Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesi
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Saint Vincent | Island |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Country |
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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
Place | Population |
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Kingstown | 24,518 (2016) |
Kingstown Park | 17,994 (2016) |
Georgetown | 1,680 (2016) |
Byera Village | 1,365 (2016) |
Biabou | 1,050 (2016) |
Barrouallie | 1,000 (2016) |
Other Languages:
French:
Saint-Vincent, Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines
German:
St. Vincent, St. Vincent und die Grenadinen
Italian:
Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent e Grenadine
Russian:
Сент-Винсент, Сент-Винсент и Гренадины
Simplified Chinese:
圣文森特岛, 圣文森特和格林纳丁斯
Spanish:
Isla de San Vicente, San Vicente y las Granadinas
Arabic:
سانت فينسنت, سانت فنسينت والجرينادينز
Azeri:
Sen-Vinsent
Basque:
Saint Vincent
Belarusian:
Сент-Вінсент, Сент-Вінсент і Грэнадзіны
Breton:
Enez Sant Visant
Catalan:
Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent i les Grenadines
Cebuano:
Saint Vincent
Croatian:
Sveti Vincent
Czech:
Svatý Vincenc, Svatý Vincenc a Grenadiny
Danish:
Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent og Grenadinerne
Dutch:
Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent en de Grenadines
Esperanto:
Insulo Sankta Vincento
Estonian:
Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent ja Grenadiinid
Farsi/Persian:
سنت وینسنت, سنت وینسنت و گرنادینها
Finnish:
Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent ja Grenadiinit
Galician:
San Vicente, San Vicente e Granadinas
Greek:
Άγιος Βικέντιος, Άγιος Βικέντιος και Γρεναδίνες
Hebrew:
סנט וינסנט, סנט וינסנט והגרנדינים
Indonesian:
Saint Vincent , Saint Vincent dan Grenadines
Japanese:
セントビンセント島, セントビンセント・グレナディーン
Korean:
세인트빈센트섬, 세인트빈센트 그레나딘
Latin:
Insula Sancti Vincentii
Lingua Franca Nova:
San Vinsent
Lithuanian:
Sent Vinsentas, Sent Vinsentas ir Grenadinai
Luxembourgish:
Saint Vincent
Macedonian:
Свети Винцент, Свети Винцент и Гренадини
Norwegian:
Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent og Grenadinene
Polish:
Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent i Grenadyny
Portuguese:
Ilha de São Vicente, São Vicente e Granadinas
Serbian:
Сент Винсент, Сент Винсент и Гренадини
Slovenian:
Saint Vincent, Sveti Vincent in Grenadini
Swahili:
Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent na Grenadini
Swedish:
Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent och Grenadinerna
Thai:
เซนต์วินเซนต์ , เซนต์วินเซนต์และเกรนาดีน
Turkish:
Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent ve Grenadinler
Ukrainian:
Сент-Вінсент, Сент-Вінсент і Гренадини
Calco-alcaline volcanic arc of Lesser Antilles.
Gabbroic olivine coarse-grained cumulates (basaltic liquid fractioning).
Saint Vincent is a volcanic island in the Caribbean. It is the largest island of the country Saint Vincent and the Grenadines island chain. It is located in the Caribbean Sea, between Saint Lucia and Grenada. It is composed of partially submerged volcanic mountains. Its largest volcano and the country's highest peak, La Soufrière, is active, having last erupted in 1979.
There were major territory wars between the indigenous population of the Black Caribs, also called the Garifuna, and the United Kingdom in the 18th century, before the island was ceded to the British in 1763 and again in 1783. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gained independence from the British on October 27, 1979, and became part of the British Commonwealth of Nations thereafter.
The main island consists of Kingstown (the capital), with the rest of the island divided into the five main coastal strip towns of Layou, Barrouallie, Chateaubelair, Georgetown, and Calliaqua.
