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:
Tupertalik Mt., Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3009
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2540

mindat Locality ID: 30293
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30293.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tupertalik Mt., Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 65°30'0"N
Longitude: 51°51'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 65.5,-51.85

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Calcite	Clay	Mica	None	Pyroxene	Spinel	Zircon

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 Fe H K Mg O Si Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Fe H K Mg O Si Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Clay Mica None Pyroxene Spinel Zircon

7 IMA Minerals at location:

Calcite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Spinel ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3009	2540	27770
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	3009	2540	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	3009	2540	9895
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	3009	2540	14899
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	3009	2540	2273
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	3009	2540	1934
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	3009	2540	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0001104	MAGMATIC STYLE: 10 m thick sheet and associated veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Fenite, including pyroxene-amphibole-phlogopite rock.
Jen_0001105	MAGMATIC STYLE: 10 m thick sheet and associated veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Fenite, including pyroxene-amphibole-phlogopite rock.
Jen_0001106	MAGMATIC STYLE: 10 m thick sheet and associated veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Fenite, including pyroxene-amphibole-phlogopite rock.
Jen_0001107	MAGMATIC STYLE: 10 m thick sheet and associated veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Fenite, including pyroxene-amphibole-phlogopite rock.

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Jen_0001104	2655	2655	2655	K-Ar			30293	Tupertalik Mt., Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Tupertalik	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001105	2700	2540	2620±80	K-Ar			30293	Tupertalik Mt., Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Tupertalik	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001106	2771	2611	2691±80	U-Pb	baddeleyite	Baddeleyite	30293	Tupertalik Mt., Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Tupertalik	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001107	3009	3005	3007±2	U-Pb	baddeleyite	Baddeleyite	30293	Tupertalik Mt., Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Tupertalik	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796	This is the oldest carbonatite so far dated

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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