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Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvadori
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Izalco stratovolcano

Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador
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Izalco from Santa Ana

Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador
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Fumarolic activity at Izalco

Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador
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Izalco stratovolcano

Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador
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Izalco from Santa Ana

Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador
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Fumarolic activity at Izalco

Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador
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Izalco stratovolcano

Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador
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Izalco from Santa Ana

Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
13° 48' 49'' North , 89° 37' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
13.81366,-89.63264
GeoHash:
G#: d42q86ew2
GRN:
N10W61
Type:
Stratovolcano (Active) - last checked 2020
KΓΆppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Locality ID:
824
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:824:5
GUID (UUID V4):
732134e2-38a3-4485-b7ff-cdf4b94c3eec


The volcano was almost continuously active from its birth in 1770 until 1958. Since then only a brief, very small flank eruption in 1966 has interrupted dormancy. Pre-1966 Izalco lavas are vesicular vitrophyric olivine basalts, usually with bytownite phenocrysts and augite.

Many new minerals have been found in the fumaroles and fumarolic sublimates which are unusually rich in vanadium.

Stoiber and Rose (1974) reported a couple unknown minerals that may have since been described, but a comparison of x-ray patterns is needed:
Fe2(SO4)3 with an X-ray pattern matching ASTM 14-253. Possibly mikasaite?
KAl(SO4)2 with an X-ray pattern matching ATSM 3-337. Possibly steklite?

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31 valid minerals. 8 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Albite var. Andesine
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
β“˜ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
β“˜ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
β“˜ Anorthite var. Bytownite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
β“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
β“˜ Aphthitalite
Formula: (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
β“˜ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜ Bannermanite (TL)
Formula: (Na,K)0.7V4+0.7V5+5.3O15
Type Locality:
β“˜ BlΓΆdite
Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
β“˜ Blossite (TL)
Formula: α-Cu2(V2O7)
Type Locality:
β“˜ Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
β“˜ Chalcocyanite
Formula: CuSO4
β“˜ Chloraluminite
Formula: AlCl3 · 6H2O
β“˜ Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Euchlorine
Formula: KNaCu3(SO4)3O
β“˜ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
β“˜ Fingerite (TL)
Formula: Cu11(VO4)6O2
Type Locality:
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Halite
Formula: NaCl
β“˜ Halotrichite
Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hexahydrite
Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O
β“˜ Howardevansite (TL)
Formula: NaCuFe2(VO4)3
Type Locality:
β“˜ Hydrokenoralstonite
Formula: Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
β“˜ 'Hydrophilite'
β“˜ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
β“˜ Langbeinite
Formula: K2Mg2(SO4)3
β“˜ Lyonsite (TL)
Formula: Cu3Fe4(VO4)6
Type Locality:
Description: Fumarolic sublimate.
β“˜ Mcbirneyite (TL)
Formula: Cu3(VO4)2
Type Locality:
Description: From the "Y" fumarole
β“˜ PatrΓ³nite
Formula: VS4
Description: Perfect relation V:S 1:4 EDS. 2 mm sample labeled as fingerite, but no copper species detected.
β“˜ Shcherbinaite
Formula: V5+2O5
β“˜ Stoiberite (TL)
Formula: Cu5(VO4)2O2
Type Locality:
β“˜ Sylvite
Formula: KCl
β“˜ ThΓ©nardite
Formula: Na2SO4
β“˜ 'UM1980-18-VO:Cu'
Formula: Cu4V2O9
β“˜ Ziesite (TL)
Formula: β-Cu2(V2O7)
Type Locality:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜PatrΓ³nite2.EC.10VS4
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Halite3.AA.20NaCl
β“˜Sylvite3.AA.20KCl
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
β“˜Chloraluminite3.BC.05AlCl3 Β· 6H2O
β“˜Hydrokenoralstonite3.CF.05 Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 Β· H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Cristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
β“˜Shcherbinaite4.HE.10V5+2O5
β“˜Bannermanite (TL)4.HF.05(Na,K)0.7V4+0.7V5+5.3O15
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Chalcocyanite7.AB.10CuSO4
β“˜Langbeinite7.AC.10K2Mg2(SO4)3
β“˜Aphthitalite7.AC.35(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
β“˜ThΓ©nardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
β“˜Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Euchlorine7.BC.30KNaCu3(SO4)3O
β“˜Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Hexahydrite7.CB.25MgSO4 Β· 6H2O
β“˜Halotrichite7.CB.85FeAl2(SO4)4 Β· 22H2O
β“˜BlΓΆdite7.CC.50Na2Mg(SO4)2 Β· 4H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Mcbirneyite (TL)8.AB.35Cu3(VO4)2
β“˜Lyonsite (TL)8.AB.40Cu3Fe4(VO4)6
β“˜Howardevansite (TL)8.AC.05NaCuFe2(VO4)3
β“˜Stoiberite (TL)8.BB.75Cu5(VO4)2O2
β“˜Fingerite (TL)8.BB.80Cu11(VO4)6O2
β“˜Blossite (TL)8.FA.05Ξ±-Cu2(V2O7)
β“˜Ziesite (TL)8.FA.10Ξ²-Cu2(V2O7)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Anorthite
var. Labradorite		9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
β“˜Albite
var. Andesine		9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
β“˜Anorthite
var. Bytownite		9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
β“˜9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
β“˜'Hydrophilite'-
β“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
β“˜'UM1980-18-VO:Cu'-Cu4V2O9

