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Malpelo Island, San Andrés y Providencia Department, Colombiai
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Malpelo IslandIsland
San Andrés y Providencia DepartmentDepartment
ColombiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
4° 0' 20'' North , 81° 36' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
147087
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:147087:4
GUID (UUID V4):
7f59340f-6c07-4c12-b5b7-8b261e33794d
Name(s) in local language(s):
Isla de Malpelo


An island 314 miles (506 km) off the coast of Columbia. It is 0.35 km sq.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Metavariscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
Phosphosiderite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
Variscite var. Ferrian Variscite
Formula: (Al,Fe)PO4 · 2H2O
'Zeolite Group'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Metavariscite8.CD.05AlPO4 · 2H2O
Phosphosiderite8.CD.05FePO4 · 2H2O
Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
Variscite8.CD.10AlPO4 · 2H2O
var. Ferrian Variscite8.CD.10(Al,Fe)PO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
'Zeolite Group'9.G0.
Unclassified
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H MetavarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
H PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
H StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
H VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
H Variscite var. Ferrian Variscite(Al,Fe)PO4 · 2H2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O HematiteFe2O3
O MetavarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
O PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
O VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
O Variscite var. Ferrian Variscite(Al,Fe)PO4 · 2H2O
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al MetavarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Al VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Al Variscite var. Ferrian Variscite(Al,Fe)PO4 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P MetavarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
P PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
P StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
P VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
P Variscite var. Ferrian Variscite(Al,Fe)PO4 · 2H2O
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Fe StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Fe Variscite var. Ferrian Variscite(Al,Fe)PO4 · 2H2O
CuCopper
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

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