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Saponite from
Grímsvötn, Vatnajökull Glacier, Iceland


Locality type:Volcano
Classification
Species:Saponite
Formula:Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Saponite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grímsvötn, Vatnajökull Glacier, Iceland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1269101
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1269101:8
GUID (UUID V4):e7ae4d03-a416-4eb6-9649-4adbe47b4341
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use the Snæfellsjökull volcanic system, Western Iceland to evaluate pressure differences in the volcanic...scenario: the Snæfellsjoküll volcanic system, Iceland, whose ice cap is thinning at a rate of 1.25 m/yr...describe how we sampled lithologies representative of Iceland. Next, we describe our experiments to characterise...finegrained crystalline (glass-free) matrix with saponite and chlorite as alteration products. The material...(Björnsson and Pálsson, 2008). However, estimates for glacier thickness during the last glacial maximum vary
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calcite were mined on Iceland and, therefore, were called Iceland crystal or Iceland spar. The faster wave...century at the farm site Helgustadir, Eski Fjord, Iceland. They were intermittently mined, until 1924, and...65Al0.35 Fe3+ 2 (½Ca,Na)0.35 Talc Si4 Mg3 ‒ Saponite Si3.6Al0.4 Mg3 (½Ca,Na)0.4 Hectorite Si4...the Canary Islands, the Isle of Skye, Scotland, Iceland, the island of Ischia, Italy, the Eifel Volcanic...during a fissure eruption of the Laki Volcano on Iceland in 1783/1784 (Thordarsson and Self 1993). For comparison
 
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