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 Diopside at Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 3009Ma - 598Ma 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
Jen_0001107	3009	3005	Baddeleyite			30293	Tupertalik Mt., Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
ree-00355	604	598				123391	Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Orris and Grauch (2002)	USGSOFR02_189

Locality age (prioritized)

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
Jen_0000939	601	601	Dolomite			123391	Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
ree-00355	604	598				123391	Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Orris and Grauch (2002)	USGSOFR02_189

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
Jen_0000503	617	581				123391	Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Ernst and Bell (2010)	MP98_55
Jen_0000504	621	585				123391	Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Ernst and Bell (2010)	MP98_55
Jen_0000783	172	172				256771	REE Carbonatite Vein, Qaqqaarsuk (Qaqarssuk), Maniitsoq, Maniitsoq Island, Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000784	176	162				256771	REE Carbonatite Vein, Qaqqaarsuk (Qaqarssuk), Maniitsoq, Maniitsoq Island, Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000785	183	169				256771	REE Carbonatite Vein, Qaqqaarsuk (Qaqarssuk), Maniitsoq, Maniitsoq Island, Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001104	2655	2655				30293	Tupertalik Mt., Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001105	2700	2540				30293	Tupertalik Mt., Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001106	2771	2611	Baddeleyite			30293	Tupertalik Mt., Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001107	3009	3005	Baddeleyite			30293	Tupertalik Mt., Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Michelle_752	167.6	163.8	Phlogopite			256771	REE Carbonatite Vein, Qaqqaarsuk (Qaqarssuk), Maniitsoq, Maniitsoq Island, Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Secher et al. (2009)	L112_400
Michelle_785	1217	1201	Phlogopite			123391	Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Secher et al. (2009)	L112_400
ree-00354	183	162				30258	Qaqqaarsuk (Qaqarssuk), Maniitsoq, Maniitsoq Island, Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Orris and Grauch (2002)	USGSOFR02_189