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Uivfaq (Ovifak), Qeqertarsuaq Island (Disko Island), Kitaa Province (West Greenland), Greenland

Iron
Uivfaq, Qeqertarsuaq Island, Kitaa Province, Greenland

Photo: Rob Lavinsky
Large blocks (to 25 tons) of native iron were found by Nordenskiöld in 1870, and brought to Sweden as meteorites. It was later found out that iron occurred as nodules in tertiary basalt, formed by reduction due to incorporation of carbon-rich sediments.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Augite
Corundum
'Glass'
Graphite
Ilmenite
Iron
var: Kamacite
Lawrencite
'Olivine'
Spinel
Ulvöspinel


13 entries listed. 8 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

Greenland
  • Kitaa Province (West Greenland)
    • Qeqertarsuaq Island (Disko Island)

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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.

Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 54, 57–70

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