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Locality Name:
Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 25.7

mindat Locality ID: 256583
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-256583.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark": 96
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 72

Number of Child Localities: 23
Child Localities:
Arsuk Fjord
Blosseville Coast
Cape Edvard Holm
Hjørnedal
Ikka Fjord (Ìka)
Ikka-Grønnedal Complex (Ika-Grønnedal)
Iluilârssuk
Kangerlussuaq Fjord
Kap Parry
Kialineq Bay
Kong Oscar Firth
Kruuse Fjord
Miki Fjord
Nordre Aputiteq
Nuuk (Godthåb)
Paamiut (Frederikshåb)
Qaqortoq
Randbøldal
Sermiligaarsuk Fjord
Simiuttat Island
Skaergaard Intrusion
Tasiilaq (Angmagssalik; Ammassalik)
Werner Bjerge

Latitude: 67°4'44"N
Longitude: 36°'7"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 67.078888888889,-36.001944444444
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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb Pd Pt REE Rh S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteArgyroditeArsenicArsenolampriteArsenopyrite
AstrophylliteAuricuprideBaddeleyiteBaryteBastnäsiteBerylBournoniteBurbankiteCalciteCancrinite
Cancrinite-sodaliteCatapleiiteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteChevkiniteChloriteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteColumbite
CopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteEpidoteEudialyteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetGypsumHumiteIronJarliteKaoliniteKornerupineLöllingiteLepidocrocite
LillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeliliteMeloniteMeneghiniteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNatrolite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePectolitePentlanditePerovskitePotaritePrehnitePyrite
PyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSapphirineScheeliteSerpentineSkutteruditeSmectite-vermiculite
SodaliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteStillwateriteStilpnomelaneTalcTetrahedriteThomsonite
TikhonenkoviteTitaniteTopazTourmalineTridymiteUllmanniteVesuvianiteWeberiteWollastoniteWurtzite
WöhleriteWölsendorfiteZircon

261 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Acuminite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)
Aenigmatite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Analcime  (*)
Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Annite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arcubisite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Astrophyllite  (*)Augite  (*)Auricupride  (*)Azurite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Barytolamprophyllite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Berryite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bogdanovite  (*)Bøggildite  (*)Bøgvadite  (*)
Böhmite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Burbankite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Canfieldite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Catapleiite  (*)
Cebollite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cervelleite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chesterite  (*)Chiolite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Chromite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinoenstatite  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Clintonite  (*)
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cryolite  (*)Cryolithionite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Elpasolite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Enargite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Eskimoite  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Fayalite  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Ferri-kaersutite  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Ferro-edenite  (*)Ferro-gedrite  (*)
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Ferro-katophorite  (*)Ferro-richterite  (*)Ferrobustamite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Gearksutite  (*)
Gedrite  (*)Geikielite  (*)Godlevskite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Götzenite  (*)Grandidierite  (*)Graphite  (*)Grunerite  (*)Gustavite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Haüyne  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hessite  (*)Hiortdahlite  (*)Hollingworthite  (*)
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Hydroniumjarosite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Ikaite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Iron  (*)Isoferroplatinum  (*)Jarlite  (*)Jimthompsonite  (*)Jørgensenite  (*)
Kaersutite  (*)Kalsilite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Katophorite  (*)Keithconnite  (*)
Kentbrooksite  (*)Kësterite  (*)Kochite  (*)Kornerupine  (*)Kotulskite  (*)
Kupletskite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Lamprophyllite  (*)Larnite  (*)Låvenite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Leucite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Loparite-(Ce)  (*)
Lorenzenite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Margarite  (*)
Matildite  (*)Melonite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Moncheite  (*)Monohydrocalcite  (*)Monticellite  (*)Mosandrite-(Ce)  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Narsarsukite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nielsenite  (*)
Normandite  (*)Nosean  (*)Orcelite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Ourayite  (*)
Oxo-magnesio-hastingsite  (*)Pachnolite  (*)Palarstanide  (*)Paragonite  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)
Pargasite  (*)Pectolite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Platarsite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Prosopite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)Rutile  (*)Sapphirine  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Schorlomite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Shandite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Skaergaardite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Sopcheite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Stannite  (*)Stenonite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Strontianite  (*)Talc  (*)
Teallite  (*)Telargpalite  (*)Telluropalladinite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetra-auricupride  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thomsenolite  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Thorite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tridymite  (*)Tschermakite  (*)
Tulameenite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vasilite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Vikingite  (*)Violarite  (*)Vishnevite  (*)Volynskite  (*)Vysotskite  (*)
Weberite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)Wöhlerite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wölsendorfite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Xonotlite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Zvyagintsevite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S12751275248501,485882793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2297529511148522,48532,48533,48538,48540,48544,48556,48557,48563,48588,485893419
