Northern face, Mt. Riiser-Larsen, Tula Mountains, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarcticai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Northern face | - not defined - |
| Mt. Riiser-Larsen | Mountain |
| Tula Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Napier Complex | Complex |
| Enderby Land | Exposure |
| Eastern Antarctica | Region |
| Antarctica | Continent |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
66° 47' South , 50° 42' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
66033
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:66033:7
GUID (UUID V4):
4c54a8ea-745a-4089-b9c2-8968a8246545
The northern face of Mt. Riiser-Larsen.
23rd Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 1982.
Sapphirine-quartz-orthopyroxene symplectites in granulites.
Mount Riiser-Larsen (66Β°47β²S 50Β°40β²E) is a prominent mountain, 870 m, standing at the northwest end of the Tula Mountains on the east side of Amundsen Bay. It was named by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson in January 1930 for Captain Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, the leader of a Norwegian expedition in the Norvegia which also explored the area in that season. [Wikipedia]
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Cordierite Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β 'K Feldspar' |
| β 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' |
| β 'Osumilite Group' Formula: (XIIC)(IXB)2(VIA)2(IVT2)3[(IVT1)12O30] |
| β Osumilite-(Mg) Formula: K◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30] Description: This is actually Osumilite-(Mg) - see paper by Grew Amer Min 67 (1982) |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Sapphirine Formula: Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] Description: Formed by the following reaction :
Cordierite --> Sapphirine + Quartz + Orthopyroxene |
| β Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| β | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| β | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| β | Osumilite-(Mg) | 9.CM.05 | Kβ»2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30] |
| β | Sapphirine | 9.DH.45 | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| β | 'Osumilite Group' | - | (XIIC)(IXB)2(VIA)2(IVT2)3[(IVT1)12O30] |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| O | β Osumilite-(Mg) | K◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30] |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
| O | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Osumilite Group | (XIIC)(IXB)2(VIA)2(IVT2)3[(IVT1)12O30] |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Mg | β Osumilite-(Mg) | K◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30] |
| Mg | β Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Al | β Osumilite-(Mg) | K◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30] |
| Al | β Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
| Al | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Si | β Osumilite-(Mg) | K◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30] |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
| Si | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Osumilite-(Mg) | K◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30] |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | β Osumilite Group | (XIIC)(IXB)2(VIA)2(IVT2)3[(IVT1)12O30] |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| I | Iodine | |
| I | β Osumilite Group | (XIIC)(IXB)2(VIA)2(IVT2)3[(IVT1)12O30] |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Riiser-Larsen |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q6923233 |
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