Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kvanefjeld Adit, 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: 1955
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1955.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kvanefjeld Adit, Kvanefjeld Uranium Deposit, Kvanefjeld (Kuannersuit Plateau), Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Kvanefjeldite Occurrence

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Amphibole	Analcime	Cancrinite-sodalite	Cristobalite	Eudialyte	Feldspar	Natrolite	None	Pectolite	Pyroxene
Rocksalt	Sodalite	Tridymite

Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*	Chkalovite ()*
Dorfmanite ()*	Epistolite ()*	Eudialyte ()*	Kvanefjeldite ()*	Lomonosovite ()*
Lorenzenite ()*	Microcline ()*	Murmanite ()*	Nacareniobsite-(Ce) ()*	Natrolite ()*
Naujakasite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Pectolite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Steenstrupine-(Ce) ()*
Tugtupite ()*	Ussingite ()*	Villiaumite ()*	Vitusite-(Ce) ()*	Vuonnemite ()*

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 Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mn Na Nb O P Si Ti Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mn Na Nb O P REE Si Ti Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Analcime Cancrinite-sodalite Cristobalite Eudialyte Feldspar Natrolite None Pectolite Pyroxene
Rocksalt Sodalite Tridymite

25 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	1160	1160	0		1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1160	1160	0		8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	1160	1160	1	48373	1627
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1160	1160	1	48373	295
Chkalovite ()*	Cristobalite	Na₂BeSi₂O₆	1160	1160	0		16
Dorfmanite ()*	None	Na₂(PO₃OH)·2H₂O	1160	1160	0		11
Epistolite ()*	None	(Na )Nb₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₄	1160	1160	1	48373	16
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂	1160	1160	0		182
Kvanefjeldite ()*	None	Na₄CaSi₆O₁₄(OH)₂	1160	1160	1	48373	1
Lomonosovite ()*	None	Na₆Na₂Ti₂Na₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄)₂O₄	1160	1160	0		18
Lorenzenite ()*	None	Na₂Ti₂O₃(Si₂O₆)	1160	1160	0		82
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1160	1160	0		4924
Murmanite ()*	None	Na₂Ti₂Na₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₄(H₂O)₄	1160	1160	0		24
Nacareniobsite-(Ce) ()*	None	(Ca₃REE)Na₃Nb(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂	1160	1160	0		10
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	1160	1160	0		1236
Naujakasite ()*	None	Na₆Fe²⁺Al₄Si₈O₂₆	1160	1160	0		7
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	1160	1160	0		884
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	1160	1160	0		363
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	1160	1160	0		444
Steenstrupine-(Ce) ()*	None	Na₁₄Ce₆Mn²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂Zr(PO₄)₇Si₁₂O₃₆(OH)₂·3H₂O	1160	1160	0		28
Tugtupite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄BeAlSi₄O₁₂Cl	1160	1160	0		12
Ussingite ()*	None	Na₂AlSi₃O₈(OH)	1160	1160	0		24
Villiaumite ()*	Rocksalt	NaF	1160	1160	1	48373	31
Vitusite-(Ce) ()*	None	Na₃Ce(PO₄)₂	1160	1160	0		9
Vuonnemite ()*	None	Na₆Na₂Nb₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄)₂O₂(OF)	1160	1160	0		10

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Be-00043	1160	1160	1160			high				Yes		Beryllite, Chkalovite, Lovdarite, Nabesite, Odintsovite, Semenovite-(Ce), Sorensenite, Sphaerobertrandite, Tugtupite, Eirikite	Be	30754	Kvanefjeld (Kuannersuit Plateau), Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark		Krumrei et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.10.004	CG227_258

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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