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Sodalite from
Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Sodalite
Formula:Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tugtupite53 photos of Sodalite associated with Tugtupite at this locality.
Chkalovite45 photos of Sodalite associated with Chkalovite at this locality.
Analcime40 photos of Sodalite associated with Analcime at this locality.
Ussingite32 photos of Sodalite associated with Ussingite at this locality.
Aegirine31 photos of Sodalite associated with Aegirine at this locality.
Arfvedsonite30 photos of Sodalite associated with Arfvedsonite at this locality.
Natrolite22 photos of Sodalite associated with Natrolite at this locality.
Steenstrupine-(Ce)19 photos of Sodalite associated with Steenstrupine-(Ce) at this locality.
Eudialyte12 photos of Sodalite associated with Eudialyte at this locality.
Polylithionite10 photos of Sodalite associated with Polylithionite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sodalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (16 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:552946
Long-form Identifier:1:3:552946:9
GUID (UUID V4):d1b8278a-37ce-4f1a-9bf6-6aae97f2bdc0
Localities for Sodalite in this Region
Kangerluarsuk Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Head of Kangerluarsuk, Kangerluarsuk Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Lilleelv pegmatite, Lilleelv, Head of Kangerluarsuk, Kangerluarsuk Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Potassic-Arfvedsonite occurrence, Pegmatite Valley, Lilleelv, Head of Kangerluarsuk, Kangerluarsuk Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Mellemelv Stream Valley, Head of Kangerluarsuk, Kangerluarsuk Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Kringlerne, Kangerluarsuk Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Qeqertaussaq Island, Kangerluarsuk Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
East Coast Pegmatite, Qeqertaussaq Island, Kangerluarsuk Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
South Coast Pegmatite, Qeqertaussaq Island, Kangerluarsuk Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Skinnerite occurrence, Kangerluarsuk Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld), Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Kvanefjeld deposit, Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld), Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Drill Core 53, Kvanefjeld deposit, Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld), Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Kvanefjeld adit, Kvanefjeld deposit, Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld), Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Narsaq River pegmatite, Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld), Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Rohaite occurrence, Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld), Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Laksetværelv Plateau, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Mount Nakkaalaaq, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Taseq Slope, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Igdlunguaq, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Naujakasik (Naajakasik), Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Nunasarnaq, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Karra, Nunasarnaq, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Tugtup Agtakôrfia, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Tuperssuatsiat Bay, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Hiortdahlite-bearing pegmatite, Tuperssuatsiat Bay, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Eudialyte-Group Minerals in the Ilímaussaq Complex (South Greenland) Michael A.W. Marks 1, *, Hans G...eudialyte-group minerals (EGM) from the Ilímaussaq complex in South Greenland. Investigated samples cover all...contents in the most evolved rock units of the complex. This points to the moderate compatibility of REE...activity in the magmas by large-scale EGM and sodalite extraction during the orthomagmatic stage and...EGM from Ilímaussaq are related to the basaltic nature of the parental magmas of the complex, as large-scale
Journal (volume)
E T I N 1 9 0 · 2001 The Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland: status of mineralogical research...Sørensen Contributions to the mineralogy of Ilímaussaq, no. 100 Anniversary volume with list of minerals...SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT 1 Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin 190...Gardar province, geochemistry, hyper-agpaite, Ilímaussaq, mineralogy, nepheline syenite, peralkaline,...South Greenland. Cover Igneous layering in kakortokites in the southern part of the Ilímaussaq alkaline
