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Eldfell, Heimaey, Heimaey island, Vestmannaeyjar archipelago (Westman islands), Iceland

Latitude: 63°26'1"N
Longitude: 20°14'56"W
A 200 meter elevation cinder cone which erupted in 1973, causing great damage to the fishing port town on Heimaey.
(Eldfell name means "mountain of fire" in Icelandic).

References

- Mitolo, D., Garavelli, A., Pedersen, L., Balić-Žunić, T., Jakobsson, S.P., Vurro, F. (2008): Mineralogy of actually forming sublimates at Eldfell Volcano, Heimaey (Vestmannaeyjar archipelago), Iceland. Plinius, 34, 322.

- New Minerals (Neue Mineralien) - IMA website, Feb. 2008.

Mineral List

Anhydrite
Aphthitalite
Bassanite
Chessexite
Eldfellite (TL)
Glauberite
Gypsum
Halite
Jarosite
Meniaylovite
Metathenardite
Ralstonite
Salammoniac
Sylvite
Thenardite
Thomsenolite
'Unnamed (Ca-Al Fluoride)'
'Unnamed (Mg-Al Fluoride Hydrate)'
'Unnamed (Na-Fe Sulphate)'
Vanthoffite


20 entries listed. 16 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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