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⇱ "Ferri-Sepiolite" locality no. 1, Marrait Kitdlit, Nuussuaq Peninsula, Avannaata, Greenland

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"Ferri-Sepiolite" locality no. 1, Marrait Kitdlit, Nuussuaq Peninsula, Avannaata, Greenlandi
Regional Level Types
"Ferri-Sepiolite" locality no. 1Glacial Erratic
Marrait KitdlitHeadland
Nuussuaq PeninsulaPeninsula
AvannaataMunicipality
GreenlandAutonomous Territory

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
70° North , 54° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
440575
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:440575:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


"Ferri-Sepiolite" a sepiolite with 9.98 Wt% Fe2O3 and 1.18wt% FeO was described by Binzer & Karup-Møller (1974) from hydrothermal calcite-quartz-chalcedony veins found in an erratic block discovered in 1969 by by K. Binzer.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sepiolite
Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSepiolite9.EE.25Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

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