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Spatulate Ridge Camp, Mountaineer Range, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarcticai
Regional Level Types
Spatulate Ridge Camp- not defined -
Mountaineer RangeMountain Range
Victoria LandRegion
Eastern AntarcticaRegion
AntarcticaContinent

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
73° 28' South , 167° 13' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
63047
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:63047:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Hydrothermal veins in volcano-sedimentary rocks.

Spatulate Ridge (73°28′S 167°13′E) is an ice-covered ridge in the Mountaineer Range which extends southeast between Suter Glacier and Ridgeway Glacier to the coast of Victoria Land. The name is descriptive of the shape and was applied in 1966 by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC). [Wikipedia]

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatulate_Ridge
Wikidata ID:Q7574113

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Antarctic MeteoritesGroup of Meteorite Fall Locations
Antarctic PlateTectonic Plate

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