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Locality Name:
Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1275
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1037

mindat Locality ID: 51122
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-51122.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit

Latitude: 61°12'21"N
Longitude: 48°10'31"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 61.205833333333,-48.175277777778
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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Th Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteArgyroditeArsenicArsenolampriteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibite
ClayColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeEnargiteFeldsparFluorite
GarnetGypsumJarliteKaoliniteLepidocrociteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMica
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTetrahedriteTikhonenkoviteTopazTourmalineWeberite
WurtziteZircon

87 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Acuminite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Arcubisite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Berryite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bøggildite  (*)Bøgvadite  (*)Böhmite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Canfieldite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cervelleite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chiolite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Cosalite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cryolite  (*)Cryolithionite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Diaspore  (*)
Elpasolite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Enargite  (*)Eskimoite  (*)Ferberite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gearksutite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gustavite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarlite  (*)Jørgensenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kësterite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Ourayite  (*)Pachnolite  (*)Paragonite  (*)Prosopite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Stenonite  (*)Teallite  (*)Thomsenolite  (*)Thorite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Vikingite  (*)Volynskite  (*)Weberite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S127512751485012793
Acuminite  (*)TikhonenkoviteSrAlF4(OH)·H2O127512751485011
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS312751275148501315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)127512751485018803
Arcubisite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg6CuBiS4127512751485015
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS127512751485019052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1275127514850111547
Berryite  (*)MeneghiniteCu3Ag2Pb3Bi7S161275127514850150
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi127512751485011966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3127512751485011935
Bøggildite  (*)NoneNa2Sr2Al2(PO4)F9127512751485011
Bøgvadite  (*)NoneNa2Ba2SrAl4F20127512751485011
Böhmite  (*)LepidocrociteAlO(OH)12751275148501195
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1112751275148501843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3127512751485011089
Canfieldite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8SnS61275127514850191
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2127512751485015171
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)127512751485011252
Cervelleite  (*)NoneAg4TeS1275127514850142
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S127512751485015707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21275127514850127198
Chiolite  (*)NoneNa5Al3F14127512751485015
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O12751275148501566
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O612751275148501518
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S512751275148501344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS127512751485014165
Cryolite  (*)PerovskiteNa2NaAlF61275127514850150
Cryolithionite  (*)GarnetNa3Al2(LiF4)3127512751485015
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S312751275148501802
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)12751275148501481
Elpasolite  (*)PerovskiteK2NaAlF61275127514850116
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS212751275148501246
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS412751275148501910
Eskimoite  (*)LillianiteAg7Pb10Bi15S361275127514850120
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)12751275148501551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2127512751485019617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1212751275148501663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1275127514850124243
Gearksutite  (*)NoneCaAlF4(OH)·H2O1275127514850168
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)127512751485017437
Gold  (*)CopperAu1275127514850130554
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S612751275148501113
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O127512751485016890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31275127514850114640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te12751275148501804
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Pyrochlore   2Al2F6(H2O)1275127514850156
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3127512751485015433
Jarlite  (*)JarliteNa2(Sr,Na)14(Mg,   )2Al12F64(OH)4127512751485012
Jørgensenite  (*)JarliteNa2Sr14Na2Al12F64(OH)4127512751485011
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4127512751485015591
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS41275127514850182
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)12751275148501581
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)12751275148501451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41275127514850114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21275127514850112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2127512751485015674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS212751275148501252
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)127512751485014924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2127512751485015800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21275127514850117380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)127512751485012349
Ourayite  (*)LillianiteAg3Pb4Bi5S131275127514850124
Pachnolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O1275127514850118
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)212751275148501247
Prosopite  (*)NoneCaAl2F4(OH)41275127514850139
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3127512751485011425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21275127514850139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8127512751485019056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21275127514850161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2127512751485015614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)127512751485012705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)127512751485016417
Silver  (*)CopperAg127512751485015186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1275127514850121482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS412751275148501668
Stenonite  (*)NoneSr2Al(CO3)F5127512751485011
Teallite  (*)ArsenolampritePbSnS21275127514850133
Thomsenolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O1275127514850123
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)127512751485011006
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2127512751485011476
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2127512751485012718
Vikingite  (*)LillianiteAg5Pb8Bi13S301275127514850127
Volynskite  (*)NoneAgBiTe21275127514850164
Weberite  (*)WeberiteNa2MgAlF71275127514850113
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS312751275148501297
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4127512751485011655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)127512751485015251


2 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
Mo-00259125710371147±110Rb-Sr     Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo51122Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkIvigtutGoodenough et al. (2000)10.1016/S0024-4937(99)00064-XL51_205 
Grew_Li_2019_0017127512751275      Cryolithionite 1958Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkIvigtut cryolite deposit, Ivittuut, Arsuk Fjord, Greenland (type)Steenfelt et al. (2016)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.02.005OGR77_194 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050287Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/R050287
R060012Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/R060012
R050667Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/R050667
R100009Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/R100009
R070596Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/R070596
X050143Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/X050143
R050282Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/R050282
FKM-208Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-201-to-fkm-225/#FKM-208
R050412Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/R050412

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