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Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarcticai
Regional Level Types | |
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Weddell Sea | Sea |
Western Antarctica | Region |
Antarctica | Continent |
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The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula. The easternmost point is Cape Norvegia at Princess Martha Coast, Queen Maud Land. To the east of Cape Norvegia is the King Haakon VII Sea. Much of the southern part of the sea is covered by a permanent, massive ice shelf field, the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
The sea is contained within the two overlapping Antarctic territorial claims of Argentine Antarctica, the British Antarctic Territory, and also resides partially within the Antarctic Chilean Territory. At its widest, the sea is around 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) across, and its area is around 2.8 million square kilometres (1.1×106 sq mi).
Various ice shelves, including the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, fringe the Weddell sea. Some of the ice shelves on the east side of the Antarctic Peninsula, which formerly covered roughly 10,000 square kilometres (3,900 sq mi) of the Weddell Sea, had completely disappeared by 2002. Whilst a dramatic event, the area that disappeared was far smaller than the total area of the ice shelf that remains. The Weddell Sea has been deemed by scientists to have the clearest water of any sea. Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, on finding a Secchi disc visible at a depth of 80 metres (260 ft) on 13 October 1986, ascertained that the clarity corresponded to that of distilled water.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities5 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Earlandite (TL) Formula: Ca3[CH2(COO)-CHOH(COO)-CH2(COO)]2 · 4H2O Type Locality: Description: Occurs in ocean bottom sediments. 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: 1106. |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: Bannister, F. A., Hey, M. H.: Report on some crystalline compounds of the Weddell Sea deposits. Discovery reports, 1936, Vol. 13, s. 60 - 69. |
ⓘ Ikaite Formula: CaCO3 · 6H2O Description: In sea ice. Reference: Dieckmann, G. S., Nehrke, G., Papadimitriou, S., Göttlicher, J., Steininger, R., Kennedy, H., Wolf-Gladrow, D., and Thomas, D. N. (2008): Calcium carbonate as ikaite crystals in Antarctic sea ice. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L08501. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Bannister, F.A., Hey, M.H. (1936) Report on some crystalline components of the Weddell Sea deposits. Discovery Reports: 13: 60-69. |
ⓘ Weddellite (TL) Formula: Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O Type Locality: Description: Occurs as isolated crystakls in bottom muds. 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: 1102. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Ikaite | 5.CB.25 | CaCO3 · 6H2O |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Group 10 - Organic Compounds | |||
ⓘ | Earlandite (TL) | 10.AC.10 | Ca3[CH2(COO)-CHOH(COO)-CH2(COO)]2 · 4H2O |
ⓘ | Weddellite (TL) | 10.AB.40 | Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Weddellite | Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O |
H | ⓘ Earlandite | Ca3[CH2(COO)-CHOH(COO)-CH2(COO)]2 · 4H2O |
H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Ikaite | CaCO3 · 6H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Weddellite | Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O |
C | ⓘ Earlandite | Ca3[CH2(COO)-CHOH(COO)-CH2(COO)]2 · 4H2O |
C | ⓘ Ikaite | CaCO3 · 6H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Weddellite | Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O |
O | ⓘ Earlandite | Ca3[CH2(COO)-CHOH(COO)-CH2(COO)]2 · 4H2O |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Ikaite | CaCO3 · 6H2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Weddellite | Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Earlandite | Ca3[CH2(COO)-CHOH(COO)-CH2(COO)]2 · 4H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Ikaite | CaCO3 · 6H2O |
Fossils
There are 218 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
- Western Antarctica
- Weddell Sea
- Eocene🐚 1-87
- Paleogene🐚 500
- Paleogene🐚 528
- Paleogene🐚 598
- Paleogene🐚 607
- Paleogene🐚 609
- Paleogene🐚 83-48
- Eocene🐚 Acantilados I
- Eocene🐚 Acantilados II
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Bahia Santa Marta
- Cretaceous🐚 Bibby Point
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Bodmann Cape
- Cretaceous🐚 Brandy Bay
- Eocene🐚 C 2
- Eocene🐚 Campamento I
- Eocene🐚 Campamentos II
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Cape Lamb Member
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Cape Marsh
- Eocene🐚 Cape Wiman
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Croft Bay
- Eocene🐚 Cucullaea beds
- Eocene🐚 Cucullaea I
- Eocene🐚 Cucullaea II
- Eocene🐚 CW 86-06
- Eocene🐚 CW 86-08
- Eocene🐚 CW 86-09
- Cretaceous🐚 D.3006.2
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 D.3018.7
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 D.3035.1
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 D.3057.3
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 D.3122.3
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 D.418
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 D.489.1
- Cenozoic🐚 D.491.4
- Cenozoic🐚 D.491.5
- Cenozoic🐚 D.492.1
- Cenozoic🐚 D.498
- Cenozoic🐚 D.506
- Cenozoic🐚 D.526
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 D.8212
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 D.8410 Gin Cove
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 D.8673.11
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 D.8673.12
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 D.8673.15
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 D.8673.7
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 D.8673.8
- Cenozoic🐚 D499
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 DG6-1
- Eocene🐚 DJ 153
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 DJ.1458 [Hidden Lake Fm]
- Eocene🐚 DPV 1/94
- Paleogene🐚 DPV 10/84