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
emplacement of lujavrites in the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland☆ H. Sørensen a,⁎, H. Bohse b...Russia; Pilansberg, South Africa; and Ilímaussaq, South Greenland – and are inferred to stem from the same...not well known. The agpaitic part of the Ilímaussaq complex is divided into a roof series, a floor series...Chemical analyses of dykes within and outside the complex represent stages in the magmatic evolution of the...All rights reserved. Keywords: Agpaitic; Greenland; Ilímaussaq; Lujavrite; Piecemeal stoping 1. Introduction
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geochemistry of boron in the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland☆ J.C. Bailey ⁎ Geology Institute...studied in rocks and minerals of the Ilímaussaq complex, South Greenland, using optical emission spectrometry...ppm in augite syenite to a maximum of 8.9 ppm in sodalite-rich agpaitic nepheline syenite (naujaite roof...fractionation history. Starting at the naujaite stage, sodalite crystals (60–45 ppm B) were fractionated by flotation...reserved. Keywords: Boron; Agpaitic; Greenland; Ilímaussaq; Sodalite; Naujaite 1. Introduction The aim
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
occurrence of moskvinite-(Y) in the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland – implications for rare-earth...its type locality Dara-i-Pioz, Tajikistan. At Ilímaussaq moskvinite-(Y) was discovered in a drill core...for the first time observed in Ilímaussaq where it occurs where sodalite is replaced by natrolite and arfvedsonite...some of the Cl generated by the alteration of sodalite, whereas the K and Fe originates from the replacement...bartonite group, Ilímaussaq alkaline complex. Introduction THE Ilímaussaq alkaline complex is situated in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
alkaline igneous rock suite of the Ilímaussaq Complex, South Greenland☆ Ronny Schoenberg a,⁎, Michael A...June 2008 Accepted 16 June 2008 Keywords: Ilímaussaq Complex Agpaitic rocks Fe isotopes Isotope fractionation...fractionation a b s t r a c t The Ilímaussaq intrusion, South Greenland, provides an exceptional test case...syenite, the most primitive rock type in the Ilímaussaq Complex, have a uniform Fe isotope composition that...ranging from 0.123 to 0.237‰. Contamination of the Ilímaussaq magma by ongoing crustal assimilation as cause
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
systematics in the naujaite of the Ilímaussaq intrusion, South Greenland ☆ Thomas V. Krumrei a,⁎, Ernst Pernicka...km large and about 1700 m thick Ilímaussaq intrusion in South Greenland. Within these, more than 600 m...m thick sequence of sodalite-rich “naujaites” (mainly sodalite + arfvedsonite + alkali feldspar + nepheline...eudialyte + aenigmatite) are interpreted as a sodalite flotation cumulate. Sodalites show two to three...trends in sodalite reflect trends in the evolution of volatile contents in the melt. The sodalite at Ilímaussaq
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
systematics in the peralkaline Ilímaussaq intrusion (South Greenland) and its granitic country rocks:...online 31 January 2011 Keywords: Boron isotopes Ilímaussaq Peralkaline intrusion Magmatic–hydrothermal SIMS...peralkaline, 1.16 Ga Ilímaussaq intrusion and its granitic country rocks (South Greenland) were analysed using...the Complex. Boron concentrations are high (250–280 μg/g) in all rocks containing fresh sodalite, whereas...whereas boron is constantly low in the sodalite-free augite syenites (4–6 μg/g) and in the alkali granites
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
study: The lujavrites of the Ilı́maussaq complex, SW Greenland Barbara C. Ratschbacher, Michael A.W. Marks...study: The lujavrites of the Ilı́maussaq complex, SW Greenland, LITHOS (2015), doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2015...field study: the lujavrites of the Ilímaussaq complex, SW Greenland Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen...(lujavrites) of the alkaline to peralkaline Ilímaussaq complex (South Greenland) reveal detailed insight into the...evolved rocks in the composite Ilímaussaq intrusion in South Greenland (e.g. Ferguson, 1964). Abundant
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
