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Naujakasik (Naajakasik), Tunugdliarfik Firth (Eriksfjord), Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

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Ref.:

- Boeggild, O.B. (1953): The Mineralogy of Greenland, Meddelelser om Groenland, Vol. 149/3, Reitzels Forlag Koebenhavn

- Danoe, M., Soerensen, H. (1959): An examination of the rare minerals from the Nepheline Syenites of south west Greenland, Meddelelser om Groenland, Vol. 162, Nr.5, Reitzels Forlag, Koebenhavn





 Map Reference: 60°54'58"N , 45°54'0"W

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Mineral List:
  		•  Aenigmatite
    Na
     
    2
    		Fe
    2+
    5
    		TiO
     
    2
    		(Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		)
    Reference: [Petersen, O. V. & Johnsen, O. (2005): Minerals First described from Greenland. Canadian Mineralogist Special Publication 8.; Boeggild, O.B. (1953): The Mineralogy of Greenland, Meddelelser om Groenland, Vol. 149/3, Reitzels Forlag Koebenhavn]
  		•  Arfvedsonite
    [Na][Na
     
    2
    		][Fe
    2+
    4
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Danoe, M., Soerensen, H. (1959): An examination of the rare minerals from the Nepheline Syenites of south west Greenland, Meddelelser om Groenland, Vol. 162, Nr.5, Reitzels Forlag, Koebenhavn]
  		•  Barkevikite
    Reference: [Boeggild, O.B. (1953): The Mineralogy of Greenland, Meddelelser om Groenland, Vol. 149/3, Reitzels Forlag Koebenhavn]
  		•  Britholite-(Ce) (TL)
    Ca
     
    2
    		(Ce,Ca)
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)|(SiO
     
    4
    		,PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Type Locality: Naujakasik (Naajakasik), Tunugdliarfik Firth (Eriksfjord), Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland
    Reference: [Boeggild, O.B. (1953): The Mineralogy of Greenland, Meddelelser om Grønland, Vol. 149/3, Reitzels Forlag Koebenhavn]
  		•  'Erikite'
    Reference: [Boeggild, O.B. (1953): The Mineralogy of Greenland, Meddelelser om Groenland, Vol. 149/3, Reitzels Forlag Koebenhavn]
  		•  Eudialyte
    Na
     
    15
    		Ca
     
    6
    		(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mn
    2+
     
    		)
     
    3
    		Zr
     
    3
    		[Si
     
    25
    		O
     
    73
    		](O,OH,H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    3
    		(OH,Cl)
     
    2
    Reference: [Boeggild, O.B. (1953): The Mineralogy of Greenland, Meddelelser om Groenland, Vol. 149/3, Reitzels Forlag Koebenhavn]
    Site Photo
    Naujakasik (Naajakasik), Tunugdliarfik Firth (Eriksfjord), Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Naujakasite (TL)
    (Na,K)
     
    6
    		(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mn
    2+
     
    		,Ca)(Al,Fe)
     
    4
    		Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    26
    Type Locality: Naujakasik (Naajakasik), Tunugdliarfik Firth (Eriksfjord), Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland
    Reference: [Bøggild, O.B. (1933) Igalikite and naujakasite, two new minerals from South Greenland. Medd. Grønland, 92(9), 1-12.]
    Site Photo
    Naujakasik (Naajakasik), Tunugdliarfik Firth (Eriksfjord), Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland
    © B. Otter
  		•  Pectolite
    var: Manganoan Pectolite
    Na(Ca,Mn)
     
    2
    		[HSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]
    Reference: [Boeggild, O.B. (1953): The Mineralogy of Greenland, Meddelelser om Groenland, Vol. 149/3, Reitzels Forlag Koebenhavn]
  		•  Rinkite
    Na(Na,Ca)
     
    2
    		(Ca,Ce)
     
    4
    		Ti[F
     
    2
    		|(O,F)
     
    2
    		|(Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		)
     
    2
    		]
    Reference: [Boeggild, O.B. (1953): The Mineralogy of Greenland, Meddelelser om Groenland, Vol. 149/3, Reitzels Forlag Koebenhavn]
  		•  Sodalite
    Na
     
    8
    		[Cl
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    24
    		]
    Reference: [Danoe, M., Soerensen, H. (1959): An examination of the rare minerals from the Nepheline Syenites of south west Greenland, Meddelelser om Groenland, Vol. 162, Nr.5, Reitzels Forlag, Koebenhavn]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [Boeggild, O.B. (1953): The Mineralogy of Greenland, Meddelelser om Groenland, Vol. 149/3, Reitzels Forlag Koebenhavn]
  		•  Steenstrupine-(Ce)
    Na
     
    14
    		Mn
    2+
    2
    		(Fe
    3+
     
    		,Mn
    3+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		Ce
     
    6
    		(Zr,Th)[(OH)
     
    2
    		|HPO
     
    4
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    6
    		|(Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		)
     
    2
    		]·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Boeggild, O.B. (1953): The Mineralogy of Greenland, Meddelelser om Groenland, Vol. 149/3, Reitzels Forlag Koebenhavn]
  		•  UM1971-22-SiO:CaClFeHMgMnNaNbZr
    Na
     
    12
    		Ca
     
    5
    		(Ce,La,Y,Ca)Zr
     
    3
    		(Zr,Nb)(Fe,Mn)
     
    3
    		[Si
     
    9
    		O
     
    24-26
    		(OH)
     
    1-3
    		]
     
    2
    		[Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]
     
    2
    		Cl
    Reference: [TMPM 16,105(1971)]


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