"Ferri-Sepiolite" location nr 1, Marrait Kitdlit, Nuussuaq Peninsula, Avannaata, Greenlandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| "Ferri-Sepiolite" location nr 1 | Glacial Erratic |
| Marrait Kitdlit | Headland |
| Nuussuaq Peninsula | Peninsula |
| Avannaata | Municipality |
| Greenland | Autonomous Territory |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
70° North , 54° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
440575
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:440575:0
GUID (UUID V4):
f7465fd8-a9cc-48cd-97cc-43ec7e0e7e0b
"Ferri-Sepiolite" a sepiolite with 9.98 Wt% Fe2O3 and 1.18wt% FeO was described by Binzer & Karup-Møller (1974) from hydrothermal calcite-quartz-chalcedony veins found in an erratic block discovered in 1969 by by K. Binzer.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sepiolite Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Sepiolite | 9.EE.25 | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Sepiolite | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Sepiolite | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Sepiolite | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Sepiolite | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
North Atlantic Igneous ProvinceLarge Igneous Province
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