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Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australiai
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Satellite view of Heard Island

Heard Island, Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia
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Satellite view of Heard Island

Heard Island, Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia
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Satellite view of Heard Island

Heard Island, Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia
Type:
Island Arc
Mindat Locality ID:
338060
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:338060:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
îles Heard-et-MacDonald, Australie
German:
Heard und McDonaldinseln, Australien
Italian:
Isole Heard e McDonald, Australia
Russian:
Остров Херд и острова Макдональд, Австралия
Simplified Chinese:
赫德島和麥克唐納群島, 澳大利亚
Spanish:
Islas Heard y McDonald, Australia
Afrikaans:
Heard- en McDonaldeilande, Australië
Arabic:
جزيرة هيرد وجزر ماكدونالد, أستراليا
Aragonese:
Isla Heard y Islas McDonald
Asturian:
Islles Ḥeard y McDonald
Azeri:
Herd adası və Makdonald adaları
Basque:
Heard eta McDonald uharteak
Belarusian:
Востраў Херд і Астравы Макдоналд, Аўстралія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Востраў Гэрд і астравы Макдоналд
Bengali:
হার্ড দ্বীপ এবং ম্যাকডোনাল্ড দ্বীপপুঞ্জ
Bosnian:
Ostrvo Heard i arhipelag McDonald
Breton:
Enez Heard hag Inizi McDonald
Bulgarian:
Хърд и Макдоналд, Австралия
Catalan:
Illes Heard i McDonald, Austràlia
Cebuano:
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
دوورگەی ھێرد و دوورگەکانی مەک دۆناڵد
Croatian:
Otok Heard i otočje McDonald
Czech:
Heardův ostrov a McDonaldovy ostrovy, Austrálie
Danish:
Heard Island og McDonald Islands, Australien
Dutch:
Heard en McDonaldeilanden, Australië
Esperanto:
Herda kaj Makdonaldaj Insuloj
Estonian:
Heard ja McDonald, Austraalia
Farsi/Persian:
جزیره هرد و جزایر مک‌دونالد, استرالیا
Finnish:
Heard ja McDonaldinsaaret, Australia
Galician:
Illa Heard e Illas McDonald, Australia
Georgian:
ჰერდი და მაკდონალდის კუნძულები
Greek:
Νήσοι Χερντ και Μακντόναλντ, Αυστραλία
Gujarati:
હર્ડ આઇલેન્ડ એન્ડ મેકડોનાલ્ડ આઇલેન્ડ્સ
Hebrew:
האי הרד ואיי מקדונלד, אוסטרליה
Hindi:
हर्ड द्वीप और मैकडोनाल्ड द्वीप, ऑस्ट्रेलिया
Hungarian:
Heard-sziget és McDonald-szigetek, Ausztrália
Icelandic:
Heard og McDonaldseyjar, Ástralía
Indonesian:
Pulau Heard dan Kepulauan McDonald, Australia
Japanese:
ハード島とマクドナルド諸島, オーストラリア
Kannada:
ಹರ್ಡ್ ದ್ವೀಪ ಮತ್ತು ಮೆಕ್ಡೊನಾಲ್ಡ್ ದ್ವೀಪಗಳು
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Херд аралы және Макдональд аралдары
Kinyarwanda:
Icyirwa Hadi n’Ibirwa MakeDonalidi
Korean:
허드 맥도널드 제도, 호주
Latvian:
Hērda Sala un Makdonalda Salas, Austrālija
Lithuanian:
Herdas ir Makdonaldas, Australija
Macedonian:
Херд и Макдоналд, Австралија
Malay:
Pulau Heard dan Kepulauan McDonald
Malayalam:
ഹേഡ് ഐലന്റ് ആൻഡ് മക്ഡൊണാൾഡ് ഐലന്റ്സ്
Maltese:
Gżejjer Heard u McDonald
Manx:
Ellan Heard as Ellanyn McDonald
Marathi:
हर्ड द्वीप व मॅकडॉनल्ड द्वीपसमूह
Mingrelian:
ჰერდიშ კოკი დო მაკდონალდიშ კოკეფი
Mongolian:
Хэрд Арал ба Макдоналд Арлууд
Northern Frisian:
Heard an McDonald-Eilunen
Norwegian:
Heard- og McDonaldøyene, Australia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Heard- og McDonaldøyane
Polish:
Wyspy Heard i McDonalda, Australia
Portuguese:
Ilha Heard e Ilhas McDonald, Austrália
Punjabi:
ਹਰਡ ਟਾਪੂ ਅਤੇ ਮੈਕਡਾਨਲਡ ਟਾਪੂ
Romanian:
Insula Heard și Insulele McDonald, Australia
Scots:
Heard Island an McDonald Islands
Serbian:
Острва Херд и Макдоналд, Аустралија
Serbo-Croatian:
Otok Heard i otočje McDonald
Sinhalese:
හර්ඩ් දූපත සහ මැක්ඩොනල්ඩ් දූපත්
Slovak:
Heardov ostrov, Austrália
Slovenian:
Otok Heard in otočje McDonald, Avstralija
Swedish:
Heard- och McDonaldöarna, Australien
Tamil:
ஏர்ட் தீவும் மக்டொனால்ட் தீவும்
Tatar:
Һөрд утравы һәм Макдональд утраулары
Telugu:
హెర్డ్ దీవులు మరియు మెక్ డోనాల్డ్ దీవులు
Thai:
เกาะเฮิร์ดและหมู่เกาะแมกดอนัลด์, ออสเตรเลีย
Traditional Chinese:
克島同麥當奴群島
Turkish:
Heard Adası ve McDonald Adaları, Avustralya
Ukrainian:
Острови Герд і Макдональд, Австралія
Urdu:
جزیرہ ہرڈ و جزائر مکڈونلڈ
Vietnamese:
Đảo Heard và quần đảo McDonald, Úc
Waray:
Puro han Heard ngan Kapuropod-an McDonald
Welsh:
Ynysoedd Heard a McDonald, Awstralia
West Frisian:
Heard en de McDonaldeilannen
Wolof:
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Wu Chinese:
赫德島搭仔麥克唐納群島
Yoruba:
Erékùṣù Heard àti Àwọn Erékùṣù McDonald