nepheline syenite sequence of the Ilı́maussaq complex, South Greenland Matthias J. Lindhuber, Michael A.W. Marks...nepheline syenite sequence of the Ilı́maussaq complex, South Greenland, LITHOS (2015), doi: 10.1016/j.lithos...syenite sequence of the IP T Ilímaussaq complex, South Greenland SC R Matthias J. Lindhubera,1,...Mesoproterozoic alkaline AC to peralkaline Ilímaussaq complex, South Greenland shows spectacular rhythmic meter-scale...Key words: igneous layering; mat-formation; Ilímaussaq complex; kakortokites; eudialyte MA 1 Introduction
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
agpaitic pegmatites of the 1.16 Ga Ilímaussaq complex, South Greenland record the chemical evolution of...differentiation trends found in the earlier rocks of the complex are continued in the pegmatites, albeit with some...which generally increase in the course of the Ilímaussaq fractionation, partly display a reversal during...assemblages. The Na–K variation in amphiboles in the Ilímaussaq pegmatites allow a detailed view into the late-stage...late-stage evolutionary trends of a textbook agpaitic complex. The transition from silicate melt to aqueous fluid
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
fractionation at the margin of the Ilímaussaq complex, South Greenland: Evidence for open-system processes...the alkaline to peralkaline Ilímaussaq plutonic complex, South Greenland, track the behavior of Li and...−8‰, with the different intrusive units of the complex having distinct Li isotopic systematics. Amphiboles...budget of whole-rocks from the inner part of the complex, have constant δ7Li of + 1.8 ± 2.2‰ (2σ, n = 15)...the clinopyroxene in 6Li. At the margin of the complex δ7Li in the syenites increases systematically,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
layered nepheline syenites from the Ilímaussaq complex, Greenland A.M. Borst, T.E. Waight, A.A. Finch...layered nepheline syenites from the Ilímaussaq complex, Greenland. Lithos (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j...layered nepheline syenites from the Ilímaussaq complex, Greenland A.M. Borst1,2,3,* amb43@st-andrews...Survey of Denmark and RI 1 PT Roux5 2 SC Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark ... ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT ABSTRACT The Ilímaussaq complex in southern Greenland is a shallow crustal composite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
eudialyte in nepheline syenite from the Ilímaussaq Complex, Greenland, one of the world’s largest known eudialyte-hosted...partial replacement of primary magmatic eudialyte by complex pseudomorph assemblages of secondary Zr-, Nb-,...Keywords: eudialyte; hydrothermal alteration; Ilímaussaq; rare earth elements; fluid mobility; peralkaline...Kringlerne deposit in the Mesoproterozoic Ilímaussaq complex, South Greenland, presents a major repository of REE...halogen-rich melts and is identified by the presence of complex Na–Ca–HFSE silicates such as eudialyte- and rinkite-group
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
compositional zoning in eudialyte, Ilímaussaq complex, South Greenland Anouk M. Borst 1,2*, Henrik Friis3...Economic Geology, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark 2:...kakortokites of the Mesoproterozoic Ilímaussaq complex, South Greenland, comprise a rhythmically layered...eudialyte-group minerals (EGM), i.e. structurally complex Na-zirconosilicates, as a major cumulate phase...kakortokite layering and overall evolution of the complex. Based on these data we argue for continuous bulk
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Eudialyte-Group Minerals from the Lovozero and Ilímaussaq Complexes and on the Origin of Peralkaline Systems...Eudialyte-Group Minerals from the Lovozero and Ilímaussaq Complexes and on the Origin of Peralkaline Systems...Moscow, Russia Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark;...Lovozero complex, Kola peninsula, Russia and the Ilímaussaq complex in Southwest Greenland are the largest...from Lovozero and a comparison with EGM from Ilímaussaq to further our understanding of peralkaline magma
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Zirconosilicates in the kakortokites of the Ilímaussaq complex, South Greenland: Implications for fluid evolution...Economic Geology, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark Department...nepheline syenites (kakortokites) of the Ilímaussaq complex, South Greenland, host voluminous accumulations of...of eudialyte-group minerals (EGM). These complex Na-Ca-zirconosilicates contain economically attractive...silicate gittinsite, previously unidentified at Ilímaussaq, requires an increase in CaO activity and suggests
