Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark


mindat Locality ID: 69152
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-69152.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Agpat (Appat)
Igdlunguaq
Ilua Bay
Kumerngit
Naujakasik (Naajakasik)
North Shore
North Siorarssuit
Nunarssuatsiaq
Nunasarnaq
Redekammen
Tugtup Agtakôrfia
Tuperssuatsiat Bay

Latitude: 60°56'24"N
Longitude: 45°51'10"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.94,-45.852777777778

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 As Be C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mn Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Na Nb O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteArsenopyriteAstrophylliteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteCatapleiiteClinozoisiteCristobalite
EpidoteEudialyteFeldsparFluoriteLöllingiteLeifiteMicaModderiteMonaziteNatrolite
NeptuniteNickelineNonePalygorskitePectolitePerovskitePrehnitePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
SapphirineSkutteruditeSodaliteSphaleriteTridymite

47 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)
Astrophyllite  (*)Bornite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)
Catapleiite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chkalovite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epistolite  (*)
Eudialyte  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gudmundite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)
Leifite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Lueshite  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Murmanite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Naujakasite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Neptunite  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Pectolite  (*)Polylithionite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)Rosenbuschite  (*)Schizolite  (*)Siderite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Steenstrupine-(Ce)  (*)Tugtupite  (*)Tuperssuatsiaite  (*)
Ussingite  (*)Westerveldite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6448388,48398,48399,484001022
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]348391,48399,48400133
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)348397,48398,483998803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O448388,48390,48398,484001627
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2848388,48390,48391,48394,48396,48398,48399,48400295
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F148393161
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41483955516
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb148388175
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)348388,48391,48399115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14839527770
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O248388,48400113
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1483955707
Chkalovite  (*)CristobaliteNa2BeSi2O614839816
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)248393,483978173
Epistolite  (*)None(Na   )Nb2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)4248388,4839416
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2648388,48390,48391,48397,48399,48400182
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21483939617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14838824243
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS148388170
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH148394367
Leifite  (*)LeifiteNa7Be2(Si15Al3)O39(F,OH)214839810
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2148388762
Lueshite  (*)PerovskiteNaNbO3016
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)648388,48390,48397,48398,48399,484004924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)248388,48399945
Murmanite  (*)NoneNa2Ti2Na2Ti2(Si2O7)2O4(H2O)414838924
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O448388,48398,48399,484001236
Naujakasite  (*)NoneNa6Fe2+Al4Si8O26348387,48391,483997
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)448388,48398,48399,48400884
Neptunite  (*)NeptuniteKNa2LiFe2+2Ti2Si8O24348388,48398,4839949
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs148388633
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)448388,48391,48398,48399363
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F214839889
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21483951898
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214839561156
Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2348391,48398,4840053
Rosenbuschite  (*)NoneCa6Zr2Na6ZrTi(Si2O7)4(OF)2F414839542
Schizolite  (*)PectoliteNaCaMnSi3O8(OH)248393,4839810
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1483956417
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3148388531
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl748388,48391,48395,48396,48398,48399,48400444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS548388,48391,48394,48395,4839821482
Steenstrupine-(Ce)  (*)NoneNa14Ce6Mn2+2Fe3+2Zr(PO4)7Si12O36(OH)2·3H2O548388,48391,48394,48398,4839928
Tugtupite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4BeAlSi4O12Cl14839812
Tuperssuatsiaite  (*)PalygorskiteNa2(Fe3+,Mn2+)3Si8O20(OH)2·4H2O248392,4839910
Ussingite  (*)NoneNa2AlSi3O8(OH)348388,48396,4839824
Westerveldite  (*)ModderiteFeAs14838811



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R061034Igdlunguaq, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/R061034
R061088Naujakasik (Naajakasik), Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/R061088
R070396Tugtup Agtakôrfia, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmarkhttps://rruff.info/R070396


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