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Blasting Granite From a Great Bed of Primeval Rock at Cape Ann Mass

Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Blasting Granite From a Great Bed of Primeval Rock at Cape Ann Mass

Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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PlacePopulation
Gloucester29,781 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
22343
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22343:7
GUID (UUID V4):
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Other Languages:
French:
Gloucester, comté d'Essex, Massachusetts, États-Unis
German:
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Gloucester, contea di Essex, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Глостер, Эссекс, Массачусетс, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
格洛斯特, 艾塞克斯縣, 麻薩諸塞州, 美国
Spanish:
Gloucester, Condado de Essex, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Afrikaans:
Gloucester, Massachusetts, Verenigde State van Amerika
Arabic:
غلوستر, مقاطعة إسكس, ماساتشوستس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Գլոստեր, Էսեքս շրջան, Մասսաչուսեթս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Gloucester , Essex konderria , Massachusetts
Belarusian:
Глостэр, акруга Эсэкс, Масачусетс, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Catalan:
Gloucester, Comtat d'Essex, Massachusetts, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts
Chechen:
Глостер , Массачусетс, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Czech:
Gloucester, Massachusetts, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Dutch:
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
جلوستر, ماساتشوستس, امريكا
Esperanto:
Gloucester, Masaĉuseco
Farsi/Persian:
گلوکستر، ماساچوست, شهرستان اسکس، ماساچوست, ماساچوست, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Gloucester, Massachusetts, Yhdysvallat
Haitian:
Gloucester, Masachosèt, Etazini
Hebrew:
גלוסטר, מחוז אסקס, מסצ'וסטס, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Gloucester, Essex megye, Massachusetts, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Gloucester, Contae Essex, Massachusetts, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
グロスター , エセックス郡, マサチューセッツ州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Глоусэстэр, Массачусетс, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Глоусэстэр, Массачусетс, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Ladin:
Gloucester
Latin:
Glevum, Essex Comitatus, Massachusetta, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Malagasy:
Gloucester, Massachusetts, Etazonia
Norwegian:
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Occitan:
Gloucester, Massachusetts, Estats Units d'America
Polish:
Gloucester, Hrabstwo Essex, Massachusetts, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Gloucester, Condado de Essex, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Scots:
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Serbian:
Глостер, Округ Есекс, Масачусетс, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Gloucester, Okrug Essex, Massachusetts, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Sicilian:
Gloucester, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti
South Azerbaijani:
قلوکستر، ماساچوست, ماساچوست ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swahili:
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, Marekani
Swedish:
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Tatar:
Глостер , Массачусетс, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Traditional Chinese:
格洛斯特, 麻省, 美國
Turkish:
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Глостер, Ессекс, Массачусетс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
گلوسٹر، میساچوسٹس, ایسیکس کاؤنٹی، میساچوسٹس, میساچوسٹس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Gloucester , Massachusetts, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Vietnamese:
Gloucester, Quận Essex, Massachusetts, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Volapük:
Gloucester, Massachusetts, Lamerikän
Waray:
Gloucester, Condado han Essex, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, Unol Daleithiau America


A populated place (city) on Cape Ann.

Area granite quarries and other bedrock exposures. Plutonic rocks of Cape Ann include gabbro, foidal syenite, alkali-feldspar syenite and alkali-feldspar granite. Pegmatites and miarolitic cavities are associated with the granite.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

