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:
Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1217
Youngest recorded age at locality: 581

mindat Locality ID: 207481
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-207481.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Garnet Lake Property
KIM 1 Kimberlite
Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex

Latitude: 66°25'35"N
Longitude: 51°21'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 66.426388888889,-51.351111111111

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	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Diamond	Diaspore	Feldspar	Fluorite
Gypsum	Hexahydrite	Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Paralstonite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Zircon

Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Augite ()*	Baryte ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Diamond ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hexahydrite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Monohydrocalcite ()*	Olekminskite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Richterite ()*	Rutile ()*
Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	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: Al Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Sr Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Diamond Diaspore Feldspar Fluorite
Gypsum Hexahydrite Marcasite Mica Nickeline None Paralstonite Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Zircon

34 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	604	598	1	48477	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	604	598	1	48477	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	604	598	1	48477	3092
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	604	598	1	48477	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	604	598	1	48477	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1217	581	3	48476,48477,48478	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	604	598	1	48477	27198
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C			1	48475	697
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	604	598	1	48477	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	601	601	1	48477	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	604	598	1	48477	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	604	598	1	48477	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	604	598	1	48477	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	604	598	1	48477	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	604	598	1	48477	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	604	598	1	48477	14640
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O	604	598	1	48477	251
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	604	598	3	48475,48476,48477	5433
Magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	604	598	1	48477	79
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	604	598	1	48477	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	604	598	1	48477	5674
Monohydrocalcite ()*	None	Ca(CO₃)·H₂O	604	598	1	48477	55
Olekminskite ()*	Paralstonite	Sr₂(CO₃)₂			1	48475	8
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃			1	48475	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			2	48475,48476	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	604	598	1	48477	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	604	598	1	48477	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	604	598	1	48477	61156
Richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	604	598	1	48477	148
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	604	598	1	48477	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	604	598	1	48477	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	604	598	1	48477	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	48475	1934
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	604	598	1	48477	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000503	carbonatite complex
Jen_0000504	carbonatite complex
Jen_0000939	MAGMATIC STYLE: Central sheet intrusions and dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Lamprophyre and fenite.

5 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	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000503	617	581	599±18	K-Ar						123391	Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Sarfartoq	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000504	621	585	603±18	K-Ar						123391	Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Sarfartoq	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000939	601	601	601	K-Ar		high	dolomite		Dolomite	123391	Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Sarfartoq	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Michelle_785	1217	1201	1209±8	Rb–Sr	Best age of emplacement of ultramafic lamprophyre		phlogopite	464620	Phlogopite	123391	Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Sarfartoq Carbonatite	Secher et al. (2009)	10.1016/j.lithos.2009.04.035	L112_400
ree-00355	604	598	598-604 Ma (various)	various		high				123391	Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, Sarfartoq Region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland, Denmark	Sarfartoq	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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