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:
Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1275
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1037

mindat Locality ID: 24269
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24269.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Ivittuut (Ivigtut)
Kûngnât Complex

Latitude: 61°12'40"N
Longitude: 48°17'45"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 61.211111111111,-48.295833333333

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.

Acanthite	Amphibole	Argyrodite	Arsenic	Arsenolamprite	Arsenopyrite	Astrophyllite	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Enargite
Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Jarlite	Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Lillianite	Malachite	Marcasite
Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Pyrite
Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite
Tetrahedrite	Tikhonenkovite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Weberite	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 Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Th Ti U W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Argyrodite Arsenic Arsenolamprite Arsenopyrite Astrophyllite Baryte Bournonite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Enargite
Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Jarlite Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Lillianite Malachite Marcasite
Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Perovskite Pyrite
Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite
Tetrahedrite Tikhonenkovite Topaz Tourmaline Weberite Wurtzite Zircon

100 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Acuminite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*
Annite ()*	Arcubisite ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Astrophyllite ()*
Augite ()*	Baryte ()*	Berryite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bøggildite ()*	Bøgvadite ()*	Böhmite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Canfieldite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cervelleite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chiolite ()*	Coffinite ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Cosalite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cryolite ()*	Cryolithionite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Diaspore ()*
Elpasolite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Enargite ()*	Eskimoite ()*	Fayalite ()*
Ferberite ()*	Ferro-actinolite ()*	Ferro-edenite ()*	Ferro-richterite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Gearksutite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Gustavite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hastingsite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hessite ()*	Hydrokenoralstonite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarlite ()*	Jørgensenite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kësterite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Matildite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Ourayite ()*	Pachnolite ()*	Paragonite ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Prosopite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stenonite ()*	Teallite ()*
Thomsenolite ()*	Thorite ()*	Topaz ()*	Uraninite ()*	Vikingite ()*
Volynskite ()*	Weberite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zircon ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1275	1275	1	48501	2793
Acuminite ()*	Tikhonenkovite	SrAlF₄(OH)·H₂O	1275	1275	1	48501	1
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	48502	1022
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	1275	1275	1	48501	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1275	1275	1	48501	8803
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	48502	356
Arcubisite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₆CuBiS₄	1275	1275	1	48501	5
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	48502	295
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1275	1275	1	48501	9052
Astrophyllite ()*	Astrophyllite	K₂NaFe²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F			1	48502	161
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	48502	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1275	1275	1	48501	11547
Berryite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₃Ag₂Pb₃Bi₇S₁₆	1275	1275	1	48501	50
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1275	1275	1	48501	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1275	1275	1	48501	1935
Bøggildite ()*	None	Na₂Sr₂Al₂(PO₄)F₉	1275	1275	1	48501	1
Bøgvadite ()*	None	Na₂Ba₂SrAl₄F₂₀	1275	1275	1	48501	1
Böhmite ()*	Lepidocrocite	AlO(OH)	1275	1275	1	48501	195
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	1275	1275	1	48501	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	1275	1275	1	48501	1089
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆	1275	1275	1	48501	91
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1275	1275	1	48501	5171
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	1275	1275	1	48501	1252
Cervelleite ()*	None	Ag₄TeS	1275	1275	1	48501	42
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1275	1275	1	48501	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1275	1275	2	48501,48502	27198
Chiolite ()*	None	Na₅Al₃F₁₄	1275	1275	1	48501	5
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	1275	1275	1	48501	566
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	1275	1275	1	48501	518
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	1275	1275	1	48501	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1275	1275	1	48501	4165
Cryolite ()*	Perovskite	Na₂NaAlF₆	1275	1275	1	48501	50
Cryolithionite ()*	Garnet	Na₃Al₂(LiF₄)₃	1275	1275	1	48501	5
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1275	1275	1	48501	802
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	1275	1275	1	48501	481
Elpasolite ()*	Perovskite	K₂NaAlF₆	1275	1275	1	48501	16
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	1275	1275	1	48501	246
