Stornes Peninsula, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, Ingrid Christensen Coast, Princess Elizabeth Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarcticai
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Stornes Peninsula | Peninsula |
Larsemann Hills | Group of Hills |
Prydz Bay | Bay |
Ingrid Christensen Coast | Coast |
Princess Elizabeth Land | Sector |
Eastern Antarctica | Region |
Antarctica | Continent |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
69° 25' 59'' South , 76° 4' 59'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
46568
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46568:0
GUID (UUID V4):
251ebd3f-71d3-4da0-bb87-bf7cc269b373
Stornes Peninsula (69°26′S 76°5′E) is a rocky, jagged peninsula about 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, projecting into Prydz Bay just west of Larsemann Hills. First mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Stornes (big promontory, or ness).
Outcrops of granulite facies pelitic gneiss and mafic granulite, which underwent a complicated deformational metamorphic history. Peak metamorphic assemblages are characterized by inclusions of cordierite and sillimanite in coarse-grained garnets or spinels in pelitic gneiss, and by inclusions of orthopyroxene and plagioclase in coarse-grained garnet in mafic granulite. Sapphirine-magnetite and sapphirine-spinel-sillimanite-magnetite-quartz assemblages are included in coarse-grained orthopyroxene in biotite-rich quartzite, and fine-grained spinel occurs as inclusions in this sapphirine.
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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
ⓘ | Diaspore | 4.FD.10 | AlO(OH) |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Chladniite var. Stornesite-(Y) (TL) | 8.AC.50 | {(Y, Ca)}{Na6◻2}{(Ca,Na)8}{(Mg,Fe2+)43}(PO4)36 |
ⓘ | Xenotime-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
ⓘ | Monazite-(Ce) | 8.AD.50 | Ce(PO4) |
ⓘ | Wagnerite | 8.BB.15 | (Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)F |
ⓘ | Lazulite | 8.BB.40 | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Mélonjosephite | 8.BG.10 | CaFe2+Fe3+(PO4)2(OH) |
ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
ⓘ | Tassieite (TL) | 8.CF.05 | (Na,◻)Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+)2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Fe3+,Mg)2(PO4)6 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Jahnsite-(CaFeMg) | 8.DH.15 | CaFe2+Mg2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Grandidierite | 9.AJ.05 | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
ⓘ | Boralsilite (TL) | 9.BD.30 | Al16B6O30(Si2O7) |
ⓘ | Prismatine | 9.BJ.50 | (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
ⓘ | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
ⓘ | Dravite | 9.CK.05 | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
ⓘ | Sapphirine | 9.DH.45 | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ | 'Jahnsite Group' | - | XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4 |
ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | ⓘ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
H | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
H | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Mélonjosephite | CaFe2+Fe3+(PO4)2(OH) |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
H | ⓘ Prismatine | (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
H | ⓘ Tassieite | (Na,◻)Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+)2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Fe3+,Mg)2(PO4)6 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
H | ⓘ Jahnsite Group | XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4 |
H | ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaFeMg) | CaFe2+Mg2Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
B | ⓘ Grandidierite | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
B | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
B | ⓘ Boralsilite | Al16B6O30(Si2O7) |
B | ⓘ Prismatine | (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
O | ⓘ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
O | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
O | ⓘ Grandidierite | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
O | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Mélonjosephite | CaFe2+Fe3+(PO4)2(OH) |
O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
O | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | ⓘ Wagnerite | (Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)F |
O | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
O | ⓘ Boralsilite | Al16B6O30(Si2O7) |
O | ⓘ Prismatine | (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Chladniite var. Stornesite-(Y) | {(Y, Ca)}{Na6◻2}{(Ca,Na)8}{(Mg,Fe2+)43}(PO4)36 |
O | ⓘ Tassieite | (Na,◻)Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+)2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Fe3+,Mg)2(PO4)6 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | ⓘ Jahnsite Group | XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4 |
O | ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaFeMg) | CaFe2+Mg2Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
F | ⓘ Wagnerite | (Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)F |
F | ⓘ Prismatine | (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Na | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Na | ⓘ Chladniite var. Stornesite-(Y) | {(Y, Ca)}{Na6◻2}{(Ca,Na)8}{(Mg,Fe2+)43}(PO4)36 |
Na | ⓘ Tassieite | (Na,◻)Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+)2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Fe3+,Mg)2(PO4)6 · 2H2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Mg | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Mg | ⓘ Grandidierite | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
Mg | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Mg | ⓘ Wagnerite | (Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)F |
Mg | ⓘ Prismatine | (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
Mg | ⓘ Chladniite var. Stornesite-(Y) | {(Y, Ca)}{Na6◻2}{(Ca,Na)8}{(Mg,Fe2+)43}(PO4)36 |
Mg | ⓘ Tassieite | (Na,◻)Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+)2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Fe3+,Mg)2(PO4)6 · 2H2O |
Mg | ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaFeMg) | CaFe2+Mg2Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Al | ⓘ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
Al | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | ⓘ Grandidierite | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
Al | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
Al | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | ⓘ Boralsilite | Al16B6O30(Si2O7) |
Al | ⓘ Prismatine | (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Si | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | ⓘ Grandidierite | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
Si | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Boralsilite | Al16B6O30(Si2O7) |
Si | ⓘ Prismatine | (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
P | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
P | ⓘ Mélonjosephite | CaFe2+Fe3+(PO4)2(OH) |
P | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
P | ⓘ Wagnerite | (Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)F |
P | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
P | ⓘ Chladniite var. Stornesite-(Y) | {(Y, Ca)}{Na6◻2}{(Ca,Na)8}{(Mg,Fe2+)43}(PO4)36 |
P | ⓘ Tassieite | (Na,◻)Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+)2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Fe3+,Mg)2(PO4)6 · 2H2O |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
P | ⓘ Jahnsite Group | XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4 |
P | ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaFeMg) | CaFe2+Mg2Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Ca | ⓘ Mélonjosephite | CaFe2+Fe3+(PO4)2(OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ca | ⓘ Chladniite var. Stornesite-(Y) | {(Y, Ca)}{Na6◻2}{(Ca,Na)8}{(Mg,Fe2+)43}(PO4)36 |
Ca | ⓘ Tassieite | (Na,◻)Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+)2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Fe3+,Mg)2(PO4)6 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaFeMg) | CaFe2+Mg2Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Fe | ⓘ Grandidierite | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Mélonjosephite | CaFe2+Fe3+(PO4)2(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Wagnerite | (Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)F |
Fe | ⓘ Prismatine | (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
Fe | ⓘ Chladniite var. Stornesite-(Y) | {(Y, Ca)}{Na6◻2}{(Ca,Na)8}{(Mg,Fe2+)43}(PO4)36 |
Fe | ⓘ Tassieite | (Na,◻)Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+)2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Fe3+,Mg)2(PO4)6 · 2H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaFeMg) | CaFe2+Mg2Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
Y | Yttrium | |
Y | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
Y | ⓘ Chladniite var. Stornesite-(Y) | {(Y, Ca)}{Na6◻2}{(Ca,Na)8}{(Mg,Fe2+)43}(PO4)36 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Ce | Cerium | |
Ce | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
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Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stornes_Peninsula |
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Wikidata ID: | Q2680546 |
Localities in this Region
- Eastern Antarctica
- Princess Elizabeth Land
- Ingrid Christensen Coast
- Prydz Bay
- Larsemann Hills
- Stornes Peninsula
- Larsemann Hills
- Prydz Bay
- Ingrid Christensen Coast
- Princess Elizabeth Land
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References
Grew, Edward S., McGee, James J., Yates, Martin G., Peacor, Donald R., Rouse, Roland C., Huijsmanns, Joep P. P., Shearer, Charles K., Wiedenbeck, Michael, Thost, Douglas E., Su, Shu-Chun (1998) Boralsilite (Al16B6Si2O37); a new mineral related to sillimanite from pegmatites in granulite-facies rocks. American Mineralogist, 83 (5) 638-651 doi:10.2138/am-1998-5-624