite Formula: (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O |
| โ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| โ 'Limonite' |
| โ Maghemite Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4 |
| โ Native Iron Formula: Fe |
| โ Native Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| โ Native Iron var. Martensite Formula: Fe |
| โ 'Plessite' |
| โ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P |
| โ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| โ Troilite Formula: FeS Description: Sparse, but ovoid surface depression (2x3cM) due to atmospheric ablation present. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Native Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| โ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| โ | var. Martensite | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| โ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
| โ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| โ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| โ | Maghemite | 4.BB.15 | (Fe3+0.67โป0.33)Fe3+2O4 |
| โ | Akaganeite | 4.DK.05 | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 ยท nH2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| โ | 'Plessite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Akaganeite | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O |
| H | โ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Akaganeite | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O |
| O | โ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | โ Maghemite | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | โ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | โ Troilite | FeS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | โ Akaganeite | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Akaganeite | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O |
| Fe | โ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | โ Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | โ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | โ Maghemite | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | โ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | โ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | โ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | โ Native Iron var. Martensite | Fe |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | โ Akaganeite | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O |
| Ni | โ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | โ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Ni | โ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune_Range |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q6995688 |
Localities in this Region
- Eastern Antarctica
- Queen Elizabeth Land
- Pensacola Mountains
- Neptune Mountains
- Pensacola Mountains
- Queen Elizabeth Land
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Antarctic PlateTectonic Plate
- Ross Orogen
- Southern Transantarctic MountainsOrogenic Belt
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