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	1275	1275	1	48501	910
Eskimoite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₇Pb₁₀Bi₁₅S₃₆	1275	1275	1	48501	20
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)			1	48502	371
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	1275	1275	1	48501	551
Ferro-actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_2.5-0.0Fe²⁺_2.5-5.0)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	48502	129
Ferro-edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Fe²⁺₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	48502	57
Ferro-richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	48502	30
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1275	1275	1	48501	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	1275	1275	1	48501	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1275	1275	1	48501	24243
Gearksutite ()*	None	CaAlF₄(OH)·H₂O	1275	1275	1	48501	68
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1275	1275	1	48501	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1275	1275	1	48501	30554
Gustavite ()*	Lillianite	AgPbBi₃S₆	1275	1275	1	48501	113
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1275	1275	1	48501	6890
Hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	48502	209
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆			1	48502	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1275	1275	1	48501	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1275	1275	1	48501	804
Hydrokenoralstonite ()*	Pyrochlore	₂Al₂F₆(H₂O)	1275	1275	1	48501	56
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1275	1275	2	48501,48502	5433
Jarlite ()*	Jarlite	Na₂(Sr,Na)₁₄(Mg, )₂Al₁₂F₆₄(OH)₄	1275	1275	1	48501	2
Jørgensenite ()*	Jarlite	Na₂Sr₁₄Na₂Al₁₂F₆₄(OH)₄	1275	1275	1	48501	1
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1275	1275	1	48501	5591
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	1275	1275	1	48501	82
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	1275	1275	1	48501	581
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	1275	1275	1	48501	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1275	1275	2	48501,48502	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1275	1275	1	48501	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1275	1275	1	48501	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	1275	1275	1	48501	252
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1275	1275	1	48501	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1275	1275	1	48501	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1275	1275	1	48501	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1275	1275	1	48501	2349
Ourayite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₃Pb₄Bi₅S₁₃	1275	1275	1	48501	24
Pachnolite ()*	None	NaCaAlF₆·H₂O	1275	1275	1	48501	18
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1275	1275	1	48501	247
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	48502	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	48502	2273
Prosopite ()*	None	CaAl₂F₄(OH)₄	1275	1275	1	48501	39
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1275	1275	1	48501	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1275	1275	1	48501	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1275	1275	1	48501	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1275	1275	1	48501	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1275	1275	1	48501	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1275	1275	1	48501	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1275	1275	1	48501	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1275	1275	1	48501	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1275	1275	1	48501	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	1275	1275	1	48501	668
Stenonite ()*	None	Sr₂Al(CO₃)F₅	1275	1275	1	48501	1
Teallite ()*	Arsenolamprite	PbSnS₂	1275	1275	1	48501	33
Thomsenolite ()*	None	NaCaAlF₆·H₂O	1275	1275	1	48501	23
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1275	1275	1	48501	1006
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	1275	1275	1	48501	1476
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1275	1275	1	48501	2718
Vikingite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀	1275	1275	1	48501	27
Volynskite ()*	None	AgBiTe₂	1275	1275	1	48501	64
Weberite ()*	Weberite	Na₂MgAlF₇	1275	1275	1	48501	13
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	1275	1275	1	48501	297
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1275	1275	1	48501	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1275	1275	2	48501,48502	5251

2 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
	Mo-00259	1257	1037	1147±110	Rb-Sr								Molybdenite, Wulfenite	Mo	51122	Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Ivigtut	Goodenough et al. (2000)	10.1016/S0024-4937(99)00064-X	L51_205
	Grew_Li_2019_0017	1275	1275	1275									Cryolithionite		1958	Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Ivigtut cryolite deposit, Ivittuut, Arsuk Fjord, Greenland (type)	Steenfelt et al. (2016)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.02.005	OGR77_194

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050287	Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	https://rruff.info/R050287
R060012	Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	https://rruff.info/R060012
R050667	Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	https://rruff.info/R050667
R100009	Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	https://rruff.info/R100009
R070596	Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	https://rruff.info/R070596
X050143	Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	https://rruff.info/X050143
R050282	Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	https://rruff.info/R050282
FKM-208	Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-201-to-fkm-225/#FKM-208
R050412	Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	https://rruff.info/R050412

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