Tower Island, Bransfield Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Western Antarctica, Antarcticai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tower Island | Island |
| Bransfield Strait | Strait |
| Antarctic Peninsula | Peninsula |
| Western Antarctica | Region |
| Antarctica | Continent |
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Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
441766
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:441766:1
GUID (UUID V4):
d7ab2c6b-11b9-4dca-8017-448b85212a6e
Other Languages:
French:
île Tower, Antarctique
German:
Tower Island, Antarktika
Russian:
Тауэр, Антарктида
Simplified Chinese:
陶爾島, 南极洲
Spanish:
Isla Torre, Antártida
Asturian:
Islla Torre, Antártida
Azeri:
Tauer adası, Antarktida
Bulgarian:
Тауер , Антарктида
Cebuano:
Tower Island, Antarctica
Dutch:
Tower Island, Antarctica
Esperanto:
Insulo Tower, Antarkto
Hebrew:
האי טאוור, אנטארקטיקה
Japanese:
タワー島, 南極大陸
Khmer:
កោះបន្ទាយ, អង់តាកទិក
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Tower Island, Antarktis
Polish:
Tower Island, Antarktyda
Swedish:
Tower Island, Antarktis
Turkish:
Tower Adası, Antarktika
A small volcanic island approximately 8km in length.
Bell describes the island as "essentially pyroclastic volcanic succession intruded by a plutonic complex of granodiorites, tonalite and diorite, itself cut by dolerite and microgranite dykes".
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Fossils
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Island |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q177356 |
| GeoNames ID: | 6626900 |
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