48 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Albite var. Anorthoclase
Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8
Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ankerite ?
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Annite
Formula: KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Colour: dark green, black
Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Astrophyllite
Formula: K2NaFe2+7Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Colour: golden-brown
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chevkinite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
'Chlorite Group'
Chloritoid
Formula: Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
'Cryophyllite'
Danalite
Formula: Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2SiO4
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
'Feldspar Group'
'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
'Fergusonite'
Ferro-anthophyllite
Formula: ◻{Fe2+2}{Fe2+5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ferro-hornblende
Formula: ◻Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Fluorite var. Yttrocerite
Formula: (Ca,Y,Ce)F2+x
'Gadolinite'
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gedrite
Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Grunerite
Formula: ◻{Fe2+2}{Fe2+5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Hastingsite
Formula: NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Colour: white, pink, green, blue-green
Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Colour: green, blue-green
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Colour: yellow
Description: Native sulfur occurs as a rare alteration product of a preexisting mineral, probably sphalerite. Confirmed by SEM-EDS.
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Phenakite
Formula: Be2SiO4
Pigeonite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Blue Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Citrine
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Riebeckite
Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
'Riebeckite Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
'Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite'
Formula: ◻[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Habit: fibrous
Colour: blue
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Rutile var. Ilmenorutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Siderite var. Manganese-bearing Siderite
Formula: (Fe,Mn)CO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Colour: reddish
Thorite var. Orangite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Zircon var. Cyrtolite
Formula: Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
var. Yttrocerite3.AB.25(Ca,Y,Ce)F2+x
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz
var. Citrine
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Blue Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal
var. Opal-AN
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Rutile
var. Ilmenorutile
4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
var. Manganese-bearing Siderite5.AB.05(Fe,Mn)CO3
Ankerite ?5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Phenakite9.AA.05Be2SiO4
Fayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2SiO4
Thorite
var. Orangite
9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
var. Cyrtolite9.AD.30Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Chloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Chevkinite-(Ce)9.BE.70Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Pigeonite9.DA.10(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Hedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Astrophyllite9.DC.05K2NaFe2+7Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Ferro-anthophyllite9.DD.05◻{Fe2+2}{Fe2+5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Gedrite9.DD.05◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Grunerite9.DE.05◻{Fe2+2}{Fe2+5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ferro-hornblende9.DE.10◻Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Hastingsite9.DE.15NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Riebeckite9.DE.25◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Annite9.EC.20KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Microcline
var. Amazonite
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Albite
var. Anorthoclase
9.FA.35(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Anorthite
var. Labradorite
9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Albite
var. Oligoclase
9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Danalite9.FB.10Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
'Limonite'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Psilomelane'-
'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'
-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Riebeckite Root Name Group'-◻[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
'Riebeckite Root Name Group
var. Crocidolite'
-◻[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
'Gadolinite'-
'Fergusonite'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Cryophyllite'-
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Ferro-anthophyllite◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
H Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H Grunerite◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
H HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
H Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
H Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
H Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
H Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
H Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BeBeryllium
Be DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Be PhenakiteBe2SiO4
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
C Siderite var. Manganese-bearing Siderite(Fe,Mn)CO3
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
O Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
O AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
O Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
O DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O FayaliteFe22+SiO4
O Ferro-anthophyllite◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
O Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
O Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O Grunerite◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
O HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
O HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
O HematiteFe2O3
O Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
O Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O Thorite var. OrangiteTh(SiO4)
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PhenakiteBe2SiO4
O Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
O RutileTiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
O Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
O Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
O Siderite var. Manganese-bearing Siderite(Fe,Mn)CO3
O Quartz var. Blue QuartzSiO2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoriteCaF2
F Fluorite var. Yttrocerite(Ca,Y,Ce)F2+x
F Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
F Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
F Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Na AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Na HaliteNaCl
Na HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Na Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Na Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Na Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
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 Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Mg Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mg Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Al AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Al Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Al Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Al HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Si AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Si Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Si AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Si Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
Si DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Si Ferro-anthophyllite◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Si Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Si Grunerite◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Si HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Si Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Si Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si Thorite var. OrangiteTh(SiO4)
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si PhenakiteBe2SiO4
Si Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
Si Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Si Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Si Quartz var. Blue QuartzSiO2
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
S GalenaPbS
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
Cl Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Cl Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Cl Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
K AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
K AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Ca HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Ca Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Ca Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Fluorite var. Yttrocerite(Ca,Y,Ce)F2+x
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ti Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
MnManganese
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mn Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Mn Siderite var. Manganese-bearing Siderite(Fe,Mn)CO3
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Fe AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Fe DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Fe Ferro-anthophyllite◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Fe Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe Grunerite◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Fe HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Fe HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Fe Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Fe Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Fe Siderite var. Manganese-bearing Siderite(Fe,Mn)CO3
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
YYttrium
Y Fluorite var. Yttrocerite(Ca,Y,Ce)F2+x
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zr Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
NbNiobium
Nb Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Nb Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
CeCerium
Ce Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
Ce Fluorite var. Yttrocerite(Ca,Y,Ce)F2+x
TaTantalum
Ta Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
ThThorium
Th Thorite var. OrangiteTh(SiO4)
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed
Oldest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Erignathus barbatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Erignathus : Erignathus barbatus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
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Wikidata ID:Q49156
GeoNames ID:4937829

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