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Napoleon Bay, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 53' North , 65° 21' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
45752
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45752:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Lamproite dykes intruding metamorphic rocks.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


42 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Aegirine-augite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Andesine
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Annite
Formula: KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Barytolamprophyllite
Formula: (Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
Batisite
Formula: BaNaNaTi2(Si4O12)O2
Calcioancylite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ce,Ca,Sr)CO3(OH,H2O)
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Djerfisherite
Formula: K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Kalsilite
Formula: KAlSiO4
Leucite
Formula: K(AlSi2O6)
Lorenzenite
Formula: Na2Ti2(Si2O6)O3
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Pectolite
Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Potassic-arfvedsonite
Formula: [(K,Na)][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
'Potassic-ferro-richterite'
Formula: {K}{CaNa}{Fe2+5}Si8O22(OH)2
Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite
Formula: [K][Na2][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Saponite
Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Shcherbakovite
Formula: (K,Ba)KNa(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)O2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
Tetraferriannite
Formula: KFe2+3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Ulvöspinel
Formula: TiFe2+2O4
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Djerfisherite2.FC.05K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Ulvöspinel4.BB.05TiFe2+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Calcioancylite-(Ce)5.DC.05(Ce,Ca,Sr)CO3(OH,H2O)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Barytolamprophyllite9.BE.25(Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Aegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Lorenzenite9.DB.10Na2Ti2(Si2O6)O3
'Potassic-ferro-richterite'9.DE.20{K}{CaNa}{Fe2+5}Si8O22(OH)2
Potassic-arfvedsonite9.DE.25[(K,Na)][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite9.DE.25[K][Na2][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Pectolite9.DG.05NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Batisite9.DH.20BaNaNaTi2(Si4O12)O2
Shcherbakovite9.DH.20(K,Ba)KNa(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)O2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Annite9.EC.20KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Tetraferriannite9.EC.20KFe2+3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Saponite9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Kalsilite9.FA.05KAlSiO4
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Andesine9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Leucite9.GB.05K(AlSi2O6)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Barytolamprophyllite(Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
H Calcioancylite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca,Sr)CO3(OH,H2O)
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H TetraferrianniteKFe32+(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
H Potassic-arfvedsonite[(K,Na)][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
H Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite[K][Na2][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
H Potassic-ferro-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Fe52+}Si8O22(OH)2
CCarbon
C Calcioancylite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca,Sr)CO3(OH,H2O)
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Barytolamprophyllite(Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
O BaryteBaSO4
O BatisiteBaNaNaTi2(Si4O12)O2
O Calcioancylite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca,Sr)CO3(OH,H2O)
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KalsiliteKAlSiO4
O LorenzeniteNa2Ti2(Si2O6)O3
O LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
O PerovskiteCaTiO3
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
O SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O Shcherbakovite(K,Ba)KNa(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)O2
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O StrontianiteSrCO3
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O TetraferrianniteKFe32+(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
O Potassic-arfvedsonite[(K,Na)][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
O Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite[K][Na2][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
O Potassic-ferro-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Fe52+}Si8O22(OH)2
FFluorine
F Barytolamprophyllite(Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na Barytolamprophyllite(Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
Na BatisiteBaNaNaTi2(Si4O12)O2
Na LorenzeniteNa2Ti2(Si2O6)O3
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Na Shcherbakovite(K,Ba)KNa(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)O2
Na Potassic-arfvedsonite[(K,Na)][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Na Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite[K][Na2][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Na Potassic-ferro-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Fe52+}Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite[K][Na2][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al KalsiliteKAlSiO4
Al LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Al SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Barytolamprophyllite(Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
Si BatisiteBaNaNaTi2(Si4O12)O2
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si KalsiliteKAlSiO4
Si LorenzeniteNa2Ti2(Si2O6)O3
Si LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Si SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si Shcherbakovite(K,Ba)KNa(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)O2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si TetraferrianniteKFe32+(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Si Potassic-arfvedsonite[(K,Na)][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Si Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite[K][Na2][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Si Potassic-ferro-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Fe52+}Si8O22(OH)2
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
KPotassium
K AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
K KalsiliteKAlSiO4
K LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
K Shcherbakovite(K,Ba)KNa(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)O2
K TetraferrianniteKFe32+(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
K Potassic-arfvedsonite[(K,Na)][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
K Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite[K][Na2][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
K Potassic-ferro-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Fe52+}Si8O22(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Ca Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca Calcioancylite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca,Sr)CO3(OH,H2O)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Ca PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ca SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Potassic-ferro-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Fe52+}Si8O22(OH)2
TiTitanium
Ti Barytolamprophyllite(Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
Ti BatisiteBaNaNaTi2(Si4O12)O2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti LorenzeniteNa2Ti2(Si2O6)O3
Ti PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ti Shcherbakovite(K,Ba)KNa(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)O2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ti UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Fe AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Fe Barytolamprophyllite(Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Fe UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
Fe TetraferrianniteKFe32+(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Fe Potassic-arfvedsonite[(K,Na)][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Fe Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite[K][Na2][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Fe Potassic-ferro-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Fe52+}Si8O22(OH)2
NiNickel
Ni DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
CuCopper
Cu DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr Calcioancylite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca,Sr)CO3(OH,H2O)
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Shcherbakovite(K,Ba)KNa(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)O2
BaBarium
Ba Barytolamprophyllite(Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba BatisiteBaNaNaTi2(Si4O12)O2
Ba Shcherbakovite(K,Ba)KNa(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)O2
CeCerium
Ce Calcioancylite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca,Sr)CO3(OH,H2O)
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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