Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark

Oldest recorded age at locality: 51.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 39.5

mindat Locality ID: 259637
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-259637.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Amdrup Firth
Citadellet
Gardiner Complex
Kangerlussuaq Complex
Prinsen Af Wales Bjerge
Sortekap

Latitude: 68°27'14"N
Longitude: 32°23'12"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 68.453888888889,-32.386666666667

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	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Astrophyllite	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Calcite	Cancrinite
Cancrinite-sodalite	Catapleiite	Chalcopyrite	Chevkinite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Epidote
Eudialyte	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Humite	Kaolinite	Melilite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite
None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pectolite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite
Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Thomsonite	Titanite	Tridymite	Vesuvianite
Wollastonite	Wöhlerite	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 As Au Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb REE S Sb Si Sr Th Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe Mg Na O Si Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Analcime Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Astrophyllite Baryte Bastnäsite Calcite Cancrinite
Cancrinite-sodalite Catapleiite Chalcopyrite Chevkinite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Epidote
Eudialyte Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Humite Kaolinite Melilite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite
None Not in a structural group Olivine Pectolite Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite
Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Thomsonite Titanite Tridymite Vesuvianite
Wollastonite Wöhlerite Zircon

84 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anatase ()*
Andradite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*
Baryte ()*	Barytolamprophyllite ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Calcite ()*	Cancrinite ()*
Catapleiite ()*	Cebollite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Clinoenstatite ()*	Clinohumite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Eudialyte ()*	Ferri-kaersutite ()*	Ferro-katophorite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Haüyne ()*	Hematite ()*	Hiortdahlite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Kaersutite ()*	Kalsilite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kentbrooksite ()*
Kupletskite ()*	Lamprophyllite ()*	Larnite ()*	Låvenite ()*	Leucite ()*
Loparite-(Ce) ()*	Lorenzenite ()*	Magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*	Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monticellite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Nepheline ()*	Normandite ()*	Nosean ()*	Oxo-magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Pargasite ()*
Pectolite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Perrierite-(Ce) ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorlomite ()*	Siderite ()*
Sodalite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Strontianite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Vishnevite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Xonotlite ()*	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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	48522	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	51.7	48.9	3	48516,48518,48521	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	51.7	48.9	2	48516,48518	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	48521	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	51.7	48.9	1	48518	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	51.7	48.9	1	48518	1534
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	51.7	48.9	1	48518	708
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	1	48518	295
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	39.7	39.5	3	48514,48515,48522	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	51.7	48.9	1	48518	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	51.7	48.9	2	48514,48518	11547
Barytolamprophyllite ()*	None	(BaK)Ti₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	1	48518	21
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F			1	48517	304
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	51.7	39.5	2	48515,48518	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	51.7	48.9	1	48518	232
Catapleiite ()*	Catapleiite	Na₂Zr(Si₃O₉)·2H₂O	51.7	48.9	2	48516,48518	113
Cebollite ()*	Melilite	Ca₅Al₂(SiO₄)₃(OH)₄	51.7	48.9	1	48518	13
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	51.7	39.5	4	48514,48515,48518,48522	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	51.7	48.9	1	48518	3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	51.7	48.9	1	48518	1756
Clinoenstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	51.7	39.5	0		94
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	51.7	48.9	1	48518	236
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	48522	1025
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	51.7	48.9	2	48518,48521	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	51.7	39.5	2	48515,48518	9895
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂	51.7	48.9	2	48516,48518	182
Ferri-kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺Ti)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	51.7	39.5	0		7
Ferro-katophorite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	1	48518	38
