Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

Ages for Microcline at Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 1275Ma - 48.9Ma at this locality

Age range from children

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Grew_Li_2019_0017	1275	1275		Cryolithionite		1958	Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Steenfelt et al. (2016)	OGR77_194
Jen_0000659	51.7	48.9				5451	Gardiner Complex, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796

Locality age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Bradley_2012_129	2956	2940	Zircon			19034	Isua Belt, Nuuk (Godthåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	CM52_183
Bradley_2012_168	1176	1166	Zircon			131818	Tasiilaq (Angmagssalik; Ammassalik), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	CM52_183
DeepDive-Co-0030	3000	2800				19034	Isua Belt, Nuuk (Godthåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Richards and Appel (1987)	CG66_181
DeepDive-Co-0031	2887	2839				30250	Storø, Nuuk (Godthåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Juul-Pedersen et al. (2007)	OGR32_20
Grew_Li_2019_0017	1275	1275		Cryolithionite		1958	Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Steenfelt et al. (2016)	OGR77_194
Jen_0000659	51.7	48.9				5451	Gardiner Complex, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000775	150	150				30294	Frederikshåbs Isblink, Paamiut (Frederikshåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000776	120	112				30294	Frederikshåbs Isblink, Paamiut (Frederikshåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000777	143	133				30294	Frederikshåbs Isblink, Paamiut (Frederikshåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000779	167	157				30295	Iluilârssuk, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001036	1344	1310				1959	Ikka-Grønnedal Complex (Ika-Grønnedal), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Kristen002482	2975	2951	Zircon			203531	Ivisartoq Region, Nuuk (Godthåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Tkachev (2011)	GSLSP350_7
Mo-00259	1257	1037		Molybdenite, Wulfenite	Mo	51122	Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Goodenough et al. (2000)	L51_205
Mo-00390	25.9	25.7	Molybdenite		Mo	187829	Malmbjerg Mine, Mestersvig, Kong Oscar Firth, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Brooks et al. (2004)	EG99_1215
Mo-00411	39.7	39.5	Molybdenite		Mo	204146	Flammefjeld Prospect, Amdrup Firth, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Brooks et al. (2004)	EG99_1215
ree-00356	51.7	48.9				5451	Gardiner Complex, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Orris and Grauch (2002)	USGSOFR02_189
sedexmvt-00125	323	299				30254	Blyklippen Mine, Mestersvig, Kong Oscar Firth, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Taylor et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1297