Guañape Islands, Virù Province, La Libertad, Perui
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Guañape Islands | Group of Islands |
| Virù Province | Province |
| La Libertad | Region |
| Peru | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
8° 33' South , 78° 58' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Group of Islands
Köppen climate type:
Name(s) in local language(s):
Islas Guañape
Islands south of Trujillo with large guano deposits.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aphthitalite Formula: (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 Reference: Frondel, C. (1950) American Mineralogist: 35: 596. Palache et al (1951) Dana's Sys. Mineralogy, 7th. ed.: 402. |
| ⓘ Aphthitalite var. Ammonium-Aphthitalite Formula: Na(K,NH4)SO4 Reference: Frondel, C. (1950) American Mineralogist: 35: 596. Palache et al (1951) Dana's Sys. Mineralogy, 7th. ed.: 402. |
| ⓘ Biphosphammite Formula: NH4(H2PO4) Reference: Shepard, C.U. (1870) Notice of the Guanape Island guano. The Rural Carolinian: 1: 469-471. |
| ⓘ Mascagnite Formula: (NH4)2SO4 Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 399,1104. |
| ⓘ Oxammite (TL) Formula: (NH4)2(C2O4) · H2O Type Locality: Reference: Winchell, H., Benoit, R.J. (1951) Taylorite, mascagnite, aphthitalite, lecontite, and oxammite from guano. American Mineralogist: 36(7-8): 590–601.; Palache, C., Berman, H., Frondel, C. (1951) The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 1104. |
| ⓘ Phosphammite Formula: (NH4)2(PO3OH) Reference: Shepard, C.U. (1870) Notice of the Guanape Island guano. The Rural Carolinian: 1: 469-471.; Bridge, P.J. (1973) Urea, a new mineral, and neotype phosphammite from Western Australia. Mineralogical Magazine: 39: 346-348. |
| ⓘ Salammoniac Formula: NH4Cl Reference: Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 17. |
| ⓘ Stercorite Formula: (NH4)Na(PO3OH) · 4H2O Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 699. |
| ⓘ Teschemacherite Formula: (NH4)HCO3 Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 137. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Salammoniac | 3.AA.25 | NH4Cl |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Teschemacherite | 5.AA.25 | (NH4)HCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Aphthitalite | 7.AC.35 | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Ammonium-Aphthitalite | 7.AC.35 | Na(K,NH4)SO4 |
| ⓘ | Mascagnite | 7.AD.05 | (NH4)2SO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Biphosphammite | 8.AD.15 | NH4(H2PO4) |
| ⓘ | Phosphammite | 8.AD.20 | (NH4)2(PO3OH) |
| ⓘ | Stercorite | 8.CJ.05 | (NH4)Na(PO3OH) · 4H2O |
| Group 10 - Organic Compounds | |||
| ⓘ | Oxammite (TL) | 10.AB.55 | (NH4)2(C2O4) · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Shepard, C.U. (1870) Notice of the Guanape Island guano. The Rural Carolinian: 1: 469-471.
Palache, C., Berman, H., Frondel, C. (1951) The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 399, 1104.
Winchell, H., Benoit, R.J. (1951) Taylorite, mascagnite, aphthitalite, lecontite, and oxammite from guano. American Mineralogist: 36(7-8): 590–601.
Bridge, P.J. (1973) Urea, a new mineral, and neotype phosphammite from Western Australia. Mineralogical Magazine: 39: 346-348.
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Guañape Islands, Virù Province, La Libertad, Peru