Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kangerluluk, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1747
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1737

mindat Locality ID: 209862
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-209862.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kangerluluk, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Kangerluluk Prospect
Sorte Nunatak Au Deposit

Latitude: 61°3'24"N
Longitude: 43°23'44"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 61.056666666667,-43.395555555556

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	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Epidote	Ilvaite	Mica
Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Titanite

Anthophyllite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Hematite ()*	Ilvaite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*	Titanite ()*
Tremolite ()*

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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Fe H Mg O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Epidote Ilvaite Mica
Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Talc Titanite

21 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
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1747	1737	0		718
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1747	1737	1	48342	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1747	1737	1	48342	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1747	1737	1	48342	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1747	1737	1	48342	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1747	1737	0		9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1747	1737	1	48342	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1747	1737	1	48342	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1747	1737	1	48342	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1747	1737	0		2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1747	1737	1	48342	14640
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	1747	1737	0		197
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1747	1737	1	48342	14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1747	1737	1	48342	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1747	1737	1	48342	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1747	1737	1	48342	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1747	1737	2	48342,48343	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1747	1737	1	48342	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1747	1737	0		3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1747	1737	1	48342	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1747	1737	0		2562

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
	Bradley_2012_012	1747	1737	1742±5	U/Pb			zircon				Zircon			209862	Kangerluluk, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark	Kangerluk	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	10.3749/canmin.52.2.183	CM52_183

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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