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Asuk, Qeqertarsuaq Island (Disko Island), Kitaa Province (West Greenland), Greenland

At the northern coast of Qeqertarsuaq Island. Tertiary basalt occurs here.

Mineral List

'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Armalcolite
Cordierite
Corundum
'Glass'
Graphite
Ilmenite
Iron
Rutile
Spinel
Troilite


11 entries listed. 9 valid minerals.

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References

Pauly, H. (1969): White cast iron with cohenite, schreibersite, and sulphides from tertiary basalts on Disko, Greenland. Meddelelser fra Dansk Geologisk Forening, 19 (1), 28-26

Pedersen, A.K. (1979): A shale buchite xenolith with Al-armalcolite and native iron in a lava from Asuk, Disko, central West Greenland. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 69 (1), 83-94

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