Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kvanefjeld (Kuannersuit Plateau), Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark

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

mindat Locality ID: 30754
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30754.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kvanefjeld (Kuannersuit Plateau), Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Kvanefjeld Uranium Deposit
Narsaq River Pegmatite
Rohaite Occurrence
Slope Between Kvanefjeld Mt And Steenstrups Mt
Sørensenite Occurrence
Tugtupite-bearing Albitites

Latitude: 60°58'11"N
Longitude: 45°59'13"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.969722222222,-45.986944444444

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	Bukovite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Clay	Copper	Cristobalite	Digenite	Djerfisherite
Eudialyte	Feldspar	Gmelinite	Joaquinite	Löllingite	Lovozerite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite	Neptunite
None	Not in a structural group	Palygorskite	Pectolite	Phenakite	Pyroxene	Rhabdophane	Rocksalt	Sodalite	Sphalerite
Tridymite	Tundrite

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 Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K La Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Nd O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Tl Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mo Na O P S Sb Si Ti Tl

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Analcime Apatite Bukovite Cancrinite-sodalite Clay Copper Cristobalite Digenite Djerfisherite
Eudialyte Feldspar Gmelinite Joaquinite Löllingite Lovozerite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite Neptunite
None Not in a structural group Palygorskite Pectolite Phenakite Pyroxene Rhabdophane Rocksalt Sodalite Sphalerite
Tridymite Tundrite

65 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*	Bartonite ()*
Bertrandite ()*	Beryllite ()*	Carlgieseckeite-(Nd) ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcothallite ()*
Chkalovite ()*	Chlorbartonite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cuprostibite ()*	Digenite ()*
Dorfmanite ()*	Epistolite ()*	Eudialyte ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Galena ()*
Gibbsite ()*	Gmelinite-Na ()*	Gonnardite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Kuannersuite-(Ce) ()*
Kvanefjeldite ()*	Leucophanite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Lomonosovite ()*	Lorenzenite ()*
Lovdarite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Moskvinite-(Y) ()*	Murmanite ()*
Nabesite ()*	Nacareniobsite-(Ce) ()*	Natrolite ()*	Natrophosphate ()*	Naujakasite ()*
Nepheline ()*	Neptunite ()*	Orthojoaquinite-(La) ()*	Pectolite ()*	Polylithionite ()*
Rhabdophane-(Ce) ()*	Riebeckite ()*	Rohaite ()*	Silver ()*	Sodalite ()*
Sørensenite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Steenstrupine-(Ce) ()*	Thalcusite ()*	Thermonatrite ()*
Townendite ()*	Trona ()*	Tugtupite ()*	Tundrite-(Ce) ()*	Ussingite ()*
Villiaumite ()*	Vitusite-(Ce) ()*	Vuonnemite ()*	Willemite ()*	Yofortierite ()*

