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Pirrit Hills, Western Antarctica, Antarcticai
Regional Level Types
Pirrit HillsGroup of Hills
Western AntarcticaRegion
AntarcticaContinent

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
81° 8' South , 85° 25' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-81.13333,-85.41667
GeoHash:
G#: 41e62q1kp
GRN:
S55W11
Locality type:
Group of Hills
KΓΆppen climate type:
EF : Ice cap climate


Between the Ellsworth Mountains proper to the north and the Thiel Mountains to the south. These include landforms assigned to the Ellsworth Mountains but also the Pirrit, Nash, and Martin Hills, the Whitmore Mountains, the Pagano Nunatak, the Hart Hills, and landforms assigned to the Thiel Mountains.

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Lee, Hyo M., Seung-Gu Lee, Hyeoncheol Kim, Jong I. Lee, and Mi J. Lee (2021) "REE Tetrad Effect and Sr-Nd Isotope Systematics of A-Type Pirrit Hills Granite from West Antarctica" Minerals 11, no. 8: 792. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080792
β“˜ 'Alkali Feldspar'
Reference: Lee, Hyo M., Seung-Gu Lee, Hyeoncheol Kim, Jong I. Lee, and Mi J. Lee (2021) "REE Tetrad Effect and Sr-Nd Isotope Systematics of A-Type Pirrit Hills Granite from West Antarctica" Minerals 11, no. 8: 792. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080792
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Reference: Lee, Hyo M., Seung-Gu Lee, Hyeoncheol Kim, Jong I. Lee, and Mi J. Lee (2021) "REE Tetrad Effect and Sr-Nd Isotope Systematics of A-Type Pirrit Hills Granite from West Antarctica" Minerals 11, no. 8: 792. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080792
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
Reference: Lee, Hyo M., Seung-Gu Lee, Hyeoncheol Kim, Jong I. Lee, and Mi J. Lee (2021) "REE Tetrad Effect and Sr-Nd Isotope Systematics of A-Type Pirrit Hills Granite from West Antarctica" Minerals 11, no. 8: 792. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080792
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
Reference: Lee, Hyo M., Seung-Gu Lee, Hyeoncheol Kim, Jong I. Lee, and Mi J. Lee (2021) "REE Tetrad Effect and Sr-Nd Isotope Systematics of A-Type Pirrit Hills Granite from West Antarctica" Minerals 11, no. 8: 792. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080792
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
Reference: Lee, Hyo M., Seung-Gu Lee, Hyeoncheol Kim, Jong I. Lee, and Mi J. Lee (2021) "REE Tetrad Effect and Sr-Nd Isotope Systematics of A-Type Pirrit Hills Granite from West Antarctica" Minerals 11, no. 8: 792. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080792
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Reference: Lee, Hyo M., Seung-Gu Lee, Hyeoncheol Kim, Jong I. Lee, and Mi J. Lee (2021) "REE Tetrad Effect and Sr-Nd Isotope Systematics of A-Type Pirrit Hills Granite from West Antarctica" Minerals 11, no. 8: 792. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080792
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Lee, Hyo M., Seung-Gu Lee, Hyeoncheol Kim, Jong I. Lee, and Mi J. Lee (2021) "REE Tetrad Effect and Sr-Nd Isotope Systematics of A-Type Pirrit Hills Granite from West Antarctica" Minerals 11, no. 8: 792. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080792
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Lee, Hyo M., Seung-Gu Lee, Hyeoncheol Kim, Jong I. Lee, and Mi J. Lee (2021) "REE Tetrad Effect and Sr-Nd Isotope Systematics of A-Type Pirrit Hills Granite from West Antarctica" Minerals 11, no. 8: 792. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080792
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Reference: Lee, Hyo M., Seung-Gu Lee, Hyeoncheol Kim, Jong I. Lee, and Mi J. Lee (2021) "REE Tetrad Effect and Sr-Nd Isotope Systematics of A-Type Pirrit Hills Granite from West Antarctica" Minerals 11, no. 8: 792. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080792
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Lee, Hyo M., Seung-Gu Lee, Hyeoncheol Kim, Jong I. Lee, and Mi J. Lee (2021) "REE Tetrad Effect and Sr-Nd Isotope Systematics of A-Type Pirrit Hills Granite from West Antarctica" Minerals 11, no. 8: 792. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080792
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: Lee, Hyo M., Seung-Gu Lee, Hyeoncheol Kim, Jong I. Lee, and Mi J. Lee (2021) "REE Tetrad Effect and Sr-Nd Isotope Systematics of A-Type Pirrit Hills Granite from West Antarctica" Minerals 11, no. 8: 792. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080792

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Alkali Feldspar'-
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'var. Perthite'-
β“˜'K Feldspar'-KAlSi3O8
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Kβ“˜ K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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