Bering Sea, Pacific Oceani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bering Sea | Sea |
| Pacific Ocean | Ocean |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Unalaska | 4,491 (2017) |
| Dutch Harbor | 4,376 (2018) |
| Akutan | 1,040 (2017) |
| Gambell | 701 (2017) |
| Savoonga | 691 (2017) |
| Nikol’skoye | 613 (2012) |
Other Languages:
Russian:
Берингово море, Тихий океан
It is a marginal sea of the Northern Pacific Ocean, forming, along with the Bering Strait, the divide between the two largest landmasses on Earth: Eurasia and The Americas.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Paratacamite | 3.DA.10c | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite ? | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hausmannite | 4.BB.10 | Mn2+Mn3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Hematite var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Ferrihydrite | 4.FE.35 | Fe3+10O14(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Birnessite | 4.FL.45 | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Nontronite | 9.EC.40 | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Hisingerite | 9.ED.10 | Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amber' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Silica' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Ferrihydrite | Fe103+O14(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hisingerite | Fe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Ferrihydrite | Fe103+O14(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hausmannite | Mn2+Mn23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hisingerite | Fe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Hisingerite | Fe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| Mn | ⓘ Hausmannite | Mn2+Mn23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferrihydrite | Fe103+O14(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hisingerite | Fe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Fossils
There are 56 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.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.
| Occurrences | 565 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 419 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian) |
| Stratigraphic Units | Click here to view 14 stratigraphic units. |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 53 fossil localities |
- Quaternary🐚 Extant Distribution
- Cenozoic🐚 Marine Bivalvia of Aluginskaya Suite in eastern Kamchatka
- Quaternary🐚 Nikol' Skoye
- Quaternary🐚 Stare Gavan
- Quaternary🐚 Whaling Survey
- Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
- Kamchatka Krai
- Alaska
- Aleutians West Census Area
- Oligocene🐚 Banjo Point Formation
- Pleistocene🐚 Barth
- Quaternary🐚 Buldir Island
- Quaternary🐚 Buldir Island Midden
- Pleistocene🐚 Kanaga Island
- Quaternary🐚 Kiska Island
- Pleistocene🐚 Lincoln Bight
- Pleistocene🐚 North Point
- Quaternary🐚 Qagnax Cave
- Pleistocene🐚 South Bight
- Quaternary🐚 St. Paul Island
- Quaternary🐚 Sweeper Cove
- Cenozoic🐚 Tolstoi Point
- Quaternary🐚 UNL50
- Bethel Census Area
- Lake And Peninsula Borough
- Nome Census Area
- Aleutians West Census Area
Localities in this Region
- Bering Sea
- Alaska
- Aleutians East Borough
- Aleutian Islands Mining District
- Fox Islands
- Unimak Island
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - FP009)
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - FP010)
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - FP011)
- Aleutians West Census Area
- Aleutian Islands Mining District
- Gareloi Island
- Makushin River Placer Occurrence
- Makushin Volcano Sulfur Prospect
- Russian Bay Occurrence
- Salt Island
- Steeple Mountain Prospect
- Steeple Point Occurrence
- Two Fox Prospect
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - UK003; on Geyser Creek)
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - UK004; near Geyser Creek)
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - UK012; west-northwest of Kettle Cape)
- Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - UK001; on Cape Kigunak)
- Aleutians Mining District
- Amaknak Island Occurrence
- Andrew Lake Occurrence
- Bay of Islands Occurrence
- Beyer Bay Occurrence
- Blind Cove Occurrence
- Boat Harbor Occurrence
- Bornite Lake Prospect
- Boulder Bay Occurrence
- Finger Bay Occurrence
- Humpback Bay Occurrence
- Kisselem Bay Occurrence
- Mak North Prospect
- Makushin River Occurrence
- Makushin Valley NC Occurrence
- Makushin Valley prospect
- Makushin Valley SE Occurrence
- Mid Vein Occurrence
- Aleutian Islands Mining District
- Aleutians East Borough
- Alaska
- Aleutians West Census Area
- Aleutians Mining District
- Misty Mountain Occurrence
- Mount Coxcomb Prospect
- Mt. Aspid Occurrence
- Nateekin River Occurrence
- Pumicestone Bay Prospect
- Royal Dutch Occurrence
- Ruby Mine Mine
- Sedanka Island; Biorka Prospect
- Sweeper Cove Occurrence
- Tanaskan Bay Occurrence
- Tarasof Point Occurrence
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - AD006)
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - AD008)
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - AD009)
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - UK006; east of Mt. Recheshnoi)
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - UN020)
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - UN021)
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - UN025)
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - UN026)
- Wide Bay Occurrence
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - UN028)
- Aleutians Mining District
- Nome Census Area
- Bering Sea Mining District
- Booshu Camp Prospect
- Boxer River Occurrence
- Ikalooksik River Occurrence
- Ikoygak Creek Occurrence
- Kangik River Occurrence
- Kangukhsam Mountain Occurrence
- Moghoweyik R.; Upper Occurrence
- Moghoweyik River Occurrence
- Myghapowit Mountain Prospect
- Okok River Occurrence
- Ongoveyuk River Occurrence
- Poovookpuk Mountain Prospect
- Powooiliak Point Occurrence
- Tapisaghak River Occurrence
- Tiflighak Bay Occurrence
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SL005)
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SL010)
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SL013)
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SL015)
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SL016)
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SL017)
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SL018)
- Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SL020)
- Bering Sea Mining District
- Aleutians West Census Area
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Eurasian Plate
- Verkhoyansk Kolyma
- Taigonos ArcVolcanic Arc
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Aleutian Trench basinBasin
- Chugach DomainAccretionary Complex
- East Aleutian ArcVolcanic Arc
- West Aleutian ArcVolcanic Arc
Pacific OceanOcean
USA
- Alaska
- Alaska Peninsula Mining DistrictMining District
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