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⇱ Sør Rondane Mountains, Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica


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Sør Rondane Mountains, Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica, Antarcticai
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Queen Maud LandRegion
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
72° South , 25° East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
246205
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:246205:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Sør Rondane Mountain range


The Sør Rondane Mountains are a group of mountains about 100 miles (160 km) long with main peaks rising to 3400 m, between the Queen Fabiola Mountains and Wohlthat Mountains in Queen Maud Land. They were discovered and photographed from the air by members of the Lars Christensen Expedition on February 6, 1937, and named after Rondane, a mountain massif in southern Norway. The mountains were mapped in greater detail in 1957 by Norwegian cartographers working with air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47.

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37 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Augite var. Fassaite
Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Clinohumite
Formula: Mg9(SiO4)4F2
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Zoned — fe# 0.4—0.99
Coesite
Formula: SiO2
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Dissakisite-(Ce) (TL)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlMg)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Type Locality:
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2(SiO4)
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Range Fo 2.8-90 (mostly Fo57-72); More frequently euhedral or subhedral (possible phenocrysts?); also porphyritic in groundmass
'Feldspar Group'
'Feldspar Group var. Mesoperthite'
'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Geikielite
Formula: MgTiO3
'Glass'
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Grossular var. Tsavorite
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Kirschsteinite
Formula: CaFe2+(SiO4)
Description: Mostly in groundmass, but can form separate (primary) crystals or be exolved from Olivine during subsolidus cooling
Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S (TL)
Formula: (Mg8.43Fe2+1.57)sum=10Al22Ti4+2O46(OH)2
Type Locality:
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
'Maskelynite'
Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Stishovite
Formula: SiO2
'Tektite var. Australite'
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Tsangpoite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)2(SiO4)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zirconolite ?
Formula: CaZrTi2O7

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Hercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Geikielite4.CB.05MgTiO3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S (TL)4.CB.20(Mg8.43Fe2+1.57)sum=10Al22Ti4+2O46(OH)2
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Coesite4.DA.35SiO2
Stishovite4.DA.40SiO2
Zirconolite ?4.DH.30CaZrTi2O7
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Merrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
Group 9 - Silicates
Fayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2(SiO4)
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
Kirschsteinite9.AC.05CaFe2+(SiO4)
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
var. Tsavorite9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Clinohumite9.AF.55Mg9(SiO4)4F2
Tsangpoite9.AH.65Ca5(PO4)2(SiO4)
Dissakisite-(Ce) (TL)9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlMg)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Hedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
Augite
var. Fassaite
9.DA.15(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'var. Perthite'-
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Maskelynite'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Glass'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4
'Tektite
var. Australite'
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'Feldspar Group
var. Mesoperthite'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H Dissakisite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlMg)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S(Mg8.43Fe2+1.57)sum=10Al22Ti24+O46(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
O CoesiteSiO2
O CorundumAl2O3
O Dissakisite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlMg)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
O ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
O GeikieliteMgTiO3
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
O HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KirschsteiniteCaFe2+(SiO4)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O StishoviteSiO2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
O MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
O Grossular var. TsavoriteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Olivine GroupM2SiO4
O Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S(Mg8.43Fe2+1.57)sum=10Al22Ti24+O46(OH)2
O TsangpoiteCa5(PO4)2(SiO4)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Na Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
MgMagnesium
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Mg Dissakisite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlMg)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mg GeikieliteMgTiO3
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Mg Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S(Mg8.43Fe2+1.57)sum=10Al22Ti24+O46(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al Dissakisite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlMg)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al Grossular var. TsavoriteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Al Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S(Mg8.43Fe2+1.57)sum=10Al22Ti24+O46(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Si CoesiteSiO2
Si Dissakisite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlMg)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Si ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si KirschsteiniteCaFe2+(SiO4)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si StishoviteSiO2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Grossular var. TsavoriteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Si Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Si TsangpoiteCa5(PO4)2(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
P MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
P TsangpoiteCa5(PO4)2(SiO4)
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
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 Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Dissakisite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlMg)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Ca KirschsteiniteCaFe2+(SiO4)
Ca ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
Ca MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Ca Grossular var. TsavoriteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca TsangpoiteCa5(PO4)2(SiO4)
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti GeikieliteMgTiO3
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
Ti Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Ti Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S(Mg8.43Fe2+1.57)sum=10Al22Ti24+O46(OH)2
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Fe HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Fe HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe Native IronFe
Fe Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe KirschsteiniteCaFe2+(SiO4)
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Fe Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S(Mg8.43Fe2+1.57)sum=10Al22Ti24+O46(OH)2
NiNickel
Ni Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zr ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
CeCerium
Ce Dissakisite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlMg)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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Wikidata ID:Q1815832

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