Name details

Prismatine Peak

Prismatine Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Prismatine Peak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1916

Feature type: Peak

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

A small peak on Stornes Peninsula in the Larsemann Hills.

Named For

Originally named Tourmaline Peak by the 1986-87 ANARE Larsemann Hills party after the large deposits of what was then identified as tourmaline. Fieldwork during the 2003-2004 season confirmed that prismatine is the predominant mineral in the borosilicate-bearing rocks on the peak. Tourmaline-group minerals are also present, but are much less prominent. Dr. Ed Grew from Maine University suggested the name change and Dr. Kurt Stuwe the original proposer for the name Tourmaline Peak agreed, as it more accurately reflected the geology of the peak.

Location

Latitude:
69° 24' 28.5" S
-69.40792°
Accurate to 25m
Longitude:
76° 06' 31.5" E
76.10875°
Accurate to 25m
Altitude:
95 m
Accurate to 10m

Images


©Rick Oates 2009
Catalogue id
IA21812
Caption
Prismatine Peak, Larsemann Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1100 feet. Looking West.
Photographer
Oates, Rick

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Larsemann Hills 1:25000 Topographic GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
Metadata ( Lars25k - Larsemann Hills 1:25000 Topographic GIS Dataset )
Source Scale:
1:25000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
Unknown

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