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	39.7	39.5	2	48514,48515	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	39.7	39.5	3	48514,48515,48519	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			2	48514,48522	30554
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	51.7	48.9	1	48518	158
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	51.7	39.5	2	48515,48518	14640
Hiortdahlite ()*	Wöhlerite	Na₂Ca₄(Ca_0.5Zr_0.5)Zr(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃			1	48516	21
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	51.7	48.9	1	48518	367
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	51.7	48.9	1	48518	5433
Kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	51.7	48.9	1	48518	179
Kalsilite ()*	None	KAlSiO₄			1	48521	49
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	48514	5591
Kentbrooksite ()*	Eudialyte	(Na,REE)₁₅(Ca,REE)₆Mn₃Zr₃Nb(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(F,Cl)₂			2	48516,48517	19
Kupletskite ()*	Astrophyllite	K₂NaMn²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F			1	48516	33
Lamprophyllite ()*	None	(SrNa)Ti₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	1	48518	63
Larnite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca₂(SiO₄)	51.7	48.9	1	48518	48
Låvenite ()*	Wöhlerite	(Na,Ca)₄(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₂(Zr,Ti,Nb)₂(Si₂O₇)₂(O,F)₄			1	48516	58
Leucite ()*	Analcime	K(AlSi₂O₆)			1	48521	233
Loparite-(Ce) ()*	Perovskite	(Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂O₆	51.7	48.9	2	48517,48518	57
Lorenzenite ()*	None	Na₂Ti₂O₃(Si₂O₆)	51.7	48.9	1	48518	82
Magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	1	48518	79
Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	1	48518	80
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	51.7	39.5	2	48515,48518	14899
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	51.7	48.9	2	48516,48518	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	39.7	39.5	1	48515	5800
Monticellite ()*	Olivine	CaMg(SiO₄)	51.7	48.9	1	48518	153
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	39.7	39.5	3	48514,48515,48522	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	51.7	48.9	2	48518,48521	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	51.7	48.9	3	48516,48518,48521	884
Normandite ()*	Wöhlerite	Na₂Ca₂(Mn,Fe)₂(Ti,Nb,Zr)₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂			1	48516	10
Nosean ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·H₂O	51.7	48.9	1	48518	75
Oxo-magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₂Fe³⁺₃)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	51.7	39.5	0		3
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	1	48518	313
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	51.7	48.9	2	48518,48521	363
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	51.7	48.9	1	48518	495
Perrierite-(Ce) ()*	Chevkinite	Ce₄MgFe³⁺₂Ti₂O₈(Si₂O₇)₂			1	48517	46
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	2	48518,48521	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	51.7	39.5	4	48514,48515,48518,48522	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	51.7	39.5	5	48514,48515,48518,48521,48522	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	39.7	39.5	2	48514,48515	1711
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	48522	4894
Schorlomite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Ti₂(SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂	51.7	48.9	1	48518	54
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	39.7	39.5	1	48515	6417
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	51.7	48.9	1	48518	444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	51.7	39.5	3	48514,48515,48518	21482
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	51.7	48.9	1	48518	589
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	51.7	48.9	1	48518	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	39.7	39.5	2	48514,48515	5317
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O			1	48521	452
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	51.7	48.9	2	48518,48522	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	1	48518	2562
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	51.7	48.9	1	48518	652
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	51.7	48.9	1	48518	1395
Vishnevite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Cancrinite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·2H₂O	51.7	48.9	1	48518	21
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			1	48521	1247
Xonotlite ()*	None	Ca₆Si₆O₁₇(OH)₂	51.7	48.9	1	48518	109
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	51.7	48.9	1	48518	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000659	MAGMATIC STYLE: Veins, dykes and sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melilitolite, ijolite, melteigite, peridotite, pyroxenite, shonkinite, sodalite and nepheline syenite; nephelinite, ankaramite and hawaiite.

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Mo-00411	39.7	39.5	39.6±0.1	Re-Os	molybdenite	8215128	Molybdenite	Mo	204146	Flammefjeld Prospect, Amdrup Firth, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark		Brooks et al. (2004)	10.2113/gsecongeo.99.6.1215	EG99_1215
Jen_0000659	51.7	48.9	50.3±1.4	fission-track	titanite, apatite				5451	Gardiner Complex, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Gardiner	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
ree-00356	51.7	48.9	50.3 ± 1.4 Ma (Fission track, sph & apa)	fission track	sphalerite, apatite				5451	Gardiner Complex, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Gardiner complex	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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