Acuminite  (*)TikhonenkoviteSrAlF4(OH)·H2O127512751485011
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6134448.91148502,48504,48505,48506,48510,48516,48518,48521,48523,48592,485931022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O61344157748504,48506,48510,48511,48525,48593,48594286
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]248506,48525133
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS312751275148501315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)134448.91248501,48506,48510,48516,48518,48533,48534,48541,48543,48588,48593,485948803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)328872839248573,485752353
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O13441166748505,48510,48521,48533,48592,48593,485941627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO251.748.91485182162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)315048.9248518,485771534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2167157448511,48582,48586,485883092
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2148502356
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)348549,48550,485881036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)230002800548532,48541,48555,48559,48587718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4300048.9248518,48555708
Arcubisite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg6CuBiS4127512751485015
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2134448.9548502,48506,48510,48518,48593295
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS288739.5648501,48514,48515,48522,48573,485829052
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F248502,48506161
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O651.748.9548502,48518,48525,48532,485882060
Auricupride  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteCu3Au14858824
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21485445509
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2148588238
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)134448.9548501,48510,48514,48518,4852811547
Barytolamprophyllite  (*)None(BaK)Ti2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)251.748.914851821
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F148517304
Berryite  (*)MeneghiniteCu3Ag2Pb3Bi7S161275127514850150
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18248543,485644286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi127512751485011966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3127512751485011935
Bogdanovite  (*)Auricupride(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)14858811
Bøggildite  (*)NoneNa2Sr2Al2(PO4)F9127512751485011
Bøgvadite  (*)NoneNa2Ba2SrAl4F20127512751485011
Böhmite  (*)LepidocrociteAlO(OH)12751275148501195
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4548506,48532,48580,48588,485895516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1112751275148501843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3127512751485011089
Burbankite  (*)Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)51344131014851052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)134439.51448509,48510,48511,48515,48518,48533,48544,48551,48558,48566,48577,48586,48588,4859427770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O134448.9448510,48518,48593,48594232
Canfieldite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8SnS61275127514850191
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2127512751485015171
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O51.748.9248516,48518113
Cebollite  (*)MeliliteCa5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)451.748.914851813
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)127512751485011252
Cervelleite  (*)NoneAg4TeS1275127514850142
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S12751275348501,48582,485885707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2300025.72348501,48502,48506,48514,48515,48518,48522,48528,48529,48532,48544,48555,48558,48559,48561,48566,48573,48580,48582,48587,48588,48589,4859127198
Chesterite  (*)NoneMg17Si20O54(OH)6300028001485559
Chiolite  (*)NoneNa5Al3F14127512751485015
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl148588203
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2148586376
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4300048.9548518,48532,48544,48555,485563902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)851.748.9448518,48544,48551,485521756
Clinoenstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O651.739.514851294
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F251.748.9148518236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)248522,485441025
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2248544,4855186
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S814858882
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O12751275148501566
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O612751275148501518
Copper  (*)CopperCu348532,48533,485803846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18348544,48547,485871008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3948542,48544,48545,48547,48548,48549,48550,48551,485521797
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S512751275148501344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS127512751485014165
Cryolite  (*)PerovskiteNa2NaAlF61275127514850150
Cryolithionite  (*)GarnetNa3Al2(LiF4)3127512751485015
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S330001275448501,48532,48544,48555802
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)230002800348544,48548,48555327
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)12751275148501481
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S448506,48544,48588,485891027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6288748.91048511,48512,48518,48521,48532,48544,48551,48560,48573,485924135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2300039.5848511,48515,48518,48538,48544,48555,48562,485639895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)148540648
Elpasolite  (*)PerovskiteK2NaAlF61275127514850116
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS212751275148501246
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS412751275148501910
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6548541,48544,48547,48550,48551944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)748532,48533,48534,48537,48544,48558,485888173
Eskimoite  (*)LillianiteAg7Pb10Bi15S361275127514850120
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)251.748.9348516,48518,48594182
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)448502,48506,48525,48588371
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)12751275148501551
Ferri-kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti)(Si6Al2)O22O251.739.51485127
