Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Gardiner Complex, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark

Oldest recorded age at locality: 51.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 48.9

mindat Locality ID: 5451
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5451.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gardiner Complex, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 68°36'38"N
Longitude: 33°12'42"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 68.610555555556,-33.211666666667

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.

Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Calcite	Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Catapleiite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Corundum	Eudialyte	Feldspar	Garnet	Humite	Melilite	Mica	Natrolite	None
Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pectolite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Titanite	Tridymite	Vesuvianite	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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O P S Si Sr Th Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O P S Si Sr Th Ti Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Baryte Calcite Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite Catapleiite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Corundum Eudialyte Feldspar Garnet Humite Melilite Mica Natrolite None
Not in a structural group Olivine Pectolite Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite
Sphalerite Spinel Titanite Tridymite Vesuvianite Zircon

56 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*	Antigorite ()*
Arfvedsonite ()*	Augite ()*	Baryte ()*	Barytolamprophyllite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cancrinite ()*	Catapleiite ()*	Cebollite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Clinohumite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Eudialyte ()*
Ferro-katophorite ()*	Haüyne ()*	Hematite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Kaersutite ()*	Lamprophyllite ()*	Larnite ()*	Loparite-(Ce) ()*	Lorenzenite ()*
Magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*	Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Microcline ()*	Monticellite ()*
Natrolite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Nosean ()*	Pargasite ()*	Pectolite ()*
Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Schorlomite ()*
Sodalite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Strontianite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Titanite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Vishnevite ()*	Xonotlite ()*
Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	51.7	48.9	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	51.7	48.9	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	51.7	48.9	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	51.7	48.9	1534
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	51.7	48.9	708
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	295
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	51.7	48.9	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	51.7	48.9	11547
Barytolamprophyllite ()*	None	(BaK)Ti₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	21
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	51.7	48.9	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	51.7	48.9	232
Catapleiite ()*	Catapleiite	Na₂Zr(Si₃O₉)·2H₂O	51.7	48.9	113
Cebollite ()*	Melilite	Ca₅Al₂(SiO₄)₃(OH)₄	51.7	48.9	13
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	51.7	48.9	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	51.7	48.9	3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	51.7	48.9	1756
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	51.7	48.9	236
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	51.7	48.9	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	51.7	48.9	9895
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂	51.7	48.9	182
Ferro-katophorite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	38
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	51.7	48.9	158
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	51.7	48.9	14640
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	51.7	48.9	367
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	51.7	48.9	5433
Kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	51.7	48.9	179
Lamprophyllite ()*	None	(SrNa)Ti₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	63
Larnite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca₂(SiO₄)	51.7	48.9	48
Loparite-(Ce) ()*	Perovskite	(Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂O₆	51.7	48.9	57
Lorenzenite ()*	None	Na₂Ti₂O₃(Si₂O₆)	51.7	48.9	82
Magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	79
Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	80
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	51.7	48.9	14899
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	51.7	48.9	4924
Monticellite ()*	Olivine	CaMg(SiO₄)	51.7	48.9	153
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	51.7	48.9	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	51.7	48.9	884
Nosean ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·H₂O	51.7	48.9	75
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	313
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	51.7	48.9	363
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	51.7	48.9	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	51.7	48.9	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	51.7	48.9	61156
Schorlomite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Ti₂(SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂	51.7	48.9	54
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	51.7	48.9	444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	51.7	48.9	21482
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	51.7	48.9	589
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	51.7	48.9	1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	51.7	48.9	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	2562
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	51.7	48.9	652
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	51.7	48.9	1395
Vishnevite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Cancrinite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·2H₂O	51.7	48.9	21
Xonotlite ()*	None	Ca₆Si₆O₁₇(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	109
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	51.7	48.9	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000659	MAGMATIC STYLE: Veins, dykes and sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melilitolite, ijolite, melteigite, peridotite, pyroxenite, shonkinite, sodalite and nepheline syenite; nephelinite, ankaramite and hawaiite.

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Jen_0000659	51.7	48.9	50.3±1.4	fission-track			titanite, apatite							5451	Gardiner Complex, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Gardiner	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
	ree-00356	51.7	48.9	50.3 ± 1.4 Ma (Fission track, sph & apa)	fission track			sphalerite, apatite							5451	Gardiner Complex, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Gardiner complex	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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