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Ames Range, Marie Byrd Land, Western Antarctica, Antarcticai
Regional Level Types
Ames RangeMountain Range
Marie Byrd LandArea
Western AntarcticaRegion
AntarcticaContinent

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
75° 45' South , 132° 30' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-75.75000,-132.50000
GeoHash:
G#: 149c0fhkq
GRN:
S51W27
Type:
Mountain Range
Köppen climate type:
EF : Ice cap climate
Mindat Locality ID:
333571
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:333571:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
chaîne Ames, Terre Marie Byrd, Antarctique
German:
Ames Range, Marie-Byrd-Land, Antarktika
Simplified Chinese:
阿梅斯山脈, 玛丽伯德地, 南极洲
Cebuano:
Ames Range, Antarctica
Dutch:
Ames Range, Marie Byrdland, Antarctica
Hebrew:
רכס איימס, ארץ מרי בירד, אנטארקטיקה
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Ames Range, Marie Byrd Land, Antarktis
Portuguese:
Cordilheira de Ames, Terra de Marie Byrd, Antártida
Swedish:
Ames Range, Marie Byrds land, Antarktis
Ukrainian:
Хребет Еймса, Земля Мері Берд, Антарктида


The range consists of 3 aligned and coalescing volcanoes with overall length of 35km.

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Mineral List

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ Aenigmatite
Formula: Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase
Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8
ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Glass'
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘAenigmatite9.DH.40Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘAlbite
var. Anorthoclase		9.FA.35(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Unclassified
ⓘ'Alkali Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Glass'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Oⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Naⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Siⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
KPotassium
Kⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Cenozoic : 14.7 Ma to 0.1 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Cenozoic
  Quaternary
   Pleistocene
ⓘ Mugearite (youngest age)0.1 MaMount Andrus, Ames Range, Marie Byrd Land, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
    
   
  Neogene
   Miocene
ⓘ Mugearite (oldest age)14.7 MaMount Andrus, Ames Range, Marie Byrd Land, Western Antarctica, Antarctica

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ames_Range
Wikidata ID:Q4745885
GeoNames ID:6631489

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References

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/mpar4p.9
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