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	1160	1160	7	48367,48369,48370,48372,48374,48376,48378	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1160	1160	6	48367,48369,48372,48375,48376,48378	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	1160	1160	9	48367,48370,48371,48372,48373,48374,48375,48376,48378	1627
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1160	1160	6	48367,48369,48372,48373,48375,48376	295
Bartonite ()*	Djerfisherite	K₆Fe₂₀S₂₆S	1160	1160	1	48367	5
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	1160	1160	1	48378	606
Beryllite ()*	None	Be₃(SiO₄)(OH)₂·H₂O	1160	1160	1	48378	4
Carlgieseckeite-(Nd) ()*	Apatite	NaNdCa₃(PO₄)₃F	1160	1160	1	48378	1
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1160	1160	1	48375	5707
Chalcothallite ()*	Bukovite	(Cu,Fe,Ag)_6.3(Tl,K)₂SbS₄	1160	1160	0		3
Chkalovite ()*	Cristobalite	Na₂BeSi₂O₆	1160	1160	3	48372,48376,48378	16
Chlorbartonite ()*	Djerfisherite	K₆Fe₂₄S₂₆Cl	1160	1160	1	48367	7
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1160	1160	1	48375	2970
Cuprostibite ()*	None	Cu₂(Sb,Tl)	1160	1160	1	48375	15
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1160	1160	1	48375	1027
Dorfmanite ()*	None	Na₂(PO₃OH)·2H₂O	1160	1160	1	48372	11
Epistolite ()*	None	(Na )Nb₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₄	1160	1160	2	48373,48378	16
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂	1160	1160	3	48369,48372,48375	182
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1160	1160	0		2740
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1160	1160	1	48378	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	1160	1160	1	48375	504
Gmelinite-Na ()*	Gmelinite	Na₄(Si₈Al₄)O₂₄·11H₂O	1160	1160	0		25
Gonnardite ()*	Natrolite	(Na,Ca)₂(Si,Al)₅O₁₀·3H₂O	1160	1160	1	48378	167
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1160	1160	1	48376	1689
Kuannersuite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	NaCeBa₃(PO₄)₃F_0.5Cl_0.5	1160	1160	1	48378	1
Kvanefjeldite ()*	None	Na₄CaSi₆O₁₄(OH)₂	1160	1160	2	48372,48373	1
Leucophanite ()*	None	NaCaBeSi₂O₆F	1160	1160	0		55
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	1160	1160	1	48375	762
Lomonosovite ()*	None	Na₆Na₂Ti₂Na₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄)₂O₄	1160	1160	2	48369,48372	18
Lorenzenite ()*	None	Na₂Ti₂O₃(Si₂O₆)	1160	1160	1	48372	82
Lovdarite ()*	None	K₂Na₆Be₄Si₁₄O₃₆·9H₂O	1160	1160	1	48378	3
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1160	1160	7	48367,48369,48372,48374,48375,48376,48378	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1160	1160	0		5800
Moskvinite-(Y) ()*	None	Na₂KYSi₆O₁₅	1160	1160	1	48367	2
Murmanite ()*	None	Na₂Ti₂Na₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₄(H₂O)₄	1160	1160	1	48372	24
Nabesite ()*	None	Na₂BeSi₄O₁₀·4H₂O	1160	1160	1	48378	1
Nacareniobsite-(Ce) ()*	None	(Ca₃REE)Na₃Nb(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂	1160	1160	1	48372	10
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	1160	1160	6	48367,48370,48371,48372,48374,48376	1236
Natrophosphate ()*	None	Na₇(PO₄)₂F·19H₂O	1160	1160	1	48369	8
Naujakasite ()*	None	Na₆Fe²⁺Al₄Si₈O₂₆	1160	1160	4	48367,48369,48372,48376	7
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	1160	1160	3	48370,48372,48374	884
Neptunite ()*	Neptunite	KNa₂LiFe²⁺₂Ti₂Si₈O₂₄	1160	1160	3	48375,48376,48378	49
Orthojoaquinite-(La) ()*	Joaquinite	NaBa₂Fe²⁺La₂Ti₂(SiO₃)₈O₂(OH,O,F)·H₂O	1160	1160	1	48374	1
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	1160	1160	3	48372,48375,48378	363
Polylithionite ()*	Mica	KLi₂AlSi₄O₁₀F₂	1160	1160	2	48376,48378	89
Rhabdophane-(Ce) ()*	Rhabdophane	Ce(PO₄)·H₂O	1160	1160	1	48374	66
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1160	1160	1	48374	375
Rohaite ()*	None	(Tl,Pb,K)₂Cu_8.7Sb₂S₄	1160	1160	1	48375	1
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1160	1160	1	48375	5186
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	1160	1160	5	48367,48371,48372,48374,48375	444
Sørensenite ()*	None	Na₄Be₂Sn(Si₃O₉)₂·2H₂O	1160	1160	2	48375,48377	4
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1160	1160	4	48369,48375,48376,48378	21482
Steenstrupine-(Ce) ()*	None	Na₁₄Ce₆Mn²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂Zr(PO₄)₇Si₁₂O₃₆(OH)₂·3H₂O	1160	1160	5	48367,48370,48371,48372,48374	28
Thalcusite ()*	Bukovite	(Cu,Fe)₄Tl₂S₄	1160	1160	0		13
Thermonatrite ()*	None	Na₂(CO₃)·H₂O	1160	1160	0		64
Townendite ()*	Lovozerite	Na₈ZrSi₆O₁₈	1160	1160	1	48367	1
Trona ()*	None	Na₃(HCO₃)(CO₃)·2H₂O	1160	1160	1	48369	129
Tugtupite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄BeAlSi₄O₁₂Cl	1160	1160	2	48372,48378	12
Tundrite-(Ce) ()*	Tundrite	Na₂Ce₂TiO₂(SiO₄)(CO₃)₂	1160	1160	0		6
Ussingite ()*	None	Na₂AlSi₃O₈(OH)	1160	1160	1	48372	24
Villiaumite ()*	Rocksalt	NaF	1160	1160	5	48367,48369,48371,48372,48373	31
Vitusite-(Ce) ()*	None	Na₃Ce(PO₄)₂	1160	1160	3	48367,48368,48372	9
Vuonnemite ()*	None	Na₆Na₂Nb₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄)₂O₂(OF)	1160	1160	1	48372	10
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	1160	1160	1	48376	303
Yofortierite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	Mn²⁺₅Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂·7H₂O	1160	1160	1	48374	8

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						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
FKM-223	Kvanefjeld (Kuannersuit Plateau), Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-201-to-fkm-225/#FKM-223
R110202	Kvanefjeld (Kuannersuit Plateau), Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark	https://rruff.info/R110202
R070576	Kvanefjeld (Kuannersuit Plateau), Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark	https://rruff.info/R070576
R050278	Kvanefjeld (Kuannersuit Plateau), Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark	https://rruff.info/R050278
R050562	Kvanefjeld (Kuannersuit Plateau), Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark	https://rruff.info/R050562
R060507	Kvanefjeld (Kuannersuit Plateau), Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark	https://rruff.info/R060507

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

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