Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland, Denmark

mindat Locality ID: 1953
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1953.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland, Denmark": 30
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 28

Number of Child Localities: 26
Child Localities:
Akiarut
Anguiartoutit
Asuk
Blæsedal
Eqalunguakat
Iginiarfik
Igpik
Illokunnguaq (Igdlukunguaq)
Ivisarqut
Jernpynten
Kangerluk
Kitdlît
Kuvnerssuaq
Lyngmark Mountain
Lyngmarken
Puilasoq
Qarssuanguit-qaqait
Qarusuit
Queertarsuaq (Godhavn)
Qutdligssat (Kudlisat)
Røde Elv
Skansen
Tarajungitsoq
Tunusua
Uivfaq (Ovifak)
Unatorssuaq

Latitude: 69°29'4"N
Longitude: 53°21'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 69.484444444444,-53.358333333333

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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum
Cubanite	Diaspore	Feldspar	Gyrolite	Iron	Kaolinite	Mica	Mordenite	Natrolite	Nickeline
None	Olivine	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Prehnite	Pseudobrookite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scacchite	Spinel	Talc	Valleriite	Wurtzite

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 C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Si Te Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Coronadite Corundum
Cubanite Diaspore Feldspar Gyrolite Iron Kaolinite Mica Mordenite Natrolite Nickeline
None Olivine Pentlandite Perovskite Prehnite Pseudobrookite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scacchite Spinel Talc Valleriite Wurtzite

55 IMA Minerals at location:

Akaganeite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anorthite ()*
Armalcolite ()*	Augite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celadonite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chromite ()*	Cohenite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*	Cubanite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Fayalite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Graphite ()*	Gyrolite ()*	Heazlewoodite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Hisingerite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lawrencite ()*	Lead ()*
Magnetite ()*	Mesolite ()*	Microcline ()*	Mordenite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Okenite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Pigeonite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Scolecite ()*
Shandite ()*	Siderite ()*	Spinel ()*	Talc ()*	Tremolite ()*
Troilite ()*	Ulvöspinel ()*	Valleriite ()*	Wüstite ()*	Zaratite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Akaganeite ()*	Coronadite	(Fe³⁺,Ni²⁺)₈(OH,O)₁₆Cl_1.25·nH₂O	1	48469	63
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	48460,48462	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	1	48453	489
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	7	48442,48445,48458,48459,48460,48463,48471	1627
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	48444	1036
Armalcolite ()*	Pseudobrookite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)Ti₂O₅	1	48444	39
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	48469	2060
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	7	48442,48444,48445,48457,48460,48463,48471	27770
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	0		309
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	48449,48453,48460	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1	48453	3902
Cohenite ()*	Perovskite	CFe₃	1	48453	77
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1	48444	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	2	48444,48469	1797
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	0		802
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	48461	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1	48444	944
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	1	48453	371
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	48453	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	48469	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	2	48444,48469	2812
Gyrolite ()*	Gyrolite	NaCa₁₆(Si₂₃Al)O₆₀(OH)₈·14H₂O	3	48442,48459,48467	142
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂	1	48453	205
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	0		407
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	1	48444	144
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2	48444,48469	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	6	48444,48450,48451,48453,48469,48470	1089
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	48462	5591
Lawrencite ()*	Scacchite	FeCl₂	1	48469	30
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb	1	48453	192
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	48449,48453	14899
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O	6	48442,48455,48458,48459,48467,48471	425
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	48462	4924
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O	1	48466	405
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	4	48442,48455,48460,48463	1236
Okenite ()*	None	Ca₁₀Si₁₈O₄₆·18H₂O	6	48445,48452,48459,48463,48464,48467	71
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	48449	1512
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆	0		303
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	48445	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	48449,48453,48460	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	48449	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	48444,48459,48463	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	48444	5614
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P	1	48453	374
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	12	48442,48443,48446,48455,48458,48459,48461,48463,48465,48467,48468,48470	390
Shandite ()*	None	Ni₃Pb₂S₂	1	48453	14
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2	48449,48459	6417
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	2	48444,48469	1934
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	48454	3337
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	48461	2562
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	2	48444,48453	1044
Ulvöspinel ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺₂TiO₄	1	48469	120
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	1	48449	237
Wüstite ()*	Rocksalt	FeO	1	48453	74
Zaratite ()*	Amorphous	Ni₃(CO₃)(OH)₄·4H₂O	1	48449	56

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R100076	Asuk, Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland, Denmark	https://rruff.info/R100076

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