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Locality Name:
Kvanefjeld Uranium Deposit, Kvanefjeld (Kuannersuit Plateau), Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1160
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1160

mindat Locality ID: 191069
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-191069.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kvanefjeld Uranium Deposit, Kvanefjeld (Kuannersuit Plateau), Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Drill Core 39
Drill Core 49
Drill Core 50
Drill Core 53
Kvanefjeld Adit

Latitude: 60°54'0"N
Longitude: 45°50'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.9,-45.833333333333
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 Mn Na Nb O P S Si Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Cl Fe K Na O S Si Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeCancrinite-sodaliteCristobaliteDjerfisheriteEudialyteFeldsparLovozeriteNatroliteNone
PectolitePyroxeneRocksaltSodaliteSphaleriteTridymite

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Bartonite  (*)
Chkalovite  (*)Chlorbartonite  (*)Dorfmanite  (*)Epistolite  (*)Eudialyte  (*)
Kvanefjeldite  (*)Lomonosovite  (*)Lorenzenite  (*)Microcline  (*)Moskvinite-(Y)  (*)
Murmanite  (*)Nacareniobsite-(Ce)  (*)Natrolite  (*)Natrophosphate  (*)Naujakasite  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Pectolite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Steenstrupine-(Ce)  (*)
Townendite  (*)Trona  (*)Tugtupite  (*)Ussingite  (*)Villiaumite  (*)
Vitusite-(Ce)  (*)Vuonnemite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O611601160348369,48370,483721022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11601160248369,483728803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O11601160448370,48371,48372,483731627
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)211601160348369,48372,48373295
Bartonite  (*)DjerfisheriteK6Fe20S26S1160116005
Chkalovite  (*)CristobaliteNa2BeSi2O61160116014837216
Chlorbartonite  (*)DjerfisheriteK6Fe24S26Cl1160116007
Dorfmanite  (*)NoneNa2(PO3OH)·2H2O1160116014837211
Epistolite  (*)None(Na   )Nb2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)41160116014837316
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)211601160248369,48372182
Kvanefjeldite  (*)NoneNa4CaSi6O14(OH)211601160248372,483731
Lomonosovite  (*)NoneNa6Na2Ti2Na2Ti2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O411601160248369,4837218
Lorenzenite  (*)NoneNa2Ti2O3(Si2O6)1160116014837282
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11601160248369,483724924
Moskvinite-(Y)  (*)NoneNa2KYSi6O151160116002
Murmanite  (*)NoneNa2Ti2Na2Ti2(Si2O7)2O4(H2O)41160116014837224
Nacareniobsite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)Na3Nb(Si2O7)2(OF)F21160116014837210
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O11601160348370,48371,483721236
Natrophosphate  (*)NoneNa7(PO4)2F·19H2O116011601483698
Naujakasite  (*)NoneNa6Fe2+Al4Si8O2611601160248369,483727
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)11601160248370,48372884
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)11601160148372363
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl11601160248371,48372444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1160116014836921482
Steenstrupine-(Ce)  (*)NoneNa14Ce6Mn2+2Fe3+2Zr(PO4)7Si12O36(OH)2·3H2O11601160348370,48371,4837228
Townendite  (*)LovozeriteNa8ZrSi6O181160116001
Trona  (*)NoneNa3(HCO3)(CO3)·2H2O11601160148369129
Tugtupite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4BeAlSi4O12Cl1160116014837212
Ussingite  (*)NoneNa2AlSi3O8(OH)1160116014837224
Villiaumite  (*)RocksaltNaF11601160448369,48371,48372,4837331
Vitusite-(Ce)  (*)NoneNa3Ce(PO4)211601160248368,483729
Vuonnemite  (*)NoneNa6Na2Nb2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O2(OF)1160116014837210


1 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-00043116011601160  high   YesBeryllite, Chkalovite, Lovdarite, Nabesite, Odintsovite, Semenovite-(Ce), Sorensenite, Sphaerobertrandite, Tugtupite, EirikiteBe30754Kvanefjeld (Kuannersuit Plateau), Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark Krumrei et al. (2006)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.10.004CG227_258 

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