Hornpipe Heights, Alexander Island, Western Antarctica, Antarctica i
Regional Level Types
Hornpipe Heights Range of Mountains and Hills
Alexander Island Island
Western Antarctica Region
Antarctica Continent

Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Unclassified
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Pleistocene : 2.5 ± 0.8 Ma to 2.7 ± 0.2 Ma

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Geologic Time

Rocks, Minerals and Events

ⓘ Basanite (oldest age)

2.5 ± 0.8 Ma

Neogene

Pliocene

ⓘ Basanite (youngest age)

2.7 ± 0.2 Ma

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornpipe_Heights
Wikidata ID:	Q5904454
GeoNames ID:	6635145

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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