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Wocan II, Wocan Hydrothermal Field, Carlsberg Ridge, Indian Oceani
Regional Level Types
Wocan IIHydrothermal Vent
Wocan Hydrothermal FieldGroup of Hydrothermal Vents
Carlsberg RidgeMid-Ocean Ridge
Indian OceanOcean

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
6° 22' 36'' North , 60° 30' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
6.37667,60.50556
GeoHash:
G#: t35h2bffc
GRN:
N05E42
Type:
Hydrothermal Vent
Mindat Locality ID:
345103
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:345103:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Wocan-II, covers an area of 400 m x 120 m, is at a depth of 3,100 m,
and located approximately 1.7 km to the northwest of Wocan-1.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Opal-CT4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Opal var. Opal-CTSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Opal var. Opal-CTSiO2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Opal var. Opal-CTSiO2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Indian Ocean
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Wang, Yejian; Han, Xiqiu; Petersen, Sven; Frische, Matthias; Qiu, Zhongyan; Li, Huaiming; Li, Honglin; Wu, Zhaocai; Cui, Ruyong (2017) Mineralogy and trace element geochemistry of sulfide minerals from the Wocan Hydrothermal Field on the slow-spreading Carlsberg Ridge, Indian Ocean. Ore Geology Reviews, 84. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.12.020
Popoola, Samuel Olatunde, Xiqiu Han, Yejian Wang, Zhongyan Qiu, Ying Ye, and Yiyang Cai. (2019) "Mineralogical and Geochemical Signatures of Metalliferous Sediments in Wocan-1 and Wocan-2 Hydrothermal Sites on the Carlsberg Ridge, Indian Ocean" Minerals 9, no. 1: 26. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9010026
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