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Faial, Azores, Portugali
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FaialIsland
AzoresAutonomous Region
PortugalCountry

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The lighthouse of Capelinhos in the backgroud

Capelo, Horta, Faial, Azores, Portugal
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view of the "Cabeço do Fogo" quarry

Faial, Azores, Portugal
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the road for "Caldeiras"

Faial, Azores, Portugal
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The lighthouse of Capelinhos in the backgroud

Capelo, Horta, Faial, Azores, Portugal
08544980017272040732867.jpg
view of the "Cabeço do Fogo" quarry

Faial, Azores, Portugal
06459940017272040749212.jpg
the road for "Caldeiras"

Faial, Azores, Portugal
05202970017491196459744.jpg
The lighthouse of Capelinhos in the backgroud

Capelo, Horta, Faial, Azores, Portugal
08544980017272040732867.jpg
view of the "Cabeço do Fogo" quarry

Faial, Azores, Portugal
Type:
Island
Age:
0.848 ± 0.012 Ma to present day
Geologic Time:
Pleistocene
Dating method:
K-Ar and radiocarbon dating
Reference for age:
Hildenbrand et al. 2012.; Zanon et al. 2013
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Horta6,572 (2018)
Angústias2,418 (2018)
Castelo Branco1,309 (2018)
Cedros907 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
16455
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16455:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Faial, Açores, Portugal
German:
Faial, Azoren, Portugal
Italian:
Faial, Azzorre, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Ilha do Faial, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
Russian:
Фаял, Азорские острова, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
法亞爾島, 亚速尔群岛, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Isla de Faial, Azores, Portugal
Basque:
Faial, Azoreak
Belarusian:
Фаял, Азорскія астравы, Партугалія
Catalan:
Illa de Faial, Açores, Portugal
Cebuano:
Ilha do Faial, Azores
Czech:
Faial, Azory, Portugalsko
Dutch:
Faial, Azoren, Portugal
Estonian:
Faial, Assoorid, Portugal
Finnish:
Faial, Azorit, Portugali
Galician:
Illa do Faial, Azores, Portugal
Greek:
Φαϊάλ, Αζόρες, Πορτογαλία
Icelandic:
Faial, Asóreyjar, Portúgal
Japanese:
ファイアル島, アゾレス諸島, ポルトガル
Korean:
파이알섬, 아소르스 제도, 포르투갈
Latvian:
Fajala, Azoru salas, Portugāle
Lithuanian:
Fajalas, Azorai, Portugalija
Macedonian:
Фајал , Азорски Острови, Португалија
Norwegian:
Faial, Asorene, Portugal
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Faial, Asorane
Polish:
Faial, Azory, Portugalia
Romanian:
Insula Faial, Azore, Portugalia
Slovenian:
Faial , Azori, Portugalska
Swahili:
Faial, Azori, Ureno
Swedish:
Faial, Azorerna, Portugal
Thai:
เกาะฟายาล, อะโซร์ส, โปรตุเกส
Traditional Chinese:
法亞爾島, 亞速爾
Ukrainian:
Фаял, Азорські острови, Португалія


A volcanic island comprised of basalts. It is dominated by the central Caldeira volcano, which has a small summit caldera to the WNW and SE of which. are the Capelo and Horta fissure zones.



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13 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ Aegirine-augite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase
Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Fayalite (TL)
Formula: Fe2+2(SiO4)
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ Kaersutite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Sodalite
Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘFayalite (TL)9.AC.05Fe2+2(SiO4)
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘAegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘKaersutite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Anorthoclase9.FA.35(Na,K)AlSi3O8
ⓘSodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Oⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Naⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mgⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Siⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Siⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
ClChlorine
Clⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
KPotassium
Kⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faial_Island
Wikidata ID:Q657187
GeoNames ID:3373109

Localities in this Region

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References

Gmelin, C.G. (1840): Chemische Untersuchung des Fayalites, Annalen der Chemie und Physik, Vol. 127 (2/051), pp. 160
von Fellenberg, R.L. (1840): Analyse des Eisenperidots, eines neuen vulkanischen Minerals von den Azoren, Annalen der Physik und Chemie, Vol. 127 (2/051), pp. 261
Hartung, G. (1860) Die Azoren in ihrer äußeren Erscheinung und nach ihrer geognostischen Natur. Leipzig, Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, 350 pages (in German).
Madeira, J., Soares, A. M., Da Silveira, A. B., & Serralheiro, A. (1995). Radiocarbon dating recent volcanic activity on Faial Island (Azores). Radiocarbon, 37(2), 139-147. doi.org/10.1017/S0033822200030575
Hildenbrand, A., Marques, F. O., Costa, A. C. G., Sibrant, A. L. R., Silva, P. F., Henry, B., ... & Madureira, P. (2012). Reconstructing the architectural evolution of volcanic islands from combined K/Ar, morphologic, tectonic, and magnetic data: the Faial Island example (Azores). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 241, 39-48. doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.06.019
Zanon, V., Kueppers, U., Pacheco, J. M., & Cruz, I. (2013). Volcanism from fissure zones and the Caldeira central volcano of Faial Island, Azores archipelago: geochemical processes in multiple feeding systems. Geological Magazine, 150(3), 536-555. doi.org/10.1017/S0016756812000702
Larrea, P., França, Z., Widom, E., & Lago, M. (2018). Petrology of the Azores Islands. In Volcanoes of the Azores (pp. 197-249). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
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