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Chessexite from
Eldfell, Heimaey island, Vestmannaeyjar archipelago (Westman islands), Vestmannaeyjar, Southern Region, Iceland


Locality type:Volcano
Classification
Species:Chessexite
Formula:(Na,K)4Ca2(Mg,Zn)3Al8(SO4)10(SiO4)2 · 40H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chessexite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eldfell, Heimaey island, Vestmannaeyjar archipelago (Westman islands), Vestmannaeyjar, Southern Region, Iceland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:564394
Long-form Identifier:1:3:564394:3
GUID (UUID V4):5ded60ef-755d-496b-ba45-19e6750612c9
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
NaFe(SO4)2, a new fumarolic mineral from Eldfell volcano, Iceland T. BALIĆ-ŽUNIĆ1,*, A. GARAVELLI2, P...History, Hlemmur 3, P.O. Box 5320, IS-125 Reykjavik, Iceland [Received 12 January 2009; Accepted 21 April 2009]...encrustations collected in 1990 on the Eldfell volcano, Heimaey Island, Iceland. Associated minerals are ralstonite...THE Eldfell volcano, which erupted between January 23 and June 26, 1973, is situated on Heimaey, the...the largest island of the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, off the south coast of Iceland. A 1.5 km long fissure
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
NaFe(SO4)2, a new fumarolic mineral from Eldfell volcano, Iceland. Mineral. Mag., 73, 51–57. Eldfellite...discovered at surface on the northeastern Eldfell volcano crater rim. Eldfell is a scoria cone of alkalic andesitic...on Heimaey, the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, off the south coast of Iceland. Eldfellite...ralstonite, salammoniac, cryptohalite, bassanite, and chessexite. Eldfellite occurs as a frothy crust, 2–3 cm...mineral is named for its type locality, the Eldfell volcano, Iceland (IMA no. 2007-051). Type material has
Report (issue)
13(2)° Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Eldfell volcano, Heimaey Island, Iceland. 2.77 (100), 3.72 (80), 2.72 (60)...59.09 29.47 11.44 100.00 (1) Eldfell volcano, Heimaey Island, Iceland; average of 4 EDS analyses, corresponding...cryptohalite, chessexite, unnamed Na3Fe(SO4)3 phase. Distribution: Eldfell volcano, Heimaey Island, Iceland. Name:...Name: For the first locality, the Eldfell volcano, Iceland. Type Material: Icelandic Institute of Natural...Natural History, Reykjavík, Iceland, (NI 13556). References: (1) Balić-Žunić, T., A. Garavelli, P. Acquafredda
 
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