"Christmas Point" pegmatite, Khmara Bay, Casey Bay, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica (original) (raw)

"Christmas Point" pegmatite, Khmara Bay, Casey Bay, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarcticai

Regional Level Types
"Christmas Point" pegmatite Pegmatite
Khmara Bay Bay
Casey Bay Bay
Napier Complex Complex
Enderby Land Exposure
Eastern Antarctica Region
Antarctica Continent

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

67° 22' 55'' South , 48° 57' 59'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Mindat Locality ID:

125896

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:125896:0

c65c47aa-cd74-4d00-ace3-48caf9d1648a

Podiform Be-bearing pegmatites of probable late Archean age which cut granulite-facies rocks at the south end of an unnamed island of the Field Islands, 5 km WSW of McIntyre Island, in Khamra Bay.

The first "Christmas Point" pegmatite, described by Grew (1981), is 1.5 m thick and is one of a series of en échelon pods in a layer of quartz granulite containing sapphirine, orthopyroxene, sillimanite, and garnet. This pegmatite consists of coarse-grained (>l cm) quartz, microrcline, apatite, biotite and sillimanite, and of medium-grained (mostly 0.05-2 mm) dense segregations rich in sillimanite, garnet, cordierite, biotite, yellow-brown apatite, and surinamite. In hand specimens, much of the microcline is red. Sillimanite crystals (up to 10 cm long and 3 cm across) are white or brown; brown sillimanite is chatoyant. The medium-grained segregations form irregular veins, masses, and stringers up to 5 cm across. In addition to the above listed minerals, some samples of the medium-grained segregations contain orthopyroxene, wagnerite, pyrite, "ilmeno-hematite" (titanohematite with ferrian ilmenite exsolution lamellae), magnetite, and monazite. Zircon, xenotime, corundum, and other species are less abundant.

A second beryllium pegmatite was found nearby in 1999 (Grew et al., 2000). Also this pegmatite has a quartz core, where the surinamite-­bearing aggregates are more abundant, and an outer zone rich in microcline. Nodules up to 5 cm across of coarse-grained sapphirine-khmaralite in quartz are unique to this pegmatite. Another mineral exclusive of this pegmatite is magnesiotaaffeite-6N'3S.

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22 valid minerals.