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BlΓΆditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ ChloraluminiteAlCl3 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oβ“˜ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Oβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ Bannermanite(Na,K)0.7V4+0.7V5+5.3O15
Oβ“˜ BlΓΆditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ Blossiteα-Cu2(V2O7)
Oβ“˜ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ ChalcocyaniteCuSO4
Oβ“˜ ChloraluminiteAlCl3 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ CristobaliteSiO2
Oβ“˜ EuchlorineKNaCu3(SO4)3O
Oβ“˜ FingeriteCu11(VO4)6O2
Oβ“˜ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ HowardevansiteNaCuFe2(VO4)3
Oβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Oβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oβ“˜ LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
Oβ“˜ LyonsiteCu3Fe4(VO4)6
Oβ“˜ McbirneyiteCu3(VO4)2
Oβ“˜ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Oβ“˜ ShcherbinaiteV25+O5
Oβ“˜ StoiberiteCu5(VO4)2O2
Oβ“˜ ThΓ©narditeNa2SO4
Oβ“˜ Ziesiteβ-Cu2(V2O7)
Oβ“˜ UM1980-18-VO:CuCu4V2O9
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naβ“˜ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Naβ“˜ Bannermanite(Na,K)0.7V4+0.7V5+5.3O15
Naβ“˜ BlΓΆditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Naβ“˜ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naβ“˜ EuchlorineKNaCu3(SO4)3O
Naβ“˜ HaliteNaCl
Naβ“˜ HowardevansiteNaCuFe2(VO4)3
Naβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naβ“˜ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Naβ“˜ ThΓ©narditeNa2SO4
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ BlΓΆditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Mgβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Mgβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mgβ“˜ LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
Mgβ“˜ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alβ“˜ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alβ“˜ ChloraluminiteAlCl3 · 6H2O
Alβ“˜ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Alβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alβ“˜ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siβ“˜ CristobaliteSiO2
Siβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Siβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sβ“˜ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Sβ“˜ BlΓΆditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Sβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Sβ“˜ ChalcocyaniteCuSO4
Sβ“˜ EuchlorineKNaCu3(SO4)3O
Sβ“˜ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Sβ“˜ LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
Sβ“˜ PatrΓ³niteVS4
Sβ“˜ ThΓ©narditeNa2SO4
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ChloraluminiteAlCl3 · 6H2O
Clβ“˜ HaliteNaCl
Clβ“˜ SylviteKCl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Kβ“˜ Bannermanite(Na,K)0.7V4+0.7V5+5.3O15
Kβ“˜ EuchlorineKNaCu3(SO4)3O
Kβ“˜ LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
Kβ“˜ SylviteKCl
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ Bannermanite(Na,K)0.7V4+0.7V5+5.3O15
Vβ“˜ Blossiteα-Cu2(V2O7)
Vβ“˜ FingeriteCu11(VO4)6O2
Vβ“˜ HowardevansiteNaCuFe2(VO4)3
Vβ“˜ LyonsiteCu3Fe4(VO4)6
Vβ“˜ McbirneyiteCu3(VO4)2
Vβ“˜ PatrΓ³niteVS4
Vβ“˜ ShcherbinaiteV25+O5
Vβ“˜ StoiberiteCu5(VO4)2O2
Vβ“˜ Ziesiteβ-Cu2(V2O7)
Vβ“˜ UM1980-18-VO:CuCu4V2O9
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feβ“˜ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ HowardevansiteNaCuFe2(VO4)3
Feβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Feβ“˜ LyonsiteCu3Fe4(VO4)6
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ Blossiteα-Cu2(V2O7)
Cuβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cuβ“˜ ChalcocyaniteCuSO4
Cuβ“˜ EuchlorineKNaCu3(SO4)3O
Cuβ“˜ FingeriteCu11(VO4)6O2
Cuβ“˜ HowardevansiteNaCuFe2(VO4)3
Cuβ“˜ LyonsiteCu3Fe4(VO4)6
Cuβ“˜ McbirneyiteCu3(VO4)2
Cuβ“˜ StoiberiteCu5(VO4)2O2
Cuβ“˜ Ziesiteβ-Cu2(V2O7)
Cuβ“˜ UM1980-18-VO:CuCu4V2O9
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izalco_(volcano)
Wikidata ID:Q1049619

