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Locality Name:
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: 123391
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-123391.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Sarfartoq Rare Earth Elements Project

Latitude: 66°29'0"N
Longitude: 51°19'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 66.483333333333,-51.316666666667
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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteCorundumDiasporeFeldsparFluoriteGypsumHexahydrite
MarcasiteNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinel
Zircon

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hexahydrite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Monohydrocalcite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Richterite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O660459801022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)60459808803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)260459803092
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O660459802060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)604598011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)121758114847827770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2604598027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O660459804135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)260160109895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF260459809617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS604598024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)60459807437
Graphite  (*)NoneC60459802812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O60459806890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3604598014640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O6045980251
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O360459805433
Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2604598079
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4604598014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS260459805674
Monohydrocalcite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)·H2O604598055
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2604598039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S860459809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2604598061156
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)26045980148
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO260459805614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)60459806417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS604598021482
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)60459805251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000503carbonatite complex
Jen_0000504carbonatite complex
Jen_0000939MAGMATIC STYLE: Central sheet intrusions and dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Lamprophyre and fenite.


5 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       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       123391Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, DenmarkSarfartoqErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000939601601601K-Ar highdolomite   Dolomite  123391Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, DenmarkSarfartoqWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Michelle_785121712011209±8Rb–SrBest age of emplacement of ultramafic lamprophyrephlogopite464620  Phlogopite  123391Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, DenmarkSarfartoq CarbonatiteSecher et al. (2009)10.1016/j.lithos.2009.04.035L112_400 
ree-00355604598598-604 Ma (various)various high      123391Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, DenmarkSarfartoqOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

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