Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Nuuk (Godthåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2800

mindat Locality ID: 1954
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1954.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nuuk (Godthåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark": 40
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 35

Number of Child Localities: 29
Child Localities:
Akajamineq
Alángorssuaq
Ameralik
Ameralik Fjord
Aunikasik
Auvaitsersarfik
Eqalúnguit
Fiskenæsset (Fiskenaesset; Qeqertarsuatsiaat)
Igdlorssuit
Ikátoq-Quvnilik
Isua Belt
Ivisartoq Region
Kapisilik
Kûlinguaq
Malene Belt
Narssaq
Nuummite Localities
Qarajap Ilua
Qarajaq
Qarajat
Qasigianguit
Qeqertánguaq
Qilángarssuaq
Qoornup Qeqertarsua
Sangmissorssuaq
Sermitsiaq Island
Simiutaq
Storø
Takisup Qeqertarsua

Latitude: 64°17'11"N
Longitude: 50°32'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 64.286388888889,-50.543888888889

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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper
Corundum	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Iron	Kornerupine
Löllingite	Malachite	Melonite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine
Pentlandite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sapphirine	Scheelite	Serpentine
Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Titanite	Tourmaline	Wurtzite	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: Ag Al As Au B Be C Ca Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Si Te Ti U W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Arsenopyrite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper
Corundum Cubanite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Iron Kornerupine
Löllingite Malachite Melonite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine
Pentlandite Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sapphirine Scheelite Serpentine
Skutterudite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Titanite Tourmaline Wurtzite Zircon

85 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Anorthite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*
Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Beryl ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chesterite ()*	Chromite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Clintonite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Enstatite ()*
Epidote ()*	Ferro-gedrite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*
Gedrite ()*	Geikielite ()*	Godlevskite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Grandidierite ()*	Graphite ()*	Grunerite ()*	Heazlewoodite ()*	Hercynite ()*
Hessite ()*	Hydroniumjarosite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*	Jimthompsonite ()*
Kornerupine ()*	Kyanite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Mackinawite ()*
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Melonite ()*
Microcline ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Uranophane-β ()*	Pargasite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Polydymite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Sapphirine ()*
Scheelite ()*	Shandite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Skutterudite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Talc ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Tschermakite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Violarite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2975	2951	6	48538,48540,48544,48556,48557,48563	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	48541,48543	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2887	2839	2	48573,48575	2353
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			2	48549,48550	1036
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3000	2800	3	48541,48555,48559	718
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	3000	2800	1	48555	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2887	2839	1	48573	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	48544	5509
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			2	48543,48564	4286
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			4	48544,48551,48558,48566	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3000	2800	7	48544,48555,48558,48559,48561,48566,48573	27198
Chesterite ()*	None	Mg₁₇Si₂₀O₅₄(OH)₆	3000	2800	1	48555	9
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	3000	2800	3	48544,48555,48556	3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			3	48544,48551,48552	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	48544	1025
Clintonite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAlMg₂(SiAl₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			2	48544,48551	86
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			2	48544,48547	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			9	48542,48544,48545,48547,48548,48549,48550,48551,48552	1797
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	3000	2800	2	48544,48555	802
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3000	2800	3	48544,48548,48555	327
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	48544	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2887	2839	4	48544,48551,48560,48573	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	3000	2800	5	48538,48544,48555,48562,48563	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	48540	648
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			5	48541,48544,48547,48550,48551	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			3	48537,48544,48558	8173
Ferro-gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	48544	11
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	2975	2951	2	48551,48556	1188
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄			2	48559,48561	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3000	2800	1	48555	24243
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			6	48542,48544,48548,48550,48551,48559	178
Geikielite ()*	Corundum	MgTiO₃			1	48551	70
Godlevskite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	48544	40
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	48544	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2887	2839	1	48573	30554
Grandidierite ()*	None	MgAl₃O₂(BO₃)(SiO₄)			1	48544	40
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	48544	2812
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	48559	223
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂	3000	2800	2	48544,48555	205
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄			1	48544	407
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	2887	2839	1	48573	804
Hydroniumjarosite ()*	Alunite	(H₃O)Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	48536	65
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2887	2839	4	48544,48551,48559,48573	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	48544	1089
Jimthompsonite ()*	None	Mg₅Si₆O₁₆(OH)₂	3000	2800	1	48555	10
Kornerupine ()*	Kornerupine	(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al, )₁₀(Si,Al,B)₅O₂₁(OH,F)₂			4	48544,48547,48550,48552	68
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄			1	48544	1507
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	3000	2800	1	48555	249
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	2887	2839	1	48573	762
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)			1	48544	451
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			3	48549,48550,48551	238
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	3000	2800	2	48541,48555	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	3000	2800	9	48544,48549,48555,48557,48559,48561,48564,48566,48569	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	48544	12537
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	2887	2839	1	48573	207
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	48544	4924
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			1	48544	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	3000	2800	8	48537,48555,48559,48560,48561,48564,48569,48573	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	48544	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	48544	2349
Uranophane-β ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O			1	48569	144
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			2	48547,48566	313
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	3000	2800	3	48544,48555,48573	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2975	2951	5	48541,48544,48545,48548,48556	2273
Polydymite ()*	Spinel	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄			1	48544	131
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			5	48544,48559,48560,48564,48569	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3000	2800	7	48544,48555,48558,48559,48561,48568,48573	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3000	2800	8	48540,48544,48555,48560,48568,48571,48572,48573	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			5	48544,48545,48548,48551,48559	5614
Sapphirine ()*	Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]			7	48542,48544,48547,48548,48549,48550,48551	129
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	3000	2800	2	48555,48559	4894
Shandite ()*	None	Ni₃Pb₂S₂	3000	2800	1	48555	14
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	48554	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			1	48544	1516
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	2887	2839	1	48573	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3000	2800	3	48544,48555,48573	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			7	48542,48544,48547,48548,48549,48550,48551	1934
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	3000	2800	5	48541,48544,48554,48555,48556	3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	48551	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3000	2800	4	48537,48544,48555,48556	2562
Tschermakite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	48544	73
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	48569	2718
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄			1	48544	380
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			3	48544,48553,48567	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	48549	1025

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Bradley_2012_129	2956	2940	2948±8	U/Pb	zircon	Zircon	19034	Isua Belt, Nuuk (Godthåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	—	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	10.3749/canmin.52.2.183	CM52_183
DeepDive-Co-0030	3000	2800	3000-2800				19034	Isua Belt, Nuuk (Godthåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark		Richards and Appel (1987)	10.1016/0168-9622(87)90040-6	CG66_181
Kristen002482	2975	2951	2963±12		zircon	Zircon	203531	Ivisartoq Region, Nuuk (Godthåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Ivisaartoq	Tkachev (2011)	10, 1144/SP350,2	GSLSP350_7
DeepDive-Co-0031	2887	2839	2863	Pb			30250	Storø, Nuuk (Godthåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark		Juul-Pedersen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2007.01.002	OGR32_20

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
FKM-11	Fiskenæsset (Fiskenaesset; Qeqertarsuatsiaat), Nuuk (Godthåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-1-to-fkm-25/#FKM-11

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