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2148502129
Ferro-edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Fe2+5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2248502,4850657
Ferro-gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2(Fe2+3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)214854411
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2248525,48593271
Ferro-katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)251.748.914851838
Ferro-richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2248502,4850630
Ferrobustamite  (*)WollastoniteCaFe2+Si2O614858822
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2134425.7748501,48506,48510,48514,48515,48529,485819617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)29752951348551,48556,485881188
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1212751275148501663
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4248559,48561445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS300025.7848501,48514,48515,48519,48528,48529,48555,4858124243
Gearksutite  (*)NoneCaAlF4(OH)·H2O1275127514850168
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2748542,48544,48548,48550,48551,48559,48587178
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO314855170
Godlevskite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S814854440
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12751275248501,485447437
Gold  (*)CopperAu288712751048501,48506,48514,48522,48532,48573,48580,48582,48586,4858930554
Götzenite  (*)NoneCa4NaCa2Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2248593,4859427
Grandidierite  (*)NoneMgAl3O2(BO3)(SiO4)14854440
Graphite  (*)NoneC248544,485862812
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2148559223
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S612751275148501113
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O127512751485016890
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2248502,48506209
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)51.748.9148518158
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S230002800248544,48555205
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6448502,48506,48525,48588741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3127539.5748501,48515,48518,48532,48533,48580,4859414640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4148544407
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te28871275248501,48573804
Hiortdahlite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4(Ca0.5Zr0.5)Zr(Si2O7)2OF314851621
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS148532119
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Pyrochlore   2Al2F6(H2O)1275127514850156
Hydroniumjarosite  (*)Alunite(H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)614853665
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH51.748.9148518367
Ikaite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)·6H2O14850912
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3288748.91248501,48502,48506,48518,48544,48551,48559,48573,48580,48587,48588,485895433
Iron  (*)IronFe1485441089
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe148532128
Jarlite  (*)JarliteNa2(Sr,Na)14(Mg,   )2Al12F64(OH)4127512751485012
Jimthompsonite  (*)NoneMg5Si6O16(OH)23000280014855510
Jørgensenite  (*)JarliteNa2Sr14Na2Al12F64(OH)4127512751485011
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O251.748.9148518179
Kalsilite  (*)NoneKAlSiO414852149
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412751275248501,485145591
Katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)21344131014851046
Keithconnite  (*)NonePd20Te7248588,4858940
Kentbrooksite  (*)Eudialyte(Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(F,Cl)2248516,4851719
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS41275127514850182
Kochite  (*)NoneCa2MnZrNa3Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2248593,485943
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)2448544,48547,48550,4855268
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)348532,48588,48589116
Kupletskite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaMn2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F14851633
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4248507,485441507
Lamprophyllite  (*)None(SrNa)Ti2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)251.748.9248518,4859363
Larnite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa2(SiO4)51.748.914851848
Låvenite  (*)Wöhlerite(Na,Ca)4(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Zr,Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4248516,4859458
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)12751275148501581
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)150112348505,48521,48577233
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S430002800148555249
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs228872839148573762
Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Perovskite(Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)2O651.748.9248517,4851857
Lorenzenite  (*)NoneNa2Ti2O3(Si2O6)51.748.914851882
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)12751275248501,48544451
Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)251.748.914851879
Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)251.748.9248512,4851880
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2348549,48550,48551238
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)30002800248541,485551487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4300025.72648501,48502,48504,48507,48510,48511,48515,48518,48529,48532,48544,48549,48555,48557,48559,48561,48564,48566,48569,48577,48580,48586,48587,48588,48589,4859114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)212751275248501,4854412537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2127512751485015674
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2148586168
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS212751275148501252
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe228872839248573,48588207
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe2148589155
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)127548.9448501,48516,48518,485444924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS248532,485441066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2300025.71248501,48515,48529,48530,48537,48555,48559,48560,48561,48564,48569,485735800
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)2248506,48532133
Monohydrocalcite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)·H2O14850955
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)51.748.9148518153
Mosandrite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.5   0.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)214859345
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2134425.7848501,48510,48514,48515,48522,48529,48544,4858617380
Narsarsukite  (*)NoneNa2(Ti,Fe3+)Si4(O,F)1114859334
