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Grosvenor Mountains, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarcticai
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Grosvenor MountainsMountain Range
Victoria LandRegion
East AntarcticaRegion
AntarcticaContinent

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
85° 40' South , 175° 0' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-85.66667,175.00000
GRN:
S58E13
Type:
Mountain Range
Köppen climate type:
EF : Ice cap climate
Mindat Locality ID:
297050
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:297050:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Grosvenor Mountains (85°40′S 175°0′E) are a group of widely scattered mountains and nunataks rising above the Antarctic polar plateau east of the head of Mill Glacier, extending from Mount Pratt in the north to the Mount Raymond area in the south, and from Otway Massif in the northwest to Larkman Nunatak in the southeast. They were discovered by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition flight to the South Pole in November 1929 and named by him for Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, President of the National Geographic Society, which helped finance the expedition. Several peaks near Mount Raymond were apparently observed by Ernest Shackleton in 1908, although they were then considered to be a continuation of the Dominion Range.

A group of ridges, rising to about 3200 m high, which stand close northwest of the northwest facing escarpment of the Queen Maud Range that also marks the head of Shackleton Glacier some 20 miles to the north-east, bordering the South Polar Plateau and pierced by several glaciers.

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24 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ahrensite
Formula: SiFe2O4
ⓘ Alabandite
Formula: MnS
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Asimowite
Formula: Fe2+4O(Si2O7)
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup var. Subcalcic augite'
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Jadeite
Formula: Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
ⓘ Keilite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg)S
ⓘ 'Low-calcium pyroxene'
ⓘ Majorite
Formula: Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Maskelynite'
ⓘ Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Martensite
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Oldhamite
Formula: CaS
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Ringwoodite
Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
ⓘ Stishovite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
ⓘ Tetrataenite
Formula: FeNi
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
ⓘ Tuite
Formula: Ca3(PO4)2
ⓘ Wadsleyite
Formula: Mg4O(Si2O7)
ⓘ Wüstite
Formula: FeO
ⓘ Wüstite var. Magnesiowüstite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)O
ⓘ Xieite
Formula: Fe2+Cr2O4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Martensite1.AE.05Fe
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
ⓘTetrataenite1.AE.10FeNi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘAlabandite2.CD.10MnS
ⓘOldhamite2.CD.10CaS
ⓘKeilite2.CD.10(Fe2+,Mg)S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘWüstite4.AB.25FeO
ⓘvar. Magnesiowüstite4.AB.25(Mg,Fe)O
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘXieite4.BB.25Fe2+Cr2O4
ⓘStishovite4.DA.40SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMerrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
ⓘTuite8.AC.45Ca3(PO4)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAhrensite9.AC.SiFe2O4
ⓘRingwoodite9.AC.15(Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
ⓘMajorite9.AD.25Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
ⓘWadsleyite9.BE.02Mg4O(Si2O7)
ⓘAsimowite9.BE.XFe2+4O(Si2O7)
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘJadeite9.DA.25Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Maskelynite'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4
ⓘ'Low-calcium pyroxene'-
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup
var. Subcalcic augite'		-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Oⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Ringwoodite(Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
Oⓘ StishoviteSiO2
Oⓘ WadsleyiteMg4O(Si2O7)
Oⓘ WüstiteFeO
Oⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ TuiteCa3(PO4)2
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Oⓘ XieiteFe2+Cr2O4
Oⓘ Wüstite var. Magnesiowüstite(Mg,Fe)O
Oⓘ AhrensiteSiFe2O4
Oⓘ AsimowiteFe42+O(Si2O7)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Naⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ Ringwoodite(Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
Mgⓘ WadsleyiteMg4O(Si2O7)
Mgⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Mgⓘ Keilite(Fe2+,Mg)S
Mgⓘ Wüstite var. Magnesiowüstite(Mg,Fe)O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Siⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Ringwoodite(Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
Siⓘ StishoviteSiO2
Siⓘ WadsleyiteMg4O(Si2O7)
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Siⓘ AhrensiteSiFe2O4
Siⓘ AsimowiteFe42+O(Si2O7)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Pⓘ TuiteCa3(PO4)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AlabanditeMnS
Sⓘ OldhamiteCaS
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
Sⓘ Keilite(Fe2+,Mg)S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ OldhamiteCaS
Caⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ TuiteCa3(PO4)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ XieiteFe2+Cr2O4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ AlabanditeMnS
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ Ringwoodite(Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
Feⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Feⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ WüstiteFeO
Feⓘ Native Iron var. MartensiteFe
Feⓘ Keilite(Fe2+,Mg)S
Feⓘ XieiteFe2+Cr2O4
Feⓘ Wüstite var. Magnesiowüstite(Mg,Fe)O
Feⓘ AhrensiteSiFe2O4
Feⓘ AsimowiteFe42+O(Si2O7)
NiNickel
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Niⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi

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