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ⓘ AlmandineFormula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3References: Grew, E. S. (1981) Surinamite, taaffeite and beryllian sapphirine from pegmatites in granulite-facies rocks of Casey Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 66(9-10), 1022-1033 Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'Formula: A B2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2References: Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ AndalusiteFormula: Al2(SiO4)OReferences: Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ 'Biotite'Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2References: Grew, E. S. (1981) Surinamite, taaffeite and beryllian sapphirine from pegmatites in granulite-facies rocks of Casey Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 66(9-10), 1022-1033 Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'References: Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ CordieriteFormula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)References: Grew, E. S. (1981) Surinamite, taaffeite and beryllian sapphirine from pegmatites in granulite-facies rocks of Casey Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 66(9-10), 1022-1033 Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ CorundumFormula: Al2O3References: Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ FluorapatiteFormula: Ca5(PO4)3FReferences: Grew, E. S. (1981) Surinamite, taaffeite and beryllian sapphirine from pegmatites in granulite-facies rocks of Casey Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 66(9-10), 1022-1033 Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ HematiteFormula: Fe2O3References: Grew, E. S. (1981) Surinamite, taaffeite and beryllian sapphirine from pegmatites in granulite-facies rocks of Casey Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 66(9-10), 1022-1033 Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ Hematite var. TitanohematiteReferences: Grew, E. S. (1981) Surinamite, taaffeite and beryllian sapphirine from pegmatites in granulite-facies rocks of Casey Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 66(9-10), 1022-1033 Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ 'Högbomite'Formula: (Mg,Fe)2(Al,Ti)5O10References: Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ IlmeniteFormula: Fe2+TiO3References: Grew, E. S. (1981) Surinamite, taaffeite and beryllian sapphirine from pegmatites in granulite-facies rocks of Casey Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 66(9-10), 1022-1033.
ⓘ Ilmenite var. Ferrian IlmeniteFormula: (Fe,Ti)2O3References: Grew, E. S. (1981) Surinamite, taaffeite and beryllian sapphirine from pegmatites in granulite-facies rocks of Casey Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 66(9-10), 1022-1033 Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ KhmaraliteFormula: (Mg,Al,Fe)16[(Al,Si,Be)12O36]O4References: Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ KyaniteFormula: Al2(SiO4)OReferences: Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ Magnesiotaaffeite-6N’3SFormula: Mg2BeAl6O12References: Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ MagnetiteFormula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4References: Grew, E. S. (1981) Surinamite, taaffeite and beryllian sapphirine from pegmatites in granulite-facies rocks of Casey Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 66(9-10), 1022-1033 Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ MicroclineFormula: K(AlSi3O8)References: Grew, E. S. (1981) Surinamite, taaffeite and beryllian sapphirine from pegmatites in granulite-facies rocks of Casey Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 66(9-10), 1022-1033 Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ 'Monazite'Formula: REE(PO4)References: Grew, E. S. (1981) Surinamite, taaffeite and beryllian sapphirine from pegmatites in granulite-facies rocks of Casey Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 66(9-10), 1022-1033 Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ MuscoviteFormula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2References: Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'References: Grew, E. S. (1981) Surinamite, taaffeite and beryllian sapphirine from pegmatites in granulite-facies rocks of Casey Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 66(9-10), 1022-1033.
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8References: Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ PyriteFormula: FeS2References: Grew, E. S. (1981) Surinamite, taaffeite and beryllian sapphirine from pegmatites in granulite-facies rocks of Casey Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 66(9-10), 1022-1033 Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ QuartzFormula: SiO2References: Grew, E. S. (1981) Surinamite, taaffeite and beryllian sapphirine from pegmatites in granulite-facies rocks of Casey Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 66(9-10), 1022-1033 Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ RutileFormula: TiO2References: Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ SapphirineFormula: Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]References: Grew, E. S. (1981) Surinamite, taaffeite and beryllian sapphirine from pegmatites in granulite-facies rocks of Casey Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 66(9-10), 1022-1033 Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ SillimaniteFormula: Al2(SiO4)OReferences: Grew, E. S. (1981) Surinamite, taaffeite and beryllian sapphirine from pegmatites in granulite-facies rocks of Casey Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 66(9-10), 1022-1033 Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ SpinelFormula: MgAl2O4References: Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ SurinamiteFormula: (Mg,Fe)3Al4BeSi3O16References: Grew, E. S. (1981) Surinamite, taaffeite and beryllian sapphirine from pegmatites in granulite-facies rocks of Casey Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 66(9-10), 1022-1033 Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ WagneriteFormula: (Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)FReferences: Grew, E. S. (1981) Surinamite, taaffeite and beryllian sapphirine from pegmatites in granulite-facies rocks of Casey Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 66(9-10), 1022-1033 Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ 'Xenotime'References: Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.
ⓘ ZirconFormula: Zr(SiO4)References: Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ Pyrite 2.EB.05a FeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ Spinel 4.BB.05 MgAl2O4
ⓘ Magnetite 4.BB.05 Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Hematite var. Titanohematite 4.CB.05 Fe2O3
ⓘ Ilmenite 4.CB.05 Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ var. Ferrian Ilmenite 4.CB.05 (Fe,Ti)2O3
ⓘ Corundum 4.CB.05 Al2O3
ⓘ Hematite 4.CB.05 Fe2O3
ⓘ Quartz 4.DA.05 SiO2
ⓘ Rutile 4.DB.05 TiO2
ⓘ Magnesiotaaffeite-6N’3S 4.FC.25 Mg2BeAl6O12
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ Wagnerite 8.BB.15 (Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)F
ⓘ Fluorapatite 8.BN.05 Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ Almandine 9.AD.25 Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Zircon 9.AD.30 Zr(SiO4)
ⓘ Sillimanite 9.AF.05 Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Andalusite 9.AF.10 Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Kyanite 9.AF.15 Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Cordierite 9.CJ.10 (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
ⓘ Sapphirine 9.DH.45 Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
ⓘ Khmaralite 9.DH.50 (Mg,Al,Fe)16[(Al,Si,Be)12O36]O4
ⓘ Surinamite 9.DH.55 (Mg,Fe)3Al4BeSi3O16
ⓘ Muscovite 9.EC.15 KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Microcline 9.FA.30 K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' -
ⓘ 'Högbomite' - (Mg,Fe)2(Al,Ti)5O10
ⓘ 'Biotite' - K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ 'Monazite' - REE(PO4)
ⓘ 'Xenotime' -
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' - (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' -
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' - A B2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

