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"Requin 3" drill hole, Mururoa, Tuamotu Archipelago (Tuamotus), Tuamotu-Gambier (Tuamotu and Gambier Islands), French Polynesia, Francei
Regional Level Types
"Requin 3" drill holeBorehole
MururoaAtoll
Tuamotu Archipelago (Tuamotus)Archipelago
Tuamotu-Gambier (Tuamotu and Gambier Islands)Group of Archipelagoes
French PolynesiaOverseas Collectivity
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 49' 40'' South , 138° 52' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-21.82796,-138.87257
GRN:
S15W91
Type:
Borehole
Köppen climate type:
Af : Tropical rainforest climate
Mindat Locality ID:
69353
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:69353:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Sondage "Requin 3", Françoise, Lagon de Mururoa, Archipel des Tuamotu (Les Tuamotu), Tuamotu-Gambier (Îles Tuamotu et Gambier), Polynésie française (Pōrīnetia Farāni)


A drill hole in the Mururoa lagoon.
Peralkaline comenditic trachyte.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Description: ZrO2 up to 5% (substitution of FM-NAZ molecule coupled with hedenbergite substitution).
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ Arfvedsonite
Formula: NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Description: Rims aegirine. Rims pseudomorphs after fayalitic olivine.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2(SiO4)
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Description: Associated with pyrite-marcasite.
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
Description: Phenocrysts and microlites. Albite with 22-32% Or-content.
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: Up to 10% TiO2. Big crystals associated with carbonates. Small crystals included in arfvedsonite.
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Description: Up to 10% TiO2. Big crystals associated with carbonates. Small crystals included in arfvedsonite.
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Description: Replaces titanomagnetite.
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: Replaces titanomagnetite.
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Description: Late phase. Octahedra embedded within carbonates.
ⓘ 'Rhombohedral Carbonate'
Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Description: Associated with small titanomagnetite inclusions in arfvedsonite.
ⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
Description: Nb-rich ilmenorutile. Early phase (inclusions in titanomagnetite).
ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
Description: Associated with small titanomagnetite inclusions in arfvedsonite.
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Description: Magmatic origin (presence of CO2 during crystallization). Rhombohedrons within calcite. Replaces fayalitic olivine crystals.
ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Description: Early phase. Inclusions in titanomagnetite.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘvar. Titanium-bearing Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘRutile
var. Ilmenorutile		4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
ⓘ4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘvar. Niobium-bearing Rutile4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘFayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2(SiO4)
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘArfvedsonite9.DE.25NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ'Zeolite Group'9.G0.
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Rhombohedral Carbonate'-(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
Oⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Oⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Tiⓘ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Feⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Nbⓘ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2

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References

Wagner, Christiane; Guille, Gérard; Coquillat, Jean-Louis; Velde, Danielle (1988) Zr-rich clinopyroxenes in a comenditic trachyte from Mururoa (French Polynesia). Bulletin de Minéralogie, 111 (5). p.523-534. doi:10.3406/bulmi.1988.8098
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