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Locality Name:
Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1341
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1152

mindat Locality ID: 131814
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-131814.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Motzfeldt Centre
North Motzfeldt
North Qôroq Centre

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: Al Be C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P REE S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAstrophylliteCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteCorundumEpidote
EudialyteFeldsparFluoriteNatroliteNoneOlivinePectolitePhenakitePyroxeneSodalite
SpinelTitaniteTridymiteWöhleriteZircon

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Analcime  (*)
Arfvedsonite  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Fayalite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Genthelvite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Katophorite  (*)Låvenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mosandrite-(Ce)  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Pectolite  (*)Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)Sodalite  (*)
Taramite  (*)Titanite  (*)Willemite  (*)Wöhlerite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O613411152248337,483401022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O613411152148340286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)134111521483378803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)13411152148340706
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O134111521483401627
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)213411152148337295
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F13411152148337161
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6134111521483402060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1341115214834027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O13411152148340232
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O613411152248337,483404135
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)213411152248337,48340182
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)13411152248337,48340371
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F134111521483402740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF213411152248337,483409617
Genthelvite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S12671267248337,4833860
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)213411152148340209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O613411152248337,48340741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31341115214833714640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O313411152248337,483405433
Katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)21341115214833746
Låvenite  (*)Wöhlerite(Na,Ca)4(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Zr,Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)413411152248337,4833958
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O413411152248337,4834014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)134111521483374924
Mosandrite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.5   0.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)213411152248337,4834045
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O134111521483401236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)13411152248337,48340884
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)13411152148337363
Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F213411152248337,4834053
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl13411152248337,48340444
Taramite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21341115214833710
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O13411152248337,483404899
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO413411152248337,48338303
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)41341115214834083
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)13411152248337,483405251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0001032MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, rarely exceeding 1 m in width and several hundred metres long, and a breccia plug (in the North Qôrok Centre). ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Syenite, nepheline syenite, lamprophyre.
Jen_0001033MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, rarely exceeding 1 m in width and several hundred metres long, and a breccia plug (in the North Qôrok Centre). ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Syenite, nepheline syenite, lamprophyre.
Jen_0001034MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, rarely exceeding 1 m in width and several hundred metres long, and a breccia plug (in the North Qôrok Centre). ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Syenite, nepheline syenite, lamprophyre.


4 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
Be-00009126712671267  high   YesEpididymite, Eudidymite, Leifite, LeucophaniteBe1961Narssârssuk Pegmatite, Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark McCreath et al. (2012)10.1007/s00410-011-0709-1CMP163_967 
Jen_0001032123812381238Rb-Sr whole rock     131814Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, DenmarkIgalikoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0001033118211521167±15Rb-Sr whole rock     131814Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, DenmarkIgalikoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0001034134112791310±31Rb-Sr whole rock     131814Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, DenmarkIgalikoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

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