VOOZH about

URL: https://www.mindat.org/loc-266144.html

⇱ Tonagh Island, Amundsen Bay, Tula Mountains, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica

👁 Image
Now Featuring: The Bruce Carter Collection at Heritage Auctions, Live May 16th
Log InRegister
AboutSupport UsPhotosDiscussionsSearchLearnMore

Tonagh Island, Amundsen Bay, Tula Mountains, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarcticai
Regional Level Types
Tonagh IslandIsland
Amundsen BayBay
Tula MountainsMountain Range
Napier ComplexCraton
Enderby LandExposure
Eastern AntarcticaRegion
AntarcticaContinent

This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
PhotosMapsSearch
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 5' 59'' South , 50° 17' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
266144
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:266144:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Tonagh Island (67°6′S 50°18′E) is a steep-sided, flat-topped island, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide, lying southwest of the mouth of Beaver Glacier in the south part of Amundsen Bay. Sighted in October 1956 by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) party led by P.W. Crohn and named for Lieutenant Leslie Tonagh, DUKW driver with the ANARE, 1956.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

Select Rock List Type

Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Sapphirine
Formula: Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
ⓘSapphirine9.DH.45Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Oⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
NaSodium
Naⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Alⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
SiSilicon
Siⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Siⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonagh_Island
Wikidata ID:Q7820718

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Antarctic MeteoritesGroup of Meteorite Fall Locations
Antarctic PlateTectonic Plate
Antarctica

This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.

References

Quick NavTopMineral ListRock TypesOther DatabasesOther RegionsReferences
Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: April 4, 2026 07:21:13 Page updated: August 10, 2025 10:58:59
Go to top of page