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Wiencke Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Western Antarctica, Antarcticai
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Wiencke IslandIsland
Antarctic PeninsulaPeninsula
Western AntarcticaRegion
AntarcticaContinent

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Other Languages:
French:
île Wiencke, Antarctique
German:
Wiencke-Insel, Antarktika
Simplified Chinese:
溫克島, 南极洲
Spanish:
Isla Wiencke, Antártida
Cebuano:
Wiencke, Antarctica
Dutch:
Wiencke Island, Antarctica
Esperanto:
Insulo Wiencke, Antarkto
Hebrew:
וינצקה, אנטארקטיקה
Latvian:
Vīnkes sala, Antarktīda
Norwegian:
Wiencke Island, Antarktika
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Wiencke Island, Antarktis
Polish:
Wiencke Island, Antarktyda
Portuguese:
Ilha Wiencke, Antártida
Swedish:
Wienckeön, Antarktis
Traditional Chinese:
溫克島, 南極洲


A small island (26km x 8km) near Anvers Island.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Hooper, P.R. (1962) The Petrology of Anvers Island and Adjacent Islands. Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, Scientific Reports No.34, 69 pages.
'Chlorite Group'
Reference: Hooper, P.R. (1962) The Petrology of Anvers Island and Adjacent Islands. Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, Scientific Reports No.34, 69 pages.
Epidote
Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Reference: Hooper, P.R. (1962) The Petrology of Anvers Island and Adjacent Islands. Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, Scientific Reports No.34, 69 pages.
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Reference: Hooper, P.R. (1962) The Petrology of Anvers Island and Adjacent Islands. Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, Scientific Reports No.34, 69 pages.
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Reference: Hooper, P.R. (1962) The Petrology of Anvers Island and Adjacent Islands. Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, Scientific Reports No.34, 69 pages.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Hooper, P.R. (1962) The Petrology of Anvers Island and Adjacent Islands. Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, Scientific Reports No.34, 69 pages.
Quartz var. Jasper
Reference: Hooper, P.R. (1962) The Petrology of Anvers Island and Adjacent Islands. Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, Scientific Reports No.34, 69 pages.
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Reference: Hooper, P.R. (1962) The Petrology of Anvers Island and Adjacent Islands. Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, Scientific Reports No.34, 69 pages.
'Thomsonite'
Reference: Hooper, P.R. (1962) The Petrology of Anvers Island and Adjacent Islands. Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, Scientific Reports No.34, 69 pages.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Jasper4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Chlorite Group'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
'Thomsonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
O CalciteCaCO3
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
O QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)

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Hooper, P.R. (1962) The Petrology of Anvers Island and Adjacent Islands. Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, Scientific Reports No.34, 69 pages.

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiencke_Island
Wikidata ID:Q719526
GeoNames ID:6628074


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