Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Tugtupite-bearing Albitites, Kvanefjeld (Kuannersuit Plateau), Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark

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

mindat Locality ID: 257290
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-257290.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tugtupite-bearing Albitites, Kvanefjeld (Kuannersuit Plateau), Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Analcime	Apatite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Cristobalite	Feldspar	Mica	Natrolite	Neptunite	None	Not in a structural group
Pectolite	Pyroxene	Rocksalt	Sodalite	Sphalerite

Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryllite ()*
Carlgieseckeite-(Nd) ()*	Chkalovite ()*	Epistolite ()*	Galena ()*	Gonnardite ()*
Kuannersuite-(Ce) ()*	Lovdarite ()*	Microcline ()*	Nabesite ()*	Neptunite ()*
Pectolite ()*	Polylithionite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tugtupite ()*

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 Be Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Li Na Nb Nd O P Pb S Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Be Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Li Na Nb Nd O P Pb S Si Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Analcime Apatite Cancrinite-sodalite Cristobalite Feldspar Mica Natrolite Neptunite None Not in a structural group
Pectolite Pyroxene Rocksalt Sodalite Sphalerite

19 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	1160	1160	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1160	1160	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	1160	1160	1627
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	1160	1160	606
Beryllite ()*	None	Be₃(SiO₄)(OH)₂·H₂O	1160	1160	4
Carlgieseckeite-(Nd) ()*	Apatite	NaNdCa₃(PO₄)₃F	1160	1160	1
Chkalovite ()*	Cristobalite	Na₂BeSi₂O₆	1160	1160	16
Epistolite ()*	None	(Na )Nb₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₄	1160	1160	16
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1160	1160	24243
Gonnardite ()*	Natrolite	(Na,Ca)₂(Si,Al)₅O₁₀·3H₂O	1160	1160	167
Kuannersuite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	NaCeBa₃(PO₄)₃F_0.5Cl_0.5	1160	1160	1
Lovdarite ()*	None	K₂Na₆Be₄Si₁₄O₃₆·9H₂O	1160	1160	3
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1160	1160	4924
Nabesite ()*	None	Na₂BeSi₄O₁₀·4H₂O	1160	1160	1
Neptunite ()*	Neptunite	KNa₂LiFe²⁺₂Ti₂Si₈O₂₄	1160	1160	49
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	1160	1160	363
Polylithionite ()*	Mica	KLi₂AlSi₄O₁₀F₂	1160	1160	89
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1160	1160	21482
Tugtupite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄BeAlSi₄O₁₂Cl	1160	1160	12

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
	Be-00043	1160	1160	1160			high				Yes		Beryllite, Chkalovite, Lovdarite, Nabesite, Odintsovite, Semenovite-(Ce), Sorensenite, Sphaerobertrandite, Tugtupite, Eirikite	Be	30754	Kvanefjeld (Kuannersuit Plateau), Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark		Krumrei et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.10.004	CG227_258

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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