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Stoiber, R.E., Rose Jr., W.I. (1974) Fumarole incrustations at active Central American volcanoes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 38, 495-516.
Birnie, Richard W., Hughes, John M. (1979) Stoiberite, Cu5V2O10, a new copper vanadate from Izalco volcano, El Salvador, Central America. American Mineralogist, 64 (9-10) 941-944
Hughes, John M., Birnie, Richard W. (1980) Ziesite, Ξ²-Cu2V2O7, a new copper vanadate and fumarole temperature indicator. American Mineralogist, 65 (11-12) 1146-1149
Hughes, John M., Finger, Larry W. (1983) Bannermanite, a new sodium-potassium vanadate isostructural with Ξ²-NaxV6O15. American Mineralogist, 68 (5-6) 634-641
Hughes, John M., Finger, Larry W. (1983) The crystal chemistry of shcherbinaite, naturally occurring V2O5. American Mineralogist, 68 (11-12) 1220-1222
Hughes, John M., Hadidiacos, C. G. (1985) Fingerite. Cu11O2(VO4)6, a new vanadium sublimate from Izalco volcano, El Salvador: descriptive mineralogy. American Mineralogist, 70 (1-2) 193-196
Robinson, Paul D., Hughes, John M., Malinconico, MaryAnn L. (1987) Blossite, Ξ±-Cu2+2V5+2O7, a new fumarolic sublimate from Izalco volcano, El Salvador. American Mineralogist, 72 (3-4) 397-400
Hughes, John M., Starkey, Sarah J., Malinconico, MaryAnn L., Malinconico, Lawrence L. (1987) Lyonsite, Cu2+3Fe3+4(VO4)3-6, a new fumarolic sublimate from Izalco volcano, El Salvador: Descriptive mineralogy and crystal structure. American Mineralogist, 72 (9-10) 1000-1005
Hughes, John M., Christian, Barbara S., Finger, Larry W., Malinconico, Lawrence L. (1987) Mcbirneyite, Cu3(VO4)2, a new sublimate mineral from the fumaroles of Izalco volcano, El Salvador. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 33 (1) 183-190 doi:10.1016/0377-0273(87)90060-6
Hughes, John M., Drexler, John W., Campana, Charles F., Malinconico, Maryann L. (1988) Howardevansite, NaCu2+Fe3+2(VO4)3-3, a new fumarolic sublimate from Izalco volcano, El Salvador: Descriptive mineralogy and crystal structure. American Mineralogist, 73 (1-2) 181-186
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