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Zhangzhongjing intraplate seamount, Southeast sub-basin, South China Seai
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Zhangzhongjing intraplate seamountSeamount
Southeast sub-basinBasin
South China SeaSea

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
16° 7' 15'' North , 116° 44' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
16.12083,116.73889
GRN:
N11E79
Type:
Seamount
Mindat Locality ID:
467692
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:467692:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A typical feature of the seabed of the East sub-basin is the NE-SW−trending undersea mountain range with conspicuous volcanic seamount morphological characteristics
(Figure 1b). This intermittent seamount chain includes a few tens of identified submarine
volcanoes, stretching over 400 km in the north to the eastern end of the Zhenbei-Huangyan
seamount chain in the south (Figure 1b). The volcanic chain that crosses the East subbasin includes the Guanshi, Shixing, Xianbei, Zhangzhong, Xiannan and Zhangzhongjing
seamounts with heights ranging between 200 and 3400 m above the seafloor and a NE-SW
dominant elongation direction.

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
ⓘ 'Clay minerals'
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
ⓘ 'Myrmekite'
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clay minerals'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4
ⓘ'Myrmekite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian Plate
Sunda PlateTectonic Plate

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References

[1]Lu, Rong; Zheng, Hao; Yang, Lei; Xie, Anyuan; He, Xi; Peng, Cong; Li, Zhengyuan; He, Huizhong (2025) Basalts from Zhangzhongjing Seamount, South China Sea and Their Linkage to a Plume-Modified Mantle Reservoir. Minerals, 15 (12). doi:10.3390/min15121292
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