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Rayner Complex, Mac Robertson Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarcticai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rayner Complex | Complex |
| Mac Robertson Land | - not defined - |
| Eastern Antarctica | Region |
| Antarctica | Continent |
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Latitude & Longitude:
70° South , 65° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~346km
Type:
The Australian Stratigraphic Units Database describes the Rayner Complex as: "[e]xtends over 1000km from Enderby Land to Princess Elizabeth Land; is well exposed at Prince Charles Mountains and SW Prydz Bay. High-grade metamorphic rocks, reworked during late Neoproterozoic/Cambrian granulite facies metamorphism accompanied by widespread charnockitic and granitic magmatism at 1000 to 900 Ma."
"Painted Gneiss": Archaean (reworked during Proterozoic orogeny 1100 Ma ago) metapelite interlayered with orthogneisses and charnockites.
Presence of granitic partial melts.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 References: |
| ⓘ Cordierite Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) References: |
| ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 References: |
| ⓘ Hercynite Formula: Fe2+Al2O4 Description: Surrounded by sillimanite and almandine, or cordierite coronas. References: |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Description: Surrounded by sillimanite and/or almandine coronas. References: |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' References: |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hercynite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Antarctic MeteoritesGroup of Meteorite Fall Locations
Antarctic PlateTectonic Plate
- Western Prydz ProvinceVolcanic Arc
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References
www.researchgate.net (n.d.) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324633977_Eastern_Ghats_Province_India-Rayner_Complex_Antarctica_accretion_Timing_the_event
www.research.ed.ac.uk (n.d.) https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/the-rayner-complex-of-east-antarctica--complex-isotopic-systematics-within-a-proterozoic-mobile-belt(0dbe6f54-a283-4d1d-af15-28318b79e43f)html
books.google.be (n.d.) https://books.google.be/books?id=D0zjDidZnO4C&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=%22rayner+complex%22&source=bl&ots=8k_w193pFM&sig=ACfU3U1xny4vOmUv4kTN9-9jxqOokOXKAw&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj08szZt5vkAhUBZ1AKHbvtDjcQ6AEwB3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22rayner%20complex%22&f=false
www.cambridge.org (n.d.) https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/earth-and-environmental-science-transactions-of-royal-society-of-edinburgh/article/archaean-crust-in-the-rayner-complex-of-east-antarctica-oygarden-group-of-islands-kemp-land/2FBA9C37A5AB08E687216CB6B983D173