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Abstract: Several alkaline rock associations from Greenland, Canada, Morocco and Germany were investigated...especially in highly evolved rocks from the Ilímaussaq complex (Greenland). The stoichiometry of pyrrhotite (Fe1-xS;...FeS being restricted to very reduced rocks from Greenland and Fe-deficient pyrrhotite being typical of the...Gardar province, South Greenland (upton et al. 2003), the Mont Saint-Hilaire complex, Canada (currie et al...2011a, scHilling et al. 2011b), the Tamazeght complex, Morocco (kcHit 1990, mArks et al. 2008) and from
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from five peralkaline complexes. We investigated sodalite (N = 42), eudialyte-group minerals (N = 84), and...representative rock samples derived from Ilímaussaq (South Greenland), Norra Kärr (Sweden), Tamazeght (Morocco)...Khibina (Russian Federation). Taken together, sodalite and eudialyte-group minerals dominate the Cl and...(mostly well below 1 µg/g). Normalized to Cl, sodalite prefers Br relative to eudialyte-group minerals...compatible in eudialyte-group minerals (EGM) than in sodalite, which flips to the opposite under water-rich
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
steenstrupine-(Ce) from the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland 3 SVEN KARUP-MØLLER1,* and...Taseq and Mellemelv, both in the Ilímaussaq complex of South Greenland has been studied. At Taseq ussingite...completely decomposed steenstrupine-(Ce) occurs in a complex naujaite pegmatite. Fresh steenstrupine-(Ce) differs...steenstrupine-(Ce) variety. 30 31 32 Key-words: Ilímaussaq; South Greenland; steenstrupine-(Ce); britholite-(Ce);...hypersodic rocks belonging to the Ilímaussaq massif, South Greenland and the Lovozero and Khibiny massifs
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
agpaitic nepheline syenites in the Ilímaussaq intrusion, South Greenland☆ Johannes Schönenberger, Michael...26 May 2006 Abstract Within the 1.16 Ga old Ilímaussaq intrusion, up to 700 m large autoliths occur...Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Ilímaussaq; Isocon-method; Fluid–rock interaction; Element-mobility;...Bowden, ☆ Contribution to the mineralogy of Ilímaussaq No. 128. ⁎ Corresponding author. Tel.: +49 7071...in autoliths of the peralkaline Ilímaussaq complex, South Greenland. Here, the interaction between evolved
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
processes: The peralkaline Ilimaussaq complex, southwest Greenland Kai Hettmann a, Michael A.W. Marks a...the alkaline to peralkaline Ilimaussaq complex (South Greenland) to trace magmatic differentiation, crustal...the peralkaline Ilimaussaq intrusive complex in South Greenland as an example to explore in detail the...hydrothermal processes that led to the formation of this complex. Ilimaussaq is especially suited because it has...hydrothermal overprint is evident throughout the complex both in the form of large albitized areas (up to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
arfvedsonite lujavrite from the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland☆ John C. Bailey a,⁎, Henning...arfvedsonite lujavrite from the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland. Three–15-cm-thick laminated...arfvedsonite lujavrite of the complex, the dark layers are richer in sodalite, microcline and arfvedsonite...relative to aH2O terminated the crystallization of a sodalite-rich dark layer and initiated abundant crystallization...may have formed by exchanging components with sodalite-bearing rafts from the roof zone. © 2006 Elsevier
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Layering in Peralkaline Magmas, Ilı́maussaq Complex, S Greenland Emma J. Hunt, Adrian A. Finch, Colin H....Layering in Peralkaline Magmas, Ilı́maussaq Complex, S Greenland, LITHOS (2016), doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2016...Layering in Peralkaline Magmas, Ilímaussaq Complex, S 2 Greenland 3 Emma J. Hunt*1, Adrian A. Finch...PT 1 The peralkaline to agpaitic Ilímaussaq Complex, S. Greenland, displays 10 spectacular macrorhythmic...which outcrops as the lowest exposed rocks in the complex. This study 12 applies crystal size distribution
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
a t e / l i t h o s Apatite in the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex: Occurrence, zonation and compositional...online 22 June 2008 Keywords: Apatite REE Na Ilímaussaq Agpaitic A B S T R A C T Apatite from the augite...(pulaskite, foyaite, sodalite foyaite and naujaite) of the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex has been analysed...pulaskite and foyaite, whereas it is rare in the sodalite foyaite and naujaite. Based on compositional variation...This apatite occurs in the pulaskite, foyaite and sodalite foyaite as oscillatory-zoned crystals, whereas
 
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