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O51.748.9248518,485211236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)134448.9948504,48505,48510,48516,48518,48521,48592,48593,48594884
Nielsenite  (*)NonePdCu3248588,485894
Normandite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca2(Mn,Fe)2(Ti,Nb,Zr)2(Si2O7)2O2F214851610
Nosean  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O51.748.9248505,4851875
Orcelite  (*)NoneNi5-xAs2 (x = 0.25)14858836
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12751275348501,48505,485442349
Ourayite  (*)LillianiteAg3Pb4Bi5S131275127514850124
Oxo-magnesio-hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg2Fe3+3)(Si6Al2)O22O251.739.51485123
Pachnolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O1275127514850118
Palarstanide  (*)StillwateritePd5(Sn,As)214858913
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)212751275248501,48586247
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O248569,48581144
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2117648.9448518,48547,48566,48592313
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)51.748.9248518,48521363
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S830001166648502,48532,48544,48555,48573,485911512
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3117648.9448505,48518,48577,48592495
Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4MgFe3+2Ti2O8(Si2O7)214851746
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2297548.91148502,48511,48518,48521,48532,48541,48544,48545,48548,48556,485772273
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6148588303
Platarsite  (*)PyritePtAsS14853244
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S4148544131
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2448532,48533,48534,485801898
Prosopite  (*)NoneCaAl2F4(OH)41275127514850139
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3127512751485011425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2134425.71648501,48510,48514,48515,48518,48522,48529,48544,48559,48560,48564,48569,48581,48582,48587,4859139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8300011661248501,48532,48544,48555,48558,48559,48561,48568,48573,48582,48587,485919056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2300025.72448501,48506,48510,48514,48515,48518,48521,48522,48523,48525,48529,48533,48540,48544,48555,48560,48568,48571,48572,48573,48582,48586,48587,4858861156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)39.739.5248514,485151711
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)213441310348510,48523,48593375
Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F214859453
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212751275748501,48544,48545,48548,48551,48559,485815614
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]748542,48544,48547,48548,48549,48550,48551129
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)300025.7448522,48529,48555,485594894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)127512751485012705
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O1215048.9248518,4857754
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O148533390
Shandite  (*)NoneNi3Pb2S23000280014855514
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)134425.7548501,48510,48515,48529,485546417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51485441516
Silver  (*)CopperAg12751275248501,485885186
Skaergaardite  (*)IronPdCu248588,4858910
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs328872839148573531
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl134448.9648504,48510,48518,48592,48593,48594444
Sopcheite  (*)NoneAg4Pd3Te414858924
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2448506,48532,48588,48589337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS300025.71248501,48510,48514,48515,48518,48528,48529,48544,48555,48573,48582,4858821482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4748542,48544,48547,48548,48549,48550,485511934
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS412751275148501668
Stenonite  (*)NoneSr2Al(CO3)F5127512751485011
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O148533456
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)51.748.9148518589
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)230002800648532,48541,48544,48554,48555,485563337
Teallite  (*)ArsenolampritePbSnS21275127514850133
Telargpalite  (*)None(Pd,Ag)3Te14858818
Telluropalladinite  (*)NonePd9Te414858915
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131485821803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO51.748.91485181101
Tetra-auricupride  (*)NoneCuAu248588,4858930
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1339.739.5248514,485155317
Thomsenolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O1275127514850123
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O148521452
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)127512751485011006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O15048.9748504,48518,48522,48533,48551,48577,485944899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2127512751485011476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2300048.9648518,48537,48544,48555,48556,485892562
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2148588458
Tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)214854473
Tulameenite  (*)PotaritePt2CuFe14858948
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO212751275348501,48569,485812718
Vasilite  (*)None(Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)714858811
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O51.748.9148518652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1051.748.91485181395
Vikingite  (*)LillianiteAg5Pb8Bi13S301275127514850127
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4248532,48544380
Vishnevite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite CancriniteNa8(Al6Si6)O24(SO4)·2H2O51.748.914851821
Volynskite  (*)NoneAgBiTe21275127514850164
Vysotskite  (*)NonePdS14858853
Weberite  (*)WeberiteNa2MgAlF71275127514850113
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS312751275148501297
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)414859483
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3248521,485881247
Wölsendorfite  (*)WölsendorfitePb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4·12H2O14858143
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4127512751485011655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)148587939
Xonotlite  (*)NoneCa6Si6O17(OH)251.748.9148518109
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)134448.9848501,48502,48510,48518,48544,48553,48567,485875251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1485491025
Zvyagintsevite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Pb248588,4858932


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000659MAGMATIC STYLE: Veins, dykes and sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melilitolite, ijolite, melteigite, peridotite, pyroxenite, shonkinite, sodalite and nepheline syenite; nephelinite, ankaramite and hawaiite.
