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Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula, Western Antarctica, Antarctica

Latitude: 62°57'S
Longitude: 60°38'W
Stratovolcano with active fumaroles.

References

Barth, T.F.W. and Kvalheim, A. (1944): Christensenite, a solid solution of nepheline in tridymite. Det norske Videnskaps-Akademi i Oslo, Scientific Results of the Norwegian Antartic expeditions 1927-1928 et sqq, instituted and financed by Consul Lars Christensen 22: 1-9

Mason, B. (1953): Tridymite and Christensenite. American Mineralogist,38: 866-867

González-Ferrán, O., Munizaga, F., and Moreno, H. (1971) Síntesis de la evolución volcánica de isla Decepción y la erupción de 1970. Instituto Antártico Chileno. Serie Cientifica: 2: 1-14.

Viramonte, J.G., Bossi, G.E., and Fourcade, N.R. (1973) Estudio preliminary de los sublimados de la isla Decepción, Antártida Argentina. 5 Congreso Geológico Argentino, Actas: 1: 271-282.

Viramonte, J.G. Et al (1974) Geochemical and Mineralogical study of the high temperature fumaroles from Decetion Island, South Shetland, Antarctica. Bulletin Volcanologique, Special Issue, IAVCEI Napoli-Italy: 543-561.

Baker, P. Et Al (1975) The Geology of the South Shetland Islands: V. Volcanic evolution of Deception Island. British Antarctic Survey, Scientific Reports (78): 1-81.

Viramonte, J. Et al (1976) Geochemical and mineralogical study of the high temperature fumaroles from Deception Island, South Shetland, Antarctica. In: Andean and Antarctic Volcanology Problems, Symp. Proc. (O. Gonzales Ferran, editor). Francesco Giannini and Figli, Napoli, Italy: 543-561.

Ortiz, R., Valentín, A., and Grimalt, J. (1987) Actividad fumaroliana en Decepción. Estudio preliminar. II Simposio Español de Estudios Antárticos (Madrid) Actas: 229-237.

Martini, M. and Giannini, L. (1988) Decetion Island (South Shetlands): an area of active volcanism in Antarctica. Memoria Società Geologica Italiana: 43: 117-122.

Villegas, M.T. and Caselli, A.T. (1993) Fumarolas de Decepción: evolución a lo largo del verano austral. Modelo de despresurización del acuífero. 5 Simposio de Estudios Antárticos (Barcelona), Acta: 1-15.

Caselli, A., Cohen, M., and Villegas, M.T. (1994) Geoquímica de gases fumarólicos de la isla Decepción. Su evolución e implicancias volcanológicas. Terceras Jornadas de Comunicaciones sobre Investigaciones Cientificas Antárticas (Buenos Aires) Actas: 171-174.

Rey, J., Somoza, L., and Martinez-Frias, J. (1995) Tectonic, volcanic and hydrothermal event sequence on Deception Island, Antarctica. Geo-Marine Letters: 15: 1-8.

Rey, J. Et al (1997) Deception Island (Antarctica): a new target for explorations of Fe-Mn mineralization? n: Nicholson, K., Hei, J.R., Buhn, B., and Dasgupta, S. (Editors). Manganese Mineralization: Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Terrestrial and MArine Deposits. Geological Society Special Publication 15: 239-251.

Villegas, M.T., Caselli, A.T., and García, A. (1997a) Nuevas aportaciones en el estudio de las variaciones estacionales de los gases volcánicos de la Isla Decepción (Islas Shetland del Sur, Antártida). Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural: 93(1-4): 145-153.

Villegas, M.T., Ortiz, R., Caselli, A.T., and Cohen, M. (1997b) Chemical variations of fumarolic gases in Deception Island, South Shetland I., Antarctica In: The Antarctic Region: Geological Evolution and Processes. C.A. Ricci, editor. terra Antarctica Publication: 1077-1082.

Caselli, A., dos Santos Afonso, M., Risso, C., García, A., and Ortiz, R. (2002) Caracterización geoquímica de los gases volcánicos de isla Decepción (Shetland del Sur, Antártida). Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 57(1): 69-79.

dos Santos, M. and Caselli, A.T. (2002) Variaciones en la geoquímica de gases fumarólicos de Isla Decepción (Antártida) vinculadas a intrusiones igneas someras. 15 Congreso Geológico Argentino (El Calafate), Actas I: 450-455.

Agusto, M.R., Caselli, A.T., dos Santos Afonso, María (2004) Manifestaciones de piritas framboidales en fumarolas de la Isla Decepción (Antártida): Implicancias genéticas. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 59(1): 152-157, March 2004.

Somoza, L. Et al (2004) Evidence for hydrothermal venting and sediment volcanism discharged after recent short-lived volcanic eruptions at Deception Island, Bransfield Strait, Antarctica. Marine Geology: 203: 119-140.

Mineral List

Chloraluminite
Greigite
Halite
Molysite
Pyrite
Ralstonite
Sulphur
Sylvite
Tridymite
var: Christensenite

Weberite


10 entries listed. 9 valid minerals.

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