- Paleogene🐚 DPV 13/84
- Paleogene🐚 DPV 13/86
- Paleogene🐚 DPV 15/84
- Paleogene🐚 DPV 16/84
- Eocene🐚 DPV 5/84
- Eocene🐚 DPV 6/84
- Eocene🐚 DPV 8/84
- Eocene🐚 DVP 2/84
- Paleogene🐚 E 86-07
- Paleogene🐚 E 94-11
- Paleogene🐚 E 94-12
- Paleogene🐚 E 94-13
- Paleogene🐚 E 94-36
- Eocene🐚 Eocene La Meseta Worms
- Quaternary🐚 Extant Distribution
- Eocene🐚 IAA 1/13
- Paleogene🐚 IAA 1/90 & DPV 3/84
- Paleogene🐚 IAA 1/93
- Eocene🐚 IAA 1/95
- Eocene🐚 IAA 2/13
- Eocene🐚 IAA 2/95
- Paleogene🐚 IAA 3/12
- Paleogene🐚 IAA 5/95
- Paleogene🐚 IAA 6/93
- Eocene🐚 Institute of Polar Studies locality 4
- Cenozoic🐚 IPS 4.49
- Cenozoic🐚 IPS 45
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Isla Marambio
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Isla Marambio
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Jablonski & Raup Locality 27
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 KG. 103 - Fossil Bluff Fm
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 KG. 1680 - Fossil Bluff Fm
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 KG. 1681 - Fossil Bluff Fm
- Cretaceous🐚 KG. 8227 - Whiskey Bay Fm
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Kotick Point Formation - Stoneley Point
- Eocene🐚 La Meseta Formation
- Cenozoic🐚 La MesetaFarm
- Eocene🐚 Locality 3
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 4329
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 4400
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 4406
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 4728
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 5135
- Paleocene🐚 Lopez de BertodanoFarm Br. Antarctic Survey 1030.1
- Paleocene🐚 Lopez de BertodanoFarm Br. Antarctic Survey 1053.28
- Paleocene🐚 Lopez de BertodanoFarm Br. Antarctic Survey 1056.56
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 northwest of Fortress Hill
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Pedersen Formation - Lagrelius Point
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Polarornis type-locality
- Cretaceous🐚 R.551.4
- Eocene🐚 Rocket Site
- Eocene🐚 RV-8200
- Paleogene🐚 RV-8405
- Paleogene🐚 RV-8425
- Paleogene🐚 RV-8602
- Eocene🐚 S10
- Weddell Sea
- Western Antarctica
- Weddell Sea
- Eocene🐚 S11
- Eocene🐚 S12
- Eocene🐚 S14
- Eocene🐚 S19
- Eocene🐚 S20
- Paleogene🐚 S23
- Eocene🐚 S25
- Paleogene🐚 S26
- Paleogene🐚 S28
- Eocene🐚 S9
- Paleogene🐚 SA-DB-1
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Sandwich Bluff
- Paleogene🐚 Seymour Island
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Seymour Island
- Eocene🐚 Seymour Island
- Eocene🐚 Seymour Island
- Phanerozoic🐚 Seymour Island 1
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Seymour Island I
- Paleogene🐚 Seymour Island IAA 1/92
- Cenozoic🐚 Seymour Island La Meseta TELM 4
- Phanerozoic🐚 Seymour Island S-11
- Phanerozoic🐚 Seymour Island S-13
- Phanerozoic🐚 Seymour Island S-16
- Cenozoic🐚 Seymour Island S-3 lower
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Seymour Island [Rabot Mbr
- Phanerozoic🐚 SobralFarm
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 114
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 172
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 173
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 174
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 175
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 177
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 178
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 187
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 188
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 191
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 195
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 360
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 368
- Phanerozoic🐚 Station 372
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 382
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 383
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 384
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 385
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 422
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 423
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 426
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 427
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 428
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 429
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station 7
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station BZ-458
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station G'-83
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station G-83
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Station N-83
- Phanerozoic🐚 SW corner
- Eocene🐚 Telm 3
- Eocene🐚 Telm 4
- Paleogene🐚 Telm 5
- Paleogene🐚 Telm 6
- Eocene🐚 UCMP V77014
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Upper López de Bertodano Fm
- Paleogene🐚 Valle de las Focas
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Vega Island
- Eocene🐚 W 86-01
- Eocene🐚 W 86-02
- Eocene🐚 W 86-03
- Eocene🐚 W 86-11
- Eocene🐚 W 94-01
- Eocene🐚 W 94-02
- Eocene🐚 W 94-03
- Paleogene🐚 W 94-06
- Eocene🐚 W 94-07
- Eocene🐚 W 94-09
- Eocene🐚 W 94-17
- Eocene🐚 W 94-30
- Eocene🐚 W 94-33
- Eocene🐚 W 94-34
- Eocene🐚 W 94-35
- Eocene🐚 W 94-40
- Quaternary🐚 Whaling Survey
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Whisky Bay
- Paleogene🐚 WJZ
- Eocene🐚 WP23
- Eocene🐚 WP25
- Eocene🐚 WP27
- Eocene🐚 WP30
- Eocene🐚 WP31
- Eocene🐚 WP33
- Eocene🐚 WP36
- Eocene🐚 WP37
- Eocene🐚 WP38
- Eocene🐚 WP40
- Eocene🐚 WP41
- Eocene🐚 WP47
- Eocene🐚 WP48
- Eocene🐚 ZPAL 1
- Paleogene🐚 ZPAL 10
- Eocene🐚 ZPAL 11
- Paleogene🐚 ZPAL 12
- Paleocene🐚 ZPAL 13
- Paleogene🐚 ZPAL 3
- Paleogene🐚 ZPAL 4
- Eocene🐚 ZPAL 5
- Eocene🐚 ZPAL 8
- Weddell Sea
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Bannister, F.A., Hey, M.H. (1936) Report on some crystalline compounds of the Weddell Sea deposits. Discovery Reports, 13, 60-69.
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: 1102.
Other Databases
Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weddell_Sea |
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Wikidata ID: | Q173343 |
Localities in this Region
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