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Pico, Azores, Portugali
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PicoIsland
AzoresAutonomous Region
PortugalCountry

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View of the Pico Volcano

Pico, Azores, Portugal
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view of the cliff

Pico, Azores, Portugal
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the rock named " the dog"

Pico, Azores, Portugal
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View of the Pico Volcano

Pico, Azores, Portugal
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view of the cliff

Pico, Azores, Portugal
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the rock named " the dog"

Pico, Azores, Portugal
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View of the Pico Volcano

Pico, Azores, Portugal
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view of the cliff

Pico, Azores, Portugal
Type:
Island
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Madalena6,136 (2011)
Lajes4,711 (2018)
São Roque do Pico3,705 (2014)
Cais do Pico3,388 (2018)
Bandeiras626 (2018)
Santa Luzia422 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
190522
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:190522:2
GUID (UUID V4):
e0a4f924-07ed-4ea0-afb1-08994ba89390
Other Languages:
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French:
Pico, Açores, Portugal
German:
Pico, Azoren, Portugal
Italian:
Pico, Azzorre, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Ilha do Pico, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
Russian:
Пику, Азорские острова, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
皮庫島, 亚速尔群岛, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Isla del Pico, Azores, Portugal
Basque:
Pico, Azoreak
Belarusian:
Піку, Азорскія астравы, Партугалія
Breton:
Ilha do Pico, Azorez
Catalan:
illa de Pico, Açores, Portugal
Cebuano:
Ilha do Pico , Azores
Croatian:
Pico, Azori
Czech:
Pico, Azory, Portugalsko
Danish:
Pico Ø, Azorerne, Portugal
Dutch:
Pico, Azoren, Portugal
Esperanto:
Pico, Acoroj
Estonian:
Pico, Assoorid, Portugal
Finnish:
Pico, Azorit, Portugali
Galician:
Illa do Pico, Azores, Portugal
Georgian:
პიკუ, აზორის კუნძულები
Greek:
Πίκο, Αζόρες, Πορτογαλία
Hebrew:
פיקו, האיים האזוריים, פורטוגל
Hindi:
पिको द्वीप, एज़ोरेस, पुर्तगाल
Hungarian:
Pico-sziget, Azori-szigetek, Portugália
Japanese:
ピコ島, アゾレス諸島, ポルトガル
Korean:
피쿠섬, 아소르스 제도, 포르투갈
Latvian:
Piku, Azoru salas, Portugāle
Lithuanian:
Pikas, Azorai, Portugalija
Macedonian:
Пику , Азорски Острови, Португалија
Malay:
Pulau Pico, Azores
Norwegian:
Pico, Asorene, Portugal
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Pico i Asorane, Asorane
Polish:
Pico, Azory, Portugalia
Romanian:
Pico, Azore, Portugalia
Serbo-Croatian:
Pico, Azori
Slovak:
Pico, Azory, Portugalsko
Slovenian:
Pico , Azori, Portugalska
Swahili:
Pico, Azori, Ureno
Swedish:
Pico, Azorerna, Portugal
Traditional Chinese:
皮庫島, 亞速爾
Turkish:
Pico Adası, Azorlar, Portekiz
Ukrainian:
Піку, Азорські острови, Португалія


The island is built of 3 volcanic complexes of Pico stratovolcano, which dominates the western part of the island, the Topo volcano in the south-central part of the island and a 29 km long volcanic ridge, Planalto da Achada, which forms the eastern part of the island (Nunes et al. 2006).

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ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase
Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Description: Hochstetter (1842) examined a twinned crystal found in an eroded basaltic tuff
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2SiO4
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ Kaersutite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘFayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2SiO4
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘKaersutite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Anorthoclase9.FA.35(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Unclassified
ⓘ'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Oⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Oⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Naⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mgⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Alⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Siⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Siⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Feⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pico_Island
Wikidata ID:Q210811
GeoNames ID:3372803

Localities in this Region

Portugal

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African PlateTectonic Plate
Atlantic Ocean

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References

von Fellenberg, R.L. (1840) Analyse des Eisenperidots, eines neuen vulkanischen Minerals von den Azoren, Annalen der Physik und Chemie, 127 (2/051), pp. 261
Hochstetter, C. (1842) Untersuchungen über die Zusammentzung einiger Mineralien. 1) Augit. Journal für Praktische Chemie, 27: 375-376 [With a chemical analysis of an augite from Pico]
Hartung, G. (1860) Die Azoren in ihrer äußeren Erscheinung und nach ihrer geognostischen Natur, Leipzig, Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann
Weston, F. S. (1964). List of recorded volcanic eruptions in the Azores with brief reports. Boletim do Museu e Laboratorio Mineralogico e Geologico da Faculdade de Ciencias, Lisboa, 10, 3-18.
Feraud, G., Kaneoka, I., & Allègre, C. J. (1980). K/Ar ages and stress pattern in the Azores: geodynamic implications. Earth and planetary science letters, 46(2), 275-286. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(80)90013-8
Nunes, J. C., Camacho, A., França, Z., Montesinos, F. G., Alves, M., Vieira, R., ... & Ortiz, E. (2006). Gravity anomalies and crustal signature of volcano-tectonic structures of Pico Island (Azores). Journal of volcanology and geothermal research, 156(1-2), 55-70. doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.03.023
França, Z. T., Tassinari, C. C., Cruz, J. V., Aparicio, A. Y., Araña, V., & Rodrigues, B. N. (2006). Petrology, geochemistry and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes of the volcanic rocks from Pico Island—Azores (Portugal). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 156(1-2), 71-89. doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.03.013
Elliott, T., Blichert-Toft, J., Heumann, A., Koetsier, G., & Forjaz, V. (2007). The origin of enriched mantle beneath São Miguel, Azores. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71(1), 219-240. doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2006.07.043
Métrich, N., Zanon, V., Créon, L., Hildenbrand, A., Moreira, M., & Marques, F. O. (2014). Is the ‘Azores hotspot’a wetspot? Insights from the geochemistry of fluid and melt inclusions in olivine of Pico basalts. Journal of Petrology, 55(2), 377-393. doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egt071
Larrea, P., França, Z., Widom, E., & Lago, M. (2018). Petrology of the Azores Islands. In Volcanoes of the Azores (pp. 197-249). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
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