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Kvanefjeld adit, Kvanefjeld deposit, Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld), Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenlandi
Regional Level Types
Kvanefjeld aditAdit
Kvanefjeld depositDeposit (In Development)
Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld)Plateau
Ilímaussaq complexComplex
KujalleqMunicipality
GreenlandAutonomous Territory

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
60° 58' 11'' North , 45° 59' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Narsaq1,633 (2018)7.0km
Qaqortoq3,224 (2018)28.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
1955
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1955:5
GUID (UUID V4):
eaa0da60-81bc-4c65-8317-78dabb1a2096
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kvanefjeld Tunnel
Name(s) in local language(s):
Kvanefjeld Tunnel


An adit on the south slope of Kvanefjeld mountain, driven in 1979-1980 to exploit the deposit of uraniferous steenstrupine-(Ce).
Minerals listed here are mostly found on the dumps from the adit.

Kvanefjeldite occurred in hydrothermal veins about 200 m behind the adit portal.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


27 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Arfvedsonite
Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Chkalovite
Formula: Na2BeSi2O6
Dorfmanite
Formula: Na2(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Epistolite
Formula: (Na◻)Nb2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)4
'Erikite'
Eudialyte
Formula: Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
'K Feldspar'
Kvanefjeldite (TL)
Formula: Na4(Ca,Mn)(Si3O7)2(OH)2
Type Locality:
Lomonosovite
Formula: Na5Ti2(Si2O7)(PO4)O2
Lorenzenite
Formula: Na2Ti2(Si2O6)O3
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
Murmanite
Formula: Na2Ti2(Si2O7)O2 · 2H2O
Nacareniobsite-(Ce) (TL)
Formula: Na3Ca3(Ce,REE)Nb(Si2O7)2OF3
Type Locality:
Habit: Ruler-shaped crystals up to 3,0 x 0,4 x 0,04 mm. tabular on {100} and elongated parallell to [001]
Colour: colorless, transparent
Description: Found in dissolution cavities in lujavrite ( = a arfvedsonite- nepehline syenite) and in the lujavrite itself.
Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Naujakasite
Formula: (Na,K)6(Fe2+,Mn2+,Ca)(Al,Fe)4Si8O26
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Pectolite
Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Rhabdophane-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
Sodalite
Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Steenstrupine-(Ce)
Formula: Na14Mn2+2Fe3+2Ce6Zr(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(PO3OH)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Tugtupite
Formula: Na4BeAlSi4O12Cl
Ussingite
Formula: Na2AlSi3O8OH
Villiaumite
Formula: NaF
Vitusite-(Ce)
Formula: Na3(Ce,La,Nd)(PO4)2
Habit: isometric & tabular grains to 5mm in diameter; wellshaped crystals in vugs
Colour: dichroic: greenish brown in daylight, honey coloured in electric light
Fluorescence: weak lilac
Description: Found in cavernous veinlets and vugs in ljuvraite (Pekov & Ekimenova 2001) See also "erikite".
Vuonnemite
Formula: Na11Ti4+Nb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH)

Gallery:

Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 Eudialyte
Na4(Ca,Mn)(Si3O7)2(OH)2 Kvanefjeldite (TL)
Na5Ti2(Si2O7)(PO4)O2 Lomonosovite
Na3Ca3(Ce,REE)Nb(Si2O7)2OF3 Nacareniobsite-(Ce) (TL)
(Na,K)6(Fe2+,Mn2+,Ca)(Al,Fe)4Si8O26 Naujakasite
Na14Mn2+2Fe3+2Ce6Zr(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(PO3OH)(OH)2 · 2H2O Steenstrupine-(Ce)
Na3(Ce,La,Nd)(PO4)2 Vitusite-(Ce)
Na11Ti4+Nb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH) Vuonnemite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Villiaumite3.AA.20NaF
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Vitusite-(Ce)8.AC.35Na3(Ce,La,Nd)(PO4)2
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Rhabdophane-(Ce)8.CJ.45Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
Dorfmanite8.CJ.60Na2(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Nacareniobsite-(Ce) (TL)9.BE.20Na3Ca3(Ce,REE)Nb(Si2O7)2OF3
Murmanite9.BE.27Na2Ti2(Si2O7)O2 · 2H2O
Epistolite9.BE.30(Na◻)Nb2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)4
Lomonosovite9.BE.32Na5Ti2(Si2O7)(PO4)O2
Vuonnemite9.BE.35Na11Ti4+Nb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH)
Steenstrupine-(Ce)9.CK.20Na14Mn2+2Fe3+2Ce6Zr(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(PO3OH)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Eudialyte9.CO.10Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Lorenzenite9.DB.10Na2Ti2(Si2O6)O3
Arfvedsonite9.DE.25[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Pectolite9.DG.05NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Chkalovite9.DM.20Na2BeSi2O6
Kvanefjeldite (TL)9.DP.30Na4(Ca,Mn)(Si3O7)2(OH)2
Naujakasite9.EG.10(Na,K)6(Fe2+,Mn2+,Ca)(Al,Fe)4Si8O26
Ussingite9.EH.20Na2AlSi3O8OH
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Sodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Tugtupite9.FB.10Na4BeAlSi4O12Cl
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
'K Feldspar'-
'Erikite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
H DorfmaniteNa2(PO3OH) · 2H2O
H Epistolite(Na◻)Nb2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)4
H EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
H KvanefjelditeNa4(Ca,Mn)(Si3O7)2(OH)2
H MurmaniteNa2Ti2(Si2O7)O2 · 2H2O
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
H PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
H Rhabdophane-(Ce)Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
H Steenstrupine-(Ce)Na14Mn22+Fe23+Ce6Zr(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(PO3OH)(OH)2 · 2H2O
H UssingiteNa2AlSi3O8OH
H VuonnemiteNa11Ti4+Nb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH)
BeBeryllium
Be ChkaloviteNa2BeSi2O6
Be TugtupiteNa4BeAlSi4O12Cl
OOxygen
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
O ChkaloviteNa2BeSi2O6
O DorfmaniteNa2(PO3OH) · 2H2O
O Epistolite(Na◻)Nb2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)4
O EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
O KvanefjelditeNa4(Ca,Mn)(Si3O7)2(OH)2
O LomonosoviteNa5Ti2(Si2O7)(PO4)O2
O LorenzeniteNa2Ti2(Si2O6)O3
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MonaziteREE(PO4)
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O MurmaniteNa2Ti2(Si2O7)O2 · 2H2O
O Nacareniobsite-(Ce)Na3Ca3(Ce,REE)Nb(Si2O7)2OF3
O Naujakasite(Na,K)6(Fe2+,Mn2+,Ca)(Al,Fe)4Si8O26
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
O Rhabdophane-(Ce)Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
O SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
O Steenstrupine-(Ce)Na14Mn22+Fe23+Ce6Zr(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(PO3OH)(OH)2 · 2H2O
O TugtupiteNa4BeAlSi4O12Cl
O UssingiteNa2AlSi3O8OH
O Vitusite-(Ce)Na3(Ce,La,Nd)(PO4)2
O VuonnemiteNa11Ti4+Nb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH)
FFluorine
F Nacareniobsite-(Ce)Na3Ca3(Ce,REE)Nb(Si2O7)2OF3
F VilliaumiteNaF
F VuonnemiteNa11Ti4+Nb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH)
NaSodium
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Na ChkaloviteNa2BeSi2O6
Na DorfmaniteNa2(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Na Epistolite(Na◻)Nb2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)4
Na EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Na KvanefjelditeNa4(Ca,Mn)(Si3O7)2(OH)2
Na LomonosoviteNa5Ti2(Si2O7)(PO4)O2
Na LorenzeniteNa2Ti2(Si2O6)O3
Na MurmaniteNa2Ti2(Si2O7)O2 · 2H2O
Na Nacareniobsite-(Ce)Na3Ca3(Ce,REE)Nb(Si2O7)2OF3
