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Queen Elizabeth Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarcticai
Regional Level Types
Queen Elizabeth LandSector
Eastern AntarcticaRegion
AntarcticaContinent

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
77° 0' South , 27° 30' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
133161
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:133161:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Terre de la Reine-Élisabeth, Antarctique oriental (Est Antarctique), Antarctique
German:
Queen Elizabeth Land, Ostantarktika, Antarktika
Italian:
Terra della regina Elisabetta, Antartide orientale, Antartide
Russian:
Земля Королевы Елизаветы, Восточная Антарктида, Антарктида
Simplified Chinese:
伊丽莎白女王地, 南极洲
Spanish:
Tierra de la Reina Isabel, Antártida Oriental, Antártida
Anglo-Saxon:
Elisabeþ Cwēn Land, Antarctica
Azeri:
Kraliça Elizabet Torpağı, Antarktida
Bulgarian:
Земя кралица Елизабет, Антарктида
Czech:
Země královny Alžběty, Antarktida
Dutch:
Queen Elizabeth Land, Antarctica
Esperanto:
Lando de Reĝino Elizabeto, Antarkto
Farsi/Persian:
سرزمین ملکه الیزابت, جنوبگان
Hindi:
रानी एलिज़ाबेथ धरती, अंटार्कटिका
Japanese:
クイーン・エリザベス・ランド, 南極大陸
Latvian:
Karalienes Elizabetes Zeme, Antarktīda
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Queen Elizabeth Land, Lâm-ke̍k Tāi-lio̍k
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Queen Elizabeth Land, Antarktis
Polish:
Queen Elizabeth Land, Antarktyda
Swedish:
Drottning Elizabeths land, Antarktis
Ukrainian:
Земля Королеви Єлизавети, Антарктида


Coats Land is a region in Antarctica which lies westward of Queen Maud Land and forms the eastern shore of the Weddell Sea, extending in a general northeast-southwest direction between 20º00´W and 36º00´W. The northeast part was discovered from the Scotia by William S. Bruce, leader of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-04. He gave the name Coats Land for James Coats, Jr., and Major Andrew Coats, the two chief supporters of the expedition. [Wikipedia]

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27 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Akaganeite
Formula: (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
'Alkali Feldspar'
Amesite
Formula: Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Habit: hexagonal prisms
Colour: pale green in color, and in some cases have a thin reddish surface coating
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Atacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Augite var. Ferroaugite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Diopside var. Salite
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Enstatite var. Bronzite
Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
'Feldspar Group'
'Glass'
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'Limonite'
Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Native Iron var. Martensite
Formula: Fe
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Plessite'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Description: Sparse, but ovoid surface depression (2x3cM) due to atmospheric ablation present.
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
var. Martensite1.AE.05Fe
Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Schreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Atacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Magnetite
var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Maghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Akaganeite4.DK.05(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
var. Bronzite9.DA.05(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
var. Salite9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Augite
var. Ferroaugite
9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Amesite9.ED.15Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Alkali Feldspar'-
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Plessite'-
'Glass'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
H AmesiteMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
O AmesiteMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PerovskiteCaTiO3
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Augite var. Ferroaugite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg AmesiteMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Mg Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
Mg Augite var. Ferroaugite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Al AmesiteMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si AmesiteMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
Si Augite var. Ferroaugite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
PPhosphorus
P Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Cl Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Cl AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cl Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca Augite var. Ferroaugite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ti Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
FeIron
Fe Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe Native IronFe
Fe Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Fe Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Fe Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Fe Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe Native Iron var. MartensiteFe
Fe Augite var. Ferroaugite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
NiNickel
Ni Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Ni Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Ni Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cu AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Early Jurassic : 183.2 ± 2.2 Ma

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Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Mesozoic
  Jurassic
   Early Jurassic
ⓘ Lamprophyre183.2 ± 2.2 MaMount Campleman, Pensacola Mountains, Queen Elizabeth Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_Land
Wikidata ID:Q1193277
GeoNames ID:8521163

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