Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1300
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1160

mindat Locality ID: 256824
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-256824.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Narssârssuk Pegmatite

Latitude: 61°1'59"N
Longitude: 45°22'40"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 61.033055555556,-45.377777777778

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	Analcime	Ancylite	Apatite	Aragonite	Astrophyllite	Calcite	Catapleiite	Clinozoisite	Cordylite
Corundum	Diaspore	Elpidite	Epidote	Eudialyte	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gaidonnayite	Labuntsovite	Leifite
Lepidocrocite	Mckelveyite	Mica	Natrolite	Neptunite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Sapphirine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Steacyite	Tridymite	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 B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sr Th Ti U Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Analcime Ancylite Apatite Aragonite Astrophyllite Calcite Catapleiite Clinozoisite Cordylite
Corundum Diaspore Elpidite Epidote Eudialyte Feldspar Fluorite Gaidonnayite Labuntsovite Leifite
Lepidocrocite Mckelveyite Mica Natrolite Neptunite None Not in a structural group Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Sapphirine Sphalerite Spinel Steacyite Tridymite Zircon

61 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Aenigmatite ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Ancylite-(Ce) ()*
Arfvedsonite ()*	Ashcroftine-(Y) ()*	Astrophyllite ()*	Barylite ()*	Calcite ()*
Catapleiite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Cordylite-(Ce) ()*	Donnayite-(Y) ()*	Elpidite ()*
Epididymite ()*	Epidote ()*	Eudialyte ()*	Eudidymite ()*	Ewaldite ()*
Ferro-hornblende ()*	Ferrokentbrooksite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorcalciopyrochlore ()*	Fluorite ()*
Gaidonnayite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gonnardite ()*	Graphite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydroxycalciopyrochlore ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Leifite ()*
Lepidocrocite ()*	Leucophanite ()*	Leucosphenite ()*	Lorenzenite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Microcline ()*	Narsarsukite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Nenadkevichite ()*	Nepheline ()*
Neptunite ()*	Nordstrandite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Polylithionite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Riebeckite ()*	Röntgenite-(Ce) ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Steacyite ()*	Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	Tainiolite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*
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
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	1300	1160	1	48333	1022
Aenigmatite ()*	Sapphirine	Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]	1300	1160	1	48333	133
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1300	1160	1	48333	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	1300	1160	1	48333	1627
Ancylite-(Ce) ()*	Ancylite	CeSr(CO₃)₂(OH)·H₂O	1300	1160	1	48333	92
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1300	1160	1	48333	295
Ashcroftine-(Y) ()*	Not in a structural group	K₅Na₅Y₁₂Si₂₈O₇₀(OH)₂(CO₃)₈·8H₂O	1300	1160	1	48333	2
Astrophyllite ()*	Astrophyllite	K₂NaFe²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F	1300	1160	1	48333	161
Barylite ()*	None	BaBe₂Si₂O₇	1267	1267	1	48333	33
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1300	1160	1	48333	27770
Catapleiite ()*	Catapleiite	Na₂Zr(Si₃O₉)·2H₂O	1300	1160	1	48333	113
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1300	1160	1	48333	4979
Cordylite-(Ce) ()*	Cordylite	(Na,Ca, )BaCe₂(CO₃)₄(F,O)	1300	1160	1	48333	15
Donnayite-(Y) ()*	Mckelveyite	NaSr₃CaY(CO₃)₆·3H₂O	1300	1160	1	48333	13
Elpidite ()*	Elpidite	Na₂ZrSi₆O₁₅·3H₂O	1300	1160	1	48333	50
Epididymite ()*	Not in a structural group	Na₂Be₂Si₆O₁₅·H₂O	1267	1267	1	48333	70
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1300	1160	1	48333	8173
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂	1300	1160	1	48333	182
Eudidymite ()*	None	Na₂Be₂Si₆O₁₅·H₂O	1267	1267	1	48333	42
Ewaldite ()*	Mckelveyite	BaCa(CO₃)₂·2.6H₂O	1300	1160	1	48333	8
Ferro-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1300	1160	1	48333	271
Ferrokentbrooksite ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe²⁺₃Zr₃Nb(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(F,Cl)₂	1300	1160	1	48333	15
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1300	1160	1	48333	2740
Fluorcalciopyrochlore ()*	None	(Ca,Na)₂(Nb,Ti)₂O₆F	1300	1160	1	48333	18
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1300	1160	1	48333	9617
Gaidonnayite ()*	Gaidonnayite	Na₂ZrSi₃O₉·2H₂O	1300	1160	1	48333	21
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1300	1160	1	48333	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1300	1160	1	48333	7437
Gonnardite ()*	Natrolite	(Na,Ca)₂(Si,Al)₅O₁₀·3H₂O	1300	1160	1	48333	167
Graphite ()*	None	C	1300	1160	1	48333	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1300	1160	1	48333	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1300	1160	1	48333	1689
Hydroxycalciopyrochlore ()*	None	(Ca,Na,U, )₂(Nb,Ti)₂O₆(OH)	1300	1160	1	48333	10
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1300	1160	1	48333	5433
Leifite ()*	Leifite	Na₇Be₂(Si₁₅Al₃)O₃₉(F,OH)₂	1267	1267	1	48333	10
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	1300	1160	1	48333	581
Leucophanite ()*	None	NaCaBeSi₂O₆F	1267	1267	1	48333	55
Leucosphenite ()*	None	Na₄BaTi₂B₂Si₁₀O₃₀	1300	1160	1	48333	19
Lorenzenite ()*	None	Na₂Ti₂O₃(Si₂O₆)	1300	1160	1	48333	82
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1300	1160	1	48333	14899
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1300	1160	1	48333	4924
Narsarsukite ()*	None	Na₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)Si₄(O,F)₁₁	1300	1160	1	48333	34
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	1300	1160	1	48333	1236
Nenadkevichite ()*	Labuntsovite	(Na, )₈Nb₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄·8H₂O	1300	1160	1	48333	19
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	1300	1160	1	48333	884
Neptunite ()*	Neptunite	KNa₂LiFe²⁺₂Ti₂Si₈O₂₄	1300	1160	1	48333	49
Nordstrandite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	1300	1160	1	48333	64
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1300	1160	1	48333	2349
Polylithionite ()*	Mica	KLi₂AlSi₄O₁₀F₂	1300	1160	1	48333	89
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1300	1160	1	48333	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1300	1160	1	48333	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1300	1160	1	48333	1711
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1300	1160	1	48333	375
Röntgenite-(Ce) ()*	None	Ca₂Ce₃(CO₃)₅F₃	1300	1160	1	48333	15
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1300	1160	1	48333	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1300	1160	1	48333	21482
Steacyite ()*	Steacyite	K_0.3(Na,Ca)₂ThSi₈O₂₀	1300	1160	1	48333	8
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	1300	1160	1	48333	232
Tainiolite ()*	Mica	KLiMg₂Si₄O₁₀F₂	1300	1160	1	48333	40
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1300	1160	1	48333	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1300	1160	1	48333	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
	Be-00009	1267	1267	1267			high						Epididymite, Eudidymite, Leifite, Leucophanite	Be	1961	Narssârssuk Pegmatite, Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark		McCreath et al. (2012)	10.1007/s00410-011-0709-1	CMP163_967
	ree-00353	1300	1160	Gardar											1961	Narssârssuk Pegmatite, Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark	Narssarssuaq (Narssarssuk)	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060064	Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark	https://rruff.info/R060064
R070580	Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark	https://rruff.info/R070580

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

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