An external territory of Australia that comprises a small group of volcanic islands with an overall area of approximately 372 sq km.

The islands are located approximately 4,100 km southwest of Perth and 3,845 km southwest of Cape Leeuwin.

Originally claimed by the UK, the islands were later transferred to Australia in 1947.

Heard Island is the largest, while the McDonald Islands comprise five small islands including Meyer Rock, Flat Island, and McDonald Island. The South Island and Needle Island are considered promontories rather than islands.

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ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ 'Glass'
ⓘ Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
References:
Clarke, I., McDougall, I., & Whitford, D. J. (1983). Volcanic evolution of heard and Mc-Donald Islands, Southern Indian Ocean. In Antarctic earth science. International symposium. 4 (pp. 631-635).
Verwoerd, W.J., Chevallier, L., Thomson, J.W. (1990) F. Oceanic Islands on the Antarctic Plate. In Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans Vol. 48 - Antarctic Research Series. American Geophysical Union. p.396-463. doi:10.1029/AR048pp.435-441
BARLING, J., GOLDSTEIN, S. L., & NICHOLLS, I. A. (1994). Geochemistry of Heard Island (southern Indian Ocean): characterization of an enriched mantle component and implications for enrichment of the sub-Indian Ocean mantle. Journal of Petrology, 35(4), 1017-1053. doi.org/10.1093/petrology/35.4.1017
Duncan, R. A., Quilty, P. G., Barling, J., Fox, J. M. (2016) Geological development of Heard Island, Central Kerguelen Plateau. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 63 (1) 81-89 doi:10.1080/08120099.2016.1139000
ⓘ Hedenbergite var. Ferrosalite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
References:
Clarke, I., McDougall, I., & Whitford, D. J. (1983). Volcanic evolution of heard and Mc-Donald Islands, Southern Indian Ocean. In Antarctic earth science. International symposium. 4 (pp. 631-635).
Verwoerd, W.J., Chevallier, L., Thomson, J.W. (1990) F. Oceanic Islands on the Antarctic Plate. In Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans Vol. 48 - Antarctic Research Series. American Geophysical Union. p.396-463. doi:10.1029/AR048pp.435-441
BARLING, J., GOLDSTEIN, S. L., & NICHOLLS, I. A. (1994). Geochemistry of Heard Island (southern Indian Ocean): characterization of an enriched mantle component and implications for enrichment of the sub-Indian Ocean mantle. Journal of Petrology, 35(4), 1017-1053. doi.org/10.1093/petrology/35.4.1017
Duncan, R. A., Quilty, P. G., Barling, J., Fox, J. M. (2016) Geological development of Heard Island, Central Kerguelen Plateau. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 63 (1) 81-89 doi:10.1080/08120099.2016.1139000
ⓘ Kaersutite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ 'Palagonite'
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘHedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
ⓘvar. Ferrosalite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
ⓘKaersutite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Glass'-
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4
ⓘ'Palagonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Oⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Oⓘ Hedenbergite var. FerrosaliteCaFe2+Si2O6
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Siⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Siⓘ Hedenbergite var. FerrosaliteCaFe2+Si2O6
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Caⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ Hedenbergite var. FerrosaliteCaFe2+Si2O6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ Hedenbergite var. FerrosaliteCaFe2+Si2O6

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heard_Island_and_McDonald_Islands
Wikidata ID:Q131198
GeoNames ID:1547314

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References

Lambeth, A.J. (1952) A geological account of Heard Island. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of NSW, 86, Parts I-IV,14-19.
Duncan, R. A., Quilty, P. G., Barling, J., Fox, J. M. (2016) Geological development of Heard Island, Central Kerguelen Plateau. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 63 (1) 81-89 doi:10.1080/08120099.2016.1139000
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