Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarcticai
Regional Level Types | |
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Hut Point Peninsula | Peninsula |
Ross Island | Island |
Ross Archipelago | Archipelago |
Victoria Land | Region |
Eastern Antarctica | Region |
Antarctica | Continent |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
77° 46' 59'' South , 166° 50' 59'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
108519
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:108519:1
GUID (UUID V4):
2afce3da-96b8-4237-80db-110bb08aea1a
Hut Point Peninsula (77°47′S 166°51′E) is a long, narrow peninsula from 3 to 5 km (2 to 3 mi) wide and 24 km (15 mi) long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station (US) and Scott Base (NZ) are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula. [Wikipedia]
Hut Point Peninsula is about 20 kilometers long and 2 to 4 kilometers wide. It consists of a series of en echelon lines of volcanic cones that extend in a south-southwest direction from Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica. The cones are composed of basanite and basanitoid lavas with lesser amounts of hawaiite and phonolite. (Kyle & Treves, 1974)
Late Cenozoic McMurdo Volcanic group - alkali olivine basalt, basanite, trachyte, phonolites.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
26 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar' |
ⓘ Andradite Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ 'Chabazite' |
ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)' |
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' |
ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 References: |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 References: |
ⓘ Gaylussite Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
ⓘ 'Glass' |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ Kaersutite Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
ⓘ 'Leucoxene' |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 References: |
ⓘ Mirabilite Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
ⓘ Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
ⓘ Northupite Formula: Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
ⓘ 'Palagonite' |
ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup' |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
ⓘ Rhönite Formula: Ca4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36] |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
ⓘ 'Smectite Group' Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
ⓘ Sodalite Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup' Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
ⓘ Thaumasite Formula: Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
ⓘ Thénardite Formula: Na2SO4 |
ⓘ Thermonatrite Formula: Na2CO3 · H2O |
ⓘ Tridymite Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Vaterite Formula: CaCO3 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | Tridymite | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Vaterite | 5.AB.20 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Northupite | 5.BF.05 | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
ⓘ | Thermonatrite | 5.CB.05 | Na2CO3 · H2O |
ⓘ | Gaylussite | 5.CB.35 | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Thénardite | 7.AD.25 | Na2SO4 |
ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
ⓘ | Mirabilite | 7.CD.10 | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Thaumasite | 7.DG.15 | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
ⓘ | Andradite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Kaersutite | 9.DE.15 | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
ⓘ | Rhönite | 9.DH.40 | Ca4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36] |
ⓘ | Muscovite var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
ⓘ | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
ⓘ | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Sodalite | 9.FB.10 | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Glass' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Alkali Feldspar' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Leucoxene' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Stilbite Subgroup' | - | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
ⓘ | 'Phillipsite Subgroup' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Chabazite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
ⓘ | 'Palagonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Thaumasite | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
H | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
C | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
C | ⓘ Thaumasite | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
C | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
C | ⓘ Vaterite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
O | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
O | ⓘ Rhönite | Ca4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36] |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
O | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Thaumasite | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
O | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
O | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
O | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Vaterite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Na | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
Na | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
Na | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Na | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
Na | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
Na | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
Na | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Mg | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
Mg | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Mg | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
Mg | ⓘ Rhönite | Ca4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36] |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | ⓘ Rhönite | Ca4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36] |
Al | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
Al | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Rhönite | Ca4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36] |
Si | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
Si | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Thaumasite | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
Si | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
S | ⓘ Thaumasite | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
S | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Cl | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
Cl | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
Ca | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Ca | ⓘ Rhönite | Ca4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36] |
Ca | ⓘ Thaumasite | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Vaterite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
Ti | ⓘ Rhönite | Ca4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36] |
Ti | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Rhönite | Ca4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36] |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
Geochronology
Mineralization age: Pleistocene : 1.34 ± 0.23 Ma to 0.44 ± 0.1 MaImportant note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.
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Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hut_Point_Peninsula |
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Wikidata ID: | Q1372609 |
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Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica