Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Motzfeldt Centre, Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1341
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1152

mindat Locality ID: 30200
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30200.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Motzfeldt Centre, Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
SM6 Unit

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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: Al Be Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O REE S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O REE Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAstrophylliteCancrinite-sodaliteCorundumEudialyteFeldsparFluoriteNoneOlivinePectolite
PhenakitePyroxeneSodaliteSpinelTitaniteTridymiteWöhleriteZircon

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Eudialyte  (*)Fayalite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Genthelvite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Katophorite  (*)Låvenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Mosandrite-(Ce)  (*)Nepheline  (*)Pectolite  (*)Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Taramite  (*)Titanite  (*)Willemite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61341115201022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1341115208803
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2134111520295
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F134111520161
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61341115204135
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2134111520182
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)134111520371
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21341115209617
Genthelvite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S1267126714833860
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6134111520741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O313411152014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31341115205433
Katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)213411152046
Låvenite  (*)Wöhlerite(Na,Ca)4(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Zr,Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)413411152058
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O413411152014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1341115204924
Mosandrite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.5   0.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)213411152045
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)134111520884
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)134111520363
Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F213411152053
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl134111520444
Taramite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)213411152010
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1341115204899
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO413411152148338303
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1341115205251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0001032MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, rarely exceeding 1 m in width and several hundred metres long, and a breccia plug (in the North Qôrok Centre). ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Syenite, nepheline syenite, lamprophyre.
Jen_0001033MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, rarely exceeding 1 m in width and several hundred metres long, and a breccia plug (in the North Qôrok Centre). ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Syenite, nepheline syenite, lamprophyre.
Jen_0001034MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, rarely exceeding 1 m in width and several hundred metres long, and a breccia plug (in the North Qôrok Centre). ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Syenite, nepheline syenite, lamprophyre.


4 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
Be-00009126712671267  high   YesEpididymite, Eudidymite, Leifite, LeucophaniteBe1961Narssârssuk Pegmatite, Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark McCreath et al. (2012)10.1007/s00410-011-0709-1CMP163_967 
Jen_0001032123812381238Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  131814Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, DenmarkIgalikoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0001033118211521167±15Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  131814Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, DenmarkIgalikoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0001034134112791310±31Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  131814Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, DenmarkIgalikoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

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