Jen_0000775MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivine nephelinite, melilitite and phonolite.
Jen_0000776MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivine nephelinite, melilitite and phonolite.
Jen_0000777MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivine nephelinite, melilitite and phonolite.
Jen_0000779MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes up to 1 m thick. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Dolerite.
Jen_0001036MAGMATIC STYLE: Major intrusions - central plug and smaller bodies. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, pulaskite, syenite, ijolite, malignite, perthosite and lamprophyres.


17 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
Mo-00259125710371147±110Rb-Sr     Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo51122Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkIvigtutGoodenough et al. (2000)10.1016/S0024-4937(99)00064-XL51_205 
Grew_Li_2019_0017127512751275      Cryolithionite 1958Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkIvigtut cryolite deposit, Ivittuut, Arsuk Fjord, Greenland (type)Steenfelt et al. (2016)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.02.005OGR77_194 
Jen_0001036134413101327±17Rb-Sr whole rock     1959Ikka-Grønnedal Complex (Ika-Grønnedal), Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkGronnedal-IkaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000779167157162±5K-Ar biotite     30295Iluilârssuk, Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkIluilarssukWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Mo-0041139.739.539.6±0.1Re-Os molybdenite8215128  Molybdenite Mo204146Flammefjeld Prospect, Amdrup Firth, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark Brooks et al. (2004)10.2113/gsecongeo.99.6.1215EG99_1215 
Jen_000065951.748.950.3±1.4fission-track titanite, apatite     5451Gardiner Complex, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkGardinerWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
ree-0035651.748.950.3 ± 1.4 Ma (Fission track, sph & apa)fission track sphalerite, apatite     5451Gardiner Complex, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkGardiner complexOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 
sedexmvt-00125323299Pennsylvanian host rock age      30254Blyklippen Mine, Mestersvig, Kong Oscar Firth, Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkBlyklippenTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
Mo-0039025.925.725.8±0.1Re-Os molybdeniteMalm-1  Molybdenite Mo187829Malmbjerg Mine, Mestersvig, Kong Oscar Firth, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark Brooks et al. (2004)10.2113/gsecongeo.99.6.1215EG99_1215 
Bradley_2012_129295629402948±8U/Pb zircon   Zircon  19034Isua Belt, Nuuk (Godthåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark—McCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
DeepDive-Co-0030300028003000-2800        19034Isua Belt, Nuuk (Godthåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark Richards and Appel (1987)10.1016/0168-9622(87)90040-6CG66_181 
Kristen002482297529512963±12  zircon   Zircon  203531Ivisartoq Region, Nuuk (Godthåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkIvisaartoqTkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 
DeepDive-Co-0031288728392863Pb       30250Storø, Nuuk (Godthåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark Juul-Pedersen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2007.01.002OGR32_20 
Jen_0000775150150150K-Ar biotite     30294Frederikshåbs Isblink, Paamiut (Frederikshåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkFrederikshabs IsblinkWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000776120112116±4Rb-Sr       30294Frederikshåbs Isblink, Paamiut (Frederikshåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkFrederikshabs IsblinkWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000777143133138±5Rb-Sr       30294Frederikshåbs Isblink, Paamiut (Frederikshåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkFrederikshabs IsblinkWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Bradley_2012_168117611661171±5U/Pb zircon   Zircon  131818Tasiilaq (Angmagssalik; Ammassalik), Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkTassiusaqMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050287Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/R050287
R060012Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/R060012
R050667Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/R050667
R100009Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/R100009
R070596Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/R070596
X050143Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/X050143
R050282Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/R050282
FKM-208Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-201-to-fkm-225/#FKM-208
R050412Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/R050412
FKM-11Fiskenæsset (Fiskenaesset; Qeqertarsuatsiaat), Nuuk (Godthåb), Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-1-to-fkm-25/#FKM-11

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