| Locality type: | Exposure |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Sillimanite |
| Formula: | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sillimanite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Johnston Firth, Stornes Peninsula, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, Ingrid Christensen Coast, Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 392134 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:392134:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sillimanite |
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| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘStornes Peninsula, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, Ingrid Christensen Coast, Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica |
| 5.7km (3.6 miles) | ⓘMcCarthy Point, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, Ingrid Christensen Coast, Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica |
| 7.3km (4.5 miles) | ⓘBrattnevet Peninsula, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, Ingrid Christensen Coast, Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica |
| 10.6km (6.6 miles) | ⓘLied promontory, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, Ingrid Christensen Coast, Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica |
| 13.4km (8.3 miles) | ⓘSample Z1229-42-4, Broknes Peninsula, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, Ingrid Christensen Coast, Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica |
| 13.5km (8.4 miles) | ⓘSeal Cove, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, Ingrid Christensen Coast, Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica |
| 96.9km (60.2 miles) | ⓘMather Peninsula, East Antarctica, Antarctica |
| References |
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Grew, Edward S., Armbruster, Thomas, Medenbach, Olaf, Yates, Martin G., Carson, Christopher J. (2006) Stornesite-(Y), (Y, Ca) 2Na6(Ca,Na)8(Mg,Fe)43(PO4)36, the first terrestrial Mg-dominant member of the fillowite group, from granulite-facies paragneiss in the Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, East Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 91 (8) 1412-1424 doi:10.2138/am.2006.2219 |
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