Mount Moore (80°25′S 97°45′W) is an isolated quartzitic mountain mass that rises 305 m above the snow surface of western Antarctica. With only Mount Woollard nearby, 8 nautical miles (15 km) to the south, it stands about 150 nautical miles (280 km) west of the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. It was discovered by the Marie Byrd Land Traverse Party on 4 February 1958 and is named after Lieutenant John P. Moore, U.S. Navy Reserve, a helicopter pilot aboard the USS Atka, who died in a helicopter crash near Kainan Bay in January 1955. [Wikipedia]

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ⓘ Nesquehonite

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Formula: MgCO₃ · 3H₂O

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Vennum, W. (1986) Unusual magnesium- and iron-bearing salts from West Antarctica. Antarctic Journal of the U.S., 21(5), 55-57.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Nesquehonite	5.CA.05	MgCO₃ · 3H₂O

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H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Nesquehonite	MgCO₃ · 3H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Nesquehonite	MgCO₃ · 3H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Nesquehonite	MgCO₃ · 3H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Nesquehonite	MgCO₃ · 3H₂O

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Moore
Wikidata ID:	Q65122210

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Antarctic PlateTectonic Plate

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- Ellsworth ProvinceVolcanic Arc

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References

Vennum, W. (1986) Unusual magnesium- and iron-bearing salts from West Antarctica. Antarctic Journal of the U.S., 21(5), 55-57.

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Thiel Mts. - not defined -
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