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Locality Name:
Tugtupite-bearing Albitites, Kvanefjeld (Kuannersuit Plateau), Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1160
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1160

mindat Locality ID: 257290
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-257290.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tugtupite-bearing Albitites, Kvanefjeld (Kuannersuit Plateau), Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, 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 Ba Be Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Li Na Nb Nd O P Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Be Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Li Na Nb Nd O P Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeApatiteCancrinite-sodaliteCristobaliteFeldsparMicaNatroliteNeptuniteNoneNot in a structural group
PectolitePyroxeneRocksaltSodaliteSphalerite

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryllite  (*)
Carlgieseckeite-(Nd)  (*)Chkalovite  (*)Epistolite  (*)Galena  (*)Gonnardite  (*)
Kuannersuite-(Ce)  (*)Lovdarite  (*)Microcline  (*)Nabesite  (*)Neptunite  (*)
Pectolite  (*)Polylithionite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tugtupite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61160116001022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1160116008803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1160116001627
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2116011600606
Beryllite  (*)NoneBe3(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O1160116004
Carlgieseckeite-(Nd)  (*)ApatiteNaNdCa3(PO4)3F1160116001
Chkalovite  (*)CristobaliteNa2BeSi2O611601160016
Epistolite  (*)None(Na   )Nb2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)411601160016
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS11601160024243
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O116011600167
Kuannersuite-(Ce)  (*)ApatiteNaCeBa3(PO4)3F0.5Cl0.51160116001
Lovdarite  (*)NoneK2Na6Be4Si14O36·9H2O1160116003
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1160116004924
Nabesite  (*)NoneNa2BeSi4O10·4H2O1160116001
Neptunite  (*)NeptuniteKNa2LiFe2+2Ti2Si8O2411601160049
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)116011600363
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F211601160089
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS11601160021482
Tugtupite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4BeAlSi4O12Cl11601160012



1 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-00043116011601160  high   YesBeryllite, Chkalovite, Lovdarite, Nabesite, Odintsovite, Semenovite-(Ce), Sorensenite, Sphaerobertrandite, Tugtupite, EirikiteBe30754Kvanefjeld (Kuannersuit Plateau), Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark Krumrei et al. (2006)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.10.004CG227_258 


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