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ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 Reference: Heath, E., MacDonald, R., Belkin, H., Hawkesworth, C., Sigurdsson, H. (1998) Magmagenesis at Soufriere Volcano, St Vincent, Lesser Antilles Arc. Journal of Petrology, 39(10),1721-1764. |
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Reference: Journal of Petrology 10:1721-1764 |
ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 Reference: Journal of Petrology 10:1721-1764
Heath, E., MacDonald, R., Belkin, H., Hawkesworth, C., Sigurdsson, H. (1998) Magmagenesis at Soufriere Volcano, St Vincent, Lesser Antilles Arc. Journal of Petrology, 39(10),1721-1764. |
ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] Reference: AmMin 65:30 (1980) |
ⓘ 'Calcic plagioclase' Reference: Heath, E., MacDonald, R., Belkin, H., Hawkesworth, C., Sigurdsson, H. (1998) Magmagenesis at Soufriere Volcano, St Vincent, Lesser Antilles Arc. Journal of Petrology, 39(10),1721-1764. |
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' Localities: Reference: Journal of Petrology 10:1721-1764
Heath, E., MacDonald, R., Belkin, H., Hawkesworth, C., Sigurdsson, H. (1998) Magmagenesis at Soufriere Volcano, St Vincent, Lesser Antilles Arc. Journal of Petrology, 39(10),1721-1764. |
ⓘ Cordierite Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) Reference: Journal of Petrology 10:1721-1764 |
ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Reference: Journal of Petrology 10:1721-1764 |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Localities: Reference: Journal of Petrology 10:1721-1764
Heath, E., MacDonald, R., Belkin, H., Hawkesworth, C., Sigurdsson, H. (1998) Magmagenesis at Soufriere Volcano, St Vincent, Lesser Antilles Arc. Journal of Petrology, 39(10),1721-1764. |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Reference: AmMin 65:30 (1980) |
ⓘ Hastingsite Formula: NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22OH2 Reference: Heath, E., MacDonald, R., Belkin, H., Hawkesworth, C., Sigurdsson, H. (1998) Magmagenesis at Soufriere Volcano, St Vincent, Lesser Antilles Arc. Journal of Petrology, 39(10),1721-1764. |
ⓘ 'Hornblende' Reference: Ph. D'arco, J. Cotten, Bull. Minéral. , 1985, 108, pp. 153-159. |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Reference: Journal of Petrology 10:1721-1764 |
ⓘ Magnesio-hastingsite Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 Reference: Ph. D'arco, J. Cotten, Bull. Minéral. , 1985, 108, pp. 153-159. |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: AmMin 55:793 |
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 Reference: Journal of Petrology 10:1721-1764
Heath, E., MacDonald, R., Belkin, H., Hawkesworth, C., Sigurdsson, H. (1998) Magmagenesis at Soufriere Volcano, St Vincent, Lesser Antilles Arc. Journal of Petrology, 39(10),1721-1764. |
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: Journal of Petrology 10:1721-1764 |
ⓘ Pargasite Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 Reference: Ph. D'arco, J. Cotten, Bull. Minéral. , 1985, 108, pp. 153-159. |
ⓘ Pigeonite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 Reference: Journal of Petrology 10:1721-1764
Heath, E., MacDonald, R., Belkin, H., Hawkesworth, C., Sigurdsson, H. (1998) Magmagenesis at Soufriere Volcano, St Vincent, Lesser Antilles Arc. Journal of Petrology, 39(10),1721-1764. |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Localities: Reference: Journal of Petrology 10:1721-1764 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Journal of Petrology 10:1721-1764 |
ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Localities: Reference: Journal of Petrology 10:1721-1764 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | var. Fassaite | 9.DA.15 | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
ⓘ | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
ⓘ | Hastingsite | 9.DE.15 | NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22OH2 |
ⓘ | Magnesio-hastingsite | 9.DE.15 | NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Pargasite | 9.DE.15 | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Pigeonite | 9.DA.10 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ | 'Calcic plagioclase' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | 'Hornblende' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
H | ⓘ Magnesio-hastingsite | NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
H | ⓘ Hastingsite | NaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22OH2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Magnesio-hastingsite | NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
O | ⓘ Hastingsite | NaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22OH2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Na | ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Na | ⓘ Magnesio-hastingsite | NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Na | ⓘ Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Na | ⓘ Hastingsite | NaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22OH2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Mg | ⓘ Magnesio-hastingsite | NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Al | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Al | ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Al | ⓘ Magnesio-hastingsite | NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Al | ⓘ Hastingsite | NaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22OH2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Magnesio-hastingsite | NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Si | ⓘ Hastingsite | NaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22OH2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Ca | ⓘ Magnesio-hastingsite | NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Hastingsite | NaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22OH2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Fe | ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
Fe | ⓘ Magnesio-hastingsite | NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Hastingsite | NaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22OH2 |
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Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Vincent_(Antilles) |
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Wikidata ID: | Q379656 |
GeoNames ID: | 3577816 |
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