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Project FAMOUS dive area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Oceani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Project FAMOUS dive area | Mid-Ocean Ridge |
| Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex | Mid-Ocean Ridge |
| Atlantic Ocean | Ocean |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 47' 28'' North , 33° 14' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Primitive and differentiated tholeeites.
Sulfide nodules in basalt melt glass.
Located in a rift valley near 36-37°N lat.
French-American Mid-Ocean Undersea Study (Project FAMOUS)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Description: Intermediate Solid Solution (ISS). |
| ⓘ 'Glass' |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Description: Monosulfide solid solution (MSS). |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrrhotite Formula: (Fe,Ni)7S8 Description: Monosulfide solid solution (MSS). |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | var. Nickel-bearing Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | (Fe,Ni)7S8 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Glass' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrrhotite | (Fe,Ni)7S8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrrhotite | (Fe,Ni)7S8 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Ni | ⓘ Pyrrhotite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrrhotite | (Fe,Ni)7S8 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
African PlateTectonic Plate
Atlantic OceanOcean
- African BasinOceanic Crust
- Mid-Atlantic Ridge complexMid-Ocean Ridge
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