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Bezymiannaya Seamount 640, Atlantic Oceani
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Bezymiannaya Seamount 640Seamount
Atlantic OceanOcean

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
15° 50' 60'' North , 36° 7' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
15.85000,-36.11667
GeoHash:
G#: e4y64jksu
GRN:
N11W25
Type:
Seamount
Mindat Locality ID:
272516
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:272516:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Cape Verde plate

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Asbolane
Formula: (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
ⓘ Birnessite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
ⓘ 'Buserite'
Formula: Na4Mn14O27 · 21H2O
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Feroxyhyte
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Vernadite
Formula: (Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘFeroxyhyte4.FE.40Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘVernadite4.FE.40(Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘAsbolane4.FL.30(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
ⓘ'Buserite'4.FL.35Na4Mn14O27 · 21H2O
ⓘBirnessite4.FL.45(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite
var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite		8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
ⓘ8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Hⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Hⓘ FeroxyhyteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ Vernadite(Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ BuseriteNa4Mn14O27 · 21H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Oⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Oⓘ FeroxyhyteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ Vernadite(Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ BuseriteNa4Mn14O27 · 21H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Naⓘ Vernadite(Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O
Naⓘ BuseriteNa4Mn14O27 · 21H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ Vernadite(Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Mnⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Mnⓘ Vernadite(Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O
Mnⓘ BuseriteNa4Mn14O27 · 21H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ FeroxyhyteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ Vernadite(Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O
CoCobalt
Coⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
NiNickel
Niⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O

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References

Varentsov, I. M., Drits, V. A., & GORSCHKOV, A. (2009, April). Mineralogy, geochemistry and genesis of manganese-iron crusts on the Bezymiannaya Seamount 640, Cape Verde Plate, Atlantic. In Sediment-Hosted Mineral Deposits: Proceedings of a Symposium Held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, 30 July-4 August 1988 (pp. 89-107). Blackwell Publishing Ltd..
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