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Locality Name:
Tugtup Agtakôrfia, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark


mindat Locality ID: 12736
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12736.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tugtup Agtakôrfia, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 60°55'49"N
Longitude: 45°55'26"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.930277777778,-45.923888888889
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 Be Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Li Mn Na O P S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Li Mn Na O P REE S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeCancrinite-sodaliteCristobaliteFeldsparLeifiteMicaNatroliteNeptuniteNone
PectolitePyroxeneSodaliteSphaleriteTridymite

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Chkalovite  (*)
Leifite  (*)Microcline  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Neptunite  (*)
Pectolite  (*)Polylithionite  (*)Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)Schizolite  (*)Sodalite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Steenstrupine-(Ce)  (*)Tugtupite  (*)Ussingite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O601022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O01627
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)20295
Chkalovite  (*)CristobaliteNa2BeSi2O6016
Leifite  (*)LeifiteNa7Be2(Si15Al3)O39(F,OH)2010
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O01236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)0884
Neptunite  (*)NeptuniteKNa2LiFe2+2Ti2Si8O24049
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)0363
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F2089
Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2053
Schizolite  (*)PectoliteNaCaMnSi3O8(OH)010
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl0444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Steenstrupine-(Ce)  (*)NoneNa14Ce6Mn2+2Fe3+2Zr(PO4)7Si12O36(OH)2·3H2O028
Tugtupite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4BeAlSi4O12Cl012
Ussingite  (*)NoneNa2AlSi3O8(OH)024


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070396Tugtup Agtakôrfia, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/R070396

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