Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
North Qôroq Centre, Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1341
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1152

mindat Locality ID: 30300
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30300.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "North Qôroq Centre, Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O P REE S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O P REE S Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteCorundumEpidoteEudialyte
FluoriteNatroliteNoneOlivinePyroxeneSodaliteSpinelTitaniteTridymiteWöhlerite
Zircon

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Analcime  (*)Augite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Diopside  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Fayalite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Mosandrite-(Ce)  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Titanite  (*)Wöhlerite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61341115201022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6134111520286
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)134111520706
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1341115201627
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61341115202060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)13411152027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O134111520232
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61341115204135
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2134111520182
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)134111520371
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1341115202740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21341115209617
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2134111520209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6134111520741
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31341115205433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O413411152014899
Mosandrite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.5   0.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)213411152045
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O1341115201236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)134111520884
Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F213411152053
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl134111520444
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1341115204899
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)413411152083
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1341115205251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0001032MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, rarely exceeding 1 m in width and several hundred metres long, and a breccia plug (in the North Qôrok Centre). ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Syenite, nepheline syenite, lamprophyre.
Jen_0001033MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, rarely exceeding 1 m in width and several hundred metres long, and a breccia plug (in the North Qôrok Centre). ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Syenite, nepheline syenite, lamprophyre.
Jen_0001034MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, rarely exceeding 1 m in width and several hundred metres long, and a breccia plug (in the North Qôrok Centre). ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Syenite, nepheline syenite, lamprophyre.


4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Be-00009126712671267  high   YesEpididymite, Eudidymite, Leifite, LeucophaniteBe1961Narssârssuk Pegmatite, Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark McCreath et al. (2012)10.1007/s00410-011-0709-1CMP163_967 
Jen_0001032123812381238Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  131814Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, DenmarkIgalikoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0001033118211521167±15Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  131814Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, DenmarkIgalikoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0001034134112791310±31Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  131814Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, DenmarkIgalikoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

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