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Kangerlussuaq complex, Kangerlussuaq Firth, Tunu (East Greenland) Province, Greenland

The Kangerlussuaq Alkaline Complex consists of a group of intrusions covering an area of about 900 square kms, located west of Kangerlussuaq on the coast of eastern Greenland. It includes the main Kangerlussuaq intrusion (dating back to about 50 million years ago) and a series of satellite intrusions.

Ref.:
- http://www.geo.aau.dk/english/people/phd/msr/project_KAC.html
- http://www.geus.dk/publications/review-greenland-00/gsb189p76-82.pdf




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Actinolite
Aegirine
Albite
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Anatase
Andradite
Ankerite
Antigorite
'Apatite'
Apatite-(CaOH)
Arfvedsonite
Augite
Baddeleyite
Baryte
Barytolamprophyllite
Biotite
Bornite
Calcite
Cancrinite
Catapleiite
Cebollite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Clinochlore
Clinohumite
var: Titanclinohumite
Cobaltpentlandite
Digenite
Diopside
Dolomite
Eckermannite
Epidote
Eudialyte
Fayalite
Ferrobustamite
Galena
Haüyne
Hematite
'Hiortdahlite'
'Hornblende'
Ilmenite
Kaersutite
Katophorite
Keithconnite
Kentbrooksite (TL)
Kupletskite
Lamprophyllite
'Lamprophyllite-2M'
'Lamprophyllite-2O'
Låvenite
Loparite-(Ce)
Lorenzenite
Magnesio-arfvedsonite
Magnesiohastingsite
Magnetite
var: Titaniferous Magnetite
Melilite
Microcline
Monticellite
Natrolite
Nepheline
Nielsenite (TL)
Normandite
Nosean
'Olivine'
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Pargasite
Pectolite
Perovskite
Phlogopite
Pyrite
Quartz
Schorlomite
Skaergaardite (TL)
Sodalite
Sphalerite
Strontianite
Tenorite
Titanite
Tremolite
UM1991-06-E:AuCu
UM2004-08-E:AuCuPd
'Unnamed (PdAuCu)'
'Unnamed (Pd-Cu-Sn compound)'
'Unnamed (Pt-Fe-Cu-Pd alloy)'
Vasilite
Vermiculite
Vesuvianite
Vishnevite
Xonotlite
Zircon
Zvyagintsevite


108 entries listed. 75 valid minerals. 3 type localities (valid minerals).

Localities in this Region:
Greenland
 
  • Tunu (East Greenland) Province
    • Kangerlussuaq Firth
      • Kangerlussuaq complex

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