Mt Erebus, Ross Island, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica

Ref.: Rosenberg, P.E. (1988) Aluminum fluoride hydrates, volcanogenic salts from Mount Erebus, Antarctica. American Mineralogist: 73: 855-860.

http://tea.rice.edu/jroberts/12.13.1999.html (photos)

This type of volcanism, of phonolitic composition, is indeed unique for Erebus and the East African Rift Zone (Killimanjaro).

Mineral List:

	'AHF'

	Anorthoclase

	Kenyaite

	Rosenbergite

4 entries listed. 3 valid minerals.

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