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

Spheniscidite formed by interaction of phosphate solutions derived from guano with micacous and chloritic minerals in soil under a penguin rookery.

Elephant island is the largest of the small group of islands forming the Northern end of the South Shetland Islands.

Ref:
*Min.Mag.(1986) 50, 291-293
*Geologic Map of Antarctica, 1:5,000,000

Mineral List:

	Minyulite

	Spheniscidite (TL)

2 entries listed. 2 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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