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Helen's Reef, Scotland, UKi
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Helen's ReefReef
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
57° 36' 5'' North , 13° 39' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
421856
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:421856:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Helen's Reef, ร‰cosse, Royaume-Uni
German:
Helenโ€™s Reef, Schottland, Vereinigtes Kรถnigreich
Danish:
Helens Rev, Skotland, Storbritannien
Dutch:
Helen's Reef, Schotland, Verenigd Koninkrijk


A series of skerries in the North Atlantic, 2km northeast of Rockall.

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6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
โ“˜ Anorthite var. Bytownite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
โ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
โ“˜ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
โ“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
โ“˜ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
โ“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
โ“˜Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
โ“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
โ“˜var. Bytownite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
โ“˜var. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Unclassified
โ“˜'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oโ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oโ“˜ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oโ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oโ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naโ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgโ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgโ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgโ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alโ“˜ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alโ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alโ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siโ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siโ“˜ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siโ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siโ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siโ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caโ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caโ“˜ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caโ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
FeIron
Feโ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen%27s_Reef
Wikidata ID:Q971030

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