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Locality Name:
Ikka-Grønnedal Complex (Ika-Grønnedal), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1344
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1310

mindat Locality ID: 1959
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1959.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ikka-Grønnedal Complex (Ika-Grønnedal), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Sr Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Sr Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeBaryteBurbankiteCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteClayFeldsparFluorite
MicaNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelTridymiteZircon

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Burbankite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Katophorite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61344131001022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6134413100286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1344131008803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1344131001627
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2134413100295
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)13441310011547
Burbankite  (*)Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)513441310052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)13441310027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O134413100232
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21344131009617
Katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)213441310046
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O413441310014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)213441310017380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)134413100884
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS213441310039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO213441310061156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2134413100375
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1344131006417
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl134413100444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS13441310021482
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1344131005251



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0001036MAGMATIC STYLE: Major intrusions - central plug and smaller bodies. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, pulaskite, syenite, ijolite, malignite, perthosite and lamprophyres.


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
Jen_0001036134413101327±17Rb-Sr whole rock     1959Ikka-Grønnedal Complex (Ika-Grønnedal), Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkGronnedal-IkaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 


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