Na Naujakasite(Na,K)6(Fe2+,Mn2+,Ca)(Al,Fe)4Si8O26
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Na PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Na SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Na Steenstrupine-(Ce)Na14Mn22+Fe23+Ce6Zr(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(PO3OH)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Na TugtupiteNa4BeAlSi4O12Cl
Na UssingiteNa2AlSi3O8OH
Na VilliaumiteNaF
Na Vitusite-(Ce)Na3(Ce,La,Nd)(PO4)2
Na VuonnemiteNa11Ti4+Nb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al Naujakasite(Na,K)6(Fe2+,Mn2+,Ca)(Al,Fe)4Si8O26
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Al SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Al TugtupiteNa4BeAlSi4O12Cl
Al UssingiteNa2AlSi3O8OH
SiSilicon
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Si ChkaloviteNa2BeSi2O6
Si Epistolite(Na◻)Nb2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)4
Si EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Si KvanefjelditeNa4(Ca,Mn)(Si3O7)2(OH)2
Si LomonosoviteNa5Ti2(Si2O7)(PO4)O2
Si LorenzeniteNa2Ti2(Si2O6)O3
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MurmaniteNa2Ti2(Si2O7)O2 · 2H2O
Si Nacareniobsite-(Ce)Na3Ca3(Ce,REE)Nb(Si2O7)2OF3
Si Naujakasite(Na,K)6(Fe2+,Mn2+,Ca)(Al,Fe)4Si8O26
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Si SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Si Steenstrupine-(Ce)Na14Mn22+Fe23+Ce6Zr(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(PO3OH)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Si TugtupiteNa4BeAlSi4O12Cl
Si UssingiteNa2AlSi3O8OH
Si VuonnemiteNa11Ti4+Nb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH)
PPhosphorus
P DorfmaniteNa2(PO3OH) · 2H2O
P LomonosoviteNa5Ti2(Si2O7)(PO4)O2
P MonaziteREE(PO4)
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
P Rhabdophane-(Ce)Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
P Steenstrupine-(Ce)Na14Mn22+Fe23+Ce6Zr(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(PO3OH)(OH)2 · 2H2O
P Vitusite-(Ce)Na3(Ce,La,Nd)(PO4)2
P VuonnemiteNa11Ti4+Nb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH)
ClChlorine
Cl EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Cl SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Cl TugtupiteNa4BeAlSi4O12Cl
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K Naujakasite(Na,K)6(Fe2+,Mn2+,Ca)(Al,Fe)4Si8O26
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Ca EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Ca KvanefjelditeNa4(Ca,Mn)(Si3O7)2(OH)2
Ca Nacareniobsite-(Ce)Na3Ca3(Ce,REE)Nb(Si2O7)2OF3
Ca Naujakasite(Na,K)6(Fe2+,Mn2+,Ca)(Al,Fe)4Si8O26
Ca PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
TiTitanium
Ti Epistolite(Na◻)Nb2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)4
Ti LomonosoviteNa5Ti2(Si2O7)(PO4)O2
Ti LorenzeniteNa2Ti2(Si2O6)O3
Ti MurmaniteNa2Ti2(Si2O7)O2 · 2H2O
Ti VuonnemiteNa11Ti4+Nb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH)
MnManganese
Mn KvanefjelditeNa4(Ca,Mn)(Si3O7)2(OH)2
Mn Naujakasite(Na,K)6(Fe2+,Mn2+,Ca)(Al,Fe)4Si8O26
Mn Steenstrupine-(Ce)Na14Mn22+Fe23+Ce6Zr(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(PO3OH)(OH)2 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Fe EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Fe Naujakasite(Na,K)6(Fe2+,Mn2+,Ca)(Al,Fe)4Si8O26
Fe Steenstrupine-(Ce)Na14Mn22+Fe23+Ce6Zr(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(PO3OH)(OH)2 · 2H2O
ZrZirconium
Zr EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Zr Steenstrupine-(Ce)Na14Mn22+Fe23+Ce6Zr(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(PO3OH)(OH)2 · 2H2O
NbNiobium
Nb Epistolite(Na◻)Nb2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)4
Nb Nacareniobsite-(Ce)Na3Ca3(Ce,REE)Nb(Si2O7)2OF3
Nb VuonnemiteNa11Ti4+Nb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH)
LaLanthanum
La Vitusite-(Ce)Na3(Ce,La,Nd)(PO4)2
CeCerium
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Ce Nacareniobsite-(Ce)Na3Ca3(Ce,REE)Nb(Si2O7)2OF3
Ce Rhabdophane-(Ce)Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
Ce Steenstrupine-(Ce)Na14Mn22+Fe23+Ce6Zr(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(PO3OH)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Ce Vitusite-(Ce)Na3(Ce,La,Nd)(PO4)2
NdNeodymium
Nd Vitusite-(Ce)Na3(Ce,La,Nd)(PO4)2

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