Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Sarfartoq Rare Earth Elements Project, Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1217
Youngest recorded age at locality: 581

mindat Locality ID: 30257
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30257.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sarfartoq Rare Earth Elements Project, Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, 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: C Ca O 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteNone

1 IMA Minerals at location:
Calcite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1217581027770



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000503carbonatite complex
Jen_0000504carbonatite complex


3 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
Jen_0000503617581599±18K-Ar    Yes  123391Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, DenmarkSarfartoqErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000504621585603±18K-Ar    Yes  123391Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, DenmarkSarfartoqErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Michelle_785121712011209±8Rb–SrBest age of emplacement of ultramafic lamprophyrephlogopite464620 YesPhlogopite  123391Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, DenmarkSarfartoq CarbonatiteSecher et al. (2009)10.1016/j.lithos.2009.04.035L112_400 


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