H Hydrogen
H ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup A B2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H ⓘ Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ⓘ Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Be Beryllium
Be ⓘ Magnesiotaaffeite-6N’3S Mg2BeAl6O12
Be ⓘ Surinamite (Mg,Fe)3Al4BeSi3O16
Be ⓘ Khmaralite (Mg,Al,Fe)16[(Al,Si,Be)12O36]O4
O Oxygen
O ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup A B2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O ⓘ Andalusite Al2(SiO4)O
O ⓘ Almandine Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O ⓘ Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O ⓘ Cordierite (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
O ⓘ Corundum Al2O3
O ⓘ Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F
O ⓘ Hematite Fe2O3
O ⓘ Högbomite (Mg,Fe)2(Al,Ti)5O10
O ⓘ Ilmenite Fe2+TiO3
O ⓘ Kyanite Al2(SiO4)O
O ⓘ Magnetite Fe2+Fe23+O4
O ⓘ Microcline K(AlSi3O8)
O ⓘ Monazite REE(PO4)
O ⓘ Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O ⓘ Magnesiotaaffeite-6N’3S Mg2BeAl6O12
O ⓘ Quartz SiO2
O ⓘ Rutile TiO2
O ⓘ Sapphirine Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
O ⓘ Sillimanite Al2(SiO4)O
O ⓘ Spinel MgAl2O4
O ⓘ Surinamite (Mg,Fe)3Al4BeSi3O16
O ⓘ Wagnerite (Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)F
O ⓘ Zircon Zr(SiO4)
O ⓘ Khmaralite (Mg,Al,Fe)16[(Al,Si,Be)12O36]O4
O ⓘ Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O ⓘ Ilmenite var. Ferrian Ilmenite (Fe,Ti)2O3
F Fluorine
F ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup A B2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F ⓘ Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F ⓘ Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F
F ⓘ Wagnerite (Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)F
Na Sodium
Na ⓘ Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Mg Magnesium
Mg ⓘ Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg ⓘ Cordierite (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Mg ⓘ Högbomite (Mg,Fe)2(Al,Ti)5O10
Mg ⓘ Magnesiotaaffeite-6N’3S Mg2BeAl6O12
Mg ⓘ Sapphirine Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Mg ⓘ Spinel MgAl2O4
Mg ⓘ Surinamite (Mg,Fe)3Al4BeSi3O16
Mg ⓘ Wagnerite (Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)F
Mg ⓘ Khmaralite (Mg,Al,Fe)16[(Al,Si,Be)12O36]O4
Al Aluminium
Al ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup A B2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al ⓘ Andalusite Al2(SiO4)O
Al ⓘ Almandine Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al ⓘ Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ⓘ Cordierite (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Al ⓘ Corundum Al2O3
Al ⓘ Högbomite (Mg,Fe)2(Al,Ti)5O10
Al ⓘ Kyanite Al2(SiO4)O
Al ⓘ Microcline K(AlSi3O8)
Al ⓘ Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al ⓘ Magnesiotaaffeite-6N’3S Mg2BeAl6O12
Al ⓘ Sapphirine Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Al ⓘ Sillimanite Al2(SiO4)O
Al ⓘ Spinel MgAl2O4
Al ⓘ Surinamite (Mg,Fe)3Al4BeSi3O16
Al ⓘ Khmaralite (Mg,Al,Fe)16[(Al,Si,Be)12O36]O4
Al ⓘ Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Silicon
Si ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup A B2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si ⓘ Andalusite Al2(SiO4)O
Si ⓘ Almandine Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si ⓘ Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ⓘ Cordierite (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Si ⓘ Kyanite Al2(SiO4)O
Si ⓘ Microcline K(AlSi3O8)
Si ⓘ Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si ⓘ Quartz SiO2
Si ⓘ Sapphirine Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Si ⓘ Sillimanite Al2(SiO4)O
Si ⓘ Surinamite (Mg,Fe)3Al4BeSi3O16
Si ⓘ Zircon Zr(SiO4)
Si ⓘ Khmaralite (Mg,Al,Fe)16[(Al,Si,Be)12O36]O4
Si ⓘ Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
P Phosphorus
P ⓘ Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F
P ⓘ Monazite REE(PO4)
P ⓘ Wagnerite (Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)F
S Sulfur
S ⓘ Pyrite FeS2
Cl Chlorine
Cl ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup A B2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
K Potassium
K ⓘ Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K ⓘ Microcline K(AlSi3O8)
K ⓘ Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Ca Calcium
Ca ⓘ Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F
Ca ⓘ Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ti Titanium
Ti ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup A B2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti ⓘ Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti ⓘ Högbomite (Mg,Fe)2(Al,Ti)5O10
Ti ⓘ Ilmenite Fe2+TiO3
Ti ⓘ Rutile TiO2
Ti ⓘ Ilmenite var. Ferrian Ilmenite (Fe,Ti)2O3
Fe Iron
Fe ⓘ Almandine Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe ⓘ Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ⓘ Cordierite (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Fe ⓘ Hematite Fe2O3
Fe ⓘ Högbomite (Mg,Fe)2(Al,Ti)5O10
Fe ⓘ Ilmenite Fe2+TiO3
Fe ⓘ Magnetite Fe2+Fe23+O4
Fe ⓘ Pyrite FeS2
Fe ⓘ Surinamite (Mg,Fe)3Al4BeSi3O16
Fe ⓘ Wagnerite (Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)F
Fe ⓘ Khmaralite (Mg,Al,Fe)16[(Al,Si,Be)12O36]O4
Fe ⓘ Ilmenite var. Ferrian Ilmenite (Fe,Ti)2O3
Zr Zirconium
Zr ⓘ Zircon Zr(SiO4)

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References

Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40.