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Locality Name:
Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1275
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1037

mindat Locality ID: 1958
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1958.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 61°12'21"N
Longitude: 48°10'32"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 61.205833333333,-48.175555555556
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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Th Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Th Ti U W Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteArgyroditeArsenicArsenolampriteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibite
ClayColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeEnargiteFeldsparFluorite
GarnetGypsumJarliteKaoliniteLepidocrociteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMica
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTetrahedriteTikhonenkoviteTopazTourmalineWeberite
WurtziteZircon

87 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Acuminite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Arcubisite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Berryite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bøggildite  (*)Bøgvadite  (*)Böhmite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Canfieldite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cervelleite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chiolite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Cosalite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cryolite  (*)Cryolithionite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Diaspore  (*)
Elpasolite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Enargite  (*)Eskimoite  (*)Ferberite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gearksutite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gustavite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarlite  (*)Jørgensenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kësterite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Ourayite  (*)Pachnolite  (*)Paragonite  (*)Prosopite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Stenonite  (*)Teallite  (*)Thomsenolite  (*)Thorite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Vikingite  (*)Volynskite  (*)Weberite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1275127502793
Acuminite  (*)TikhonenkoviteSrAlF4(OH)·H2O1275127501
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3127512750315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1275127508803
Arcubisite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg6CuBiS41275127505
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1275127509052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)12751275011547
Berryite  (*)MeneghiniteCu3Ag2Pb3Bi7S1612751275050
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1275127501966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31275127501935
Bøggildite  (*)NoneNa2Sr2Al2(PO4)F91275127501
Bøgvadite  (*)NoneNa2Ba2SrAl4F201275127501
Böhmite  (*)LepidocrociteAlO(OH)127512750195
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11127512750843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31275127501089
Canfieldite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8SnS612751275091
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21275127505171
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)1275127501252
Cervelleite  (*)NoneAg4TeS12751275042
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1275127505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS212751275027198
Chiolite  (*)NoneNa5Al3F141275127505
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O127512750566
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6127512750518
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5127512750344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1275127504165
Cryolite  (*)PerovskiteNa2NaAlF612751275050
Cryolithionite  (*)GarnetNa3Al2(LiF4)31275127505
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3127512750802
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)127512750481
Elpasolite  (*)PerovskiteK2NaAlF612751275016
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2127512750246
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4127512750910
Eskimoite  (*)LillianiteAg7Pb10Bi15S3612751275020
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)127512750551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21275127509617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12127512750663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS12751275024243
Gearksutite  (*)NoneCaAlF4(OH)·H2O12751275068
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1275127507437
Gold  (*)CopperAu12751275030554
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S6127512750113
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1275127506890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O312751275014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te127512750804
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Pyrochlore   2Al2F6(H2O)12751275056
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31275127505433
Jarlite  (*)JarliteNa2(Sr,Na)14(Mg,   )2Al12F64(OH)41275127502
Jørgensenite  (*)JarliteNa2Sr14Na2Al12F64(OH)41275127501
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41275127505591
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS412751275082
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)127512750581
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)127512750451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O412751275014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)212751275012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21275127505674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2127512750252
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1275127504924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21275127505800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)212751275017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1275127502349
Ourayite  (*)LillianiteAg3Pb4Bi5S1312751275024
Pachnolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O12751275018
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2127512750247
Prosopite  (*)NoneCaAl2F4(OH)412751275039
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS31275127501425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS212751275039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81275127509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO212751275061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21275127505614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1275127502705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1275127506417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1275127505186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS12751275021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4127512750668
Stenonite  (*)NoneSr2Al(CO3)F51275127501
Teallite  (*)ArsenolampritePbSnS212751275033
Thomsenolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O12751275023
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1275127501006
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21275127501476
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21275127502718
Vikingite  (*)LillianiteAg5Pb8Bi13S3012751275027
Volynskite  (*)NoneAgBiTe212751275064
Weberite  (*)WeberiteNa2MgAlF712751275013
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3127512750297
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41275127501655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1275127505251


2 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
Mo-00259125710371147±110Rb-Sr    YesMolybdenite, WulfeniteMo51122Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkIvigtutGoodenough et al. (2000)10.1016/S0024-4937(99)00064-XL51_205 
Grew_Li_2019_0017127512751275      Cryolithionite 1958Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkIvigtut cryolite deposit, Ivittuut, Arsuk Fjord, Greenland (type)Steenfelt et al. (2016)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.02.005OGR77_194 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-208Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-201-to-fkm-225/#FKM-208
R050412Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/R050412

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