Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

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A view of one of the fjords in the complex
	Kangerdluarssuq (Kangerdluarssuk; Kangerdluarsuk) Firth, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland The areas within the complex are huge - note the size of the boat in this photo, and the vegatation free areas marking the boundries of the complex. This area is near the type locality for eudialyte, and is famous for finds of tugtupite, sodalite, and many rare systematic minerals.
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Breaking a boulder of sodalite
	Tunugdliarfik Firth (Eriksfjord), Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland On the cliffs high above the Tunuliarfik Fjord we found a boulder of very gemmy emerald green sodalite. We carted drill, generator, and blasting tools to break it into collectable pieces. This image shows the terrain and the rocks found everywhere in the alkaline Ilimaussaq Complex.
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Camp below the mine in 1986
	Kvanefjeldite occurrence, Kvanefjeld tunnel, Kvanefjeld Uranium deposit, Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld) plateau, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland Tentcamp in 1986 in the valley below the Kvanefjeld Mine. My good collectingfriend Alf Olav Larsen byside the tent.
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Ilimaussaq straddles two fjords - many collecting spots require
	Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland Photo: August 2006, Mark Cole
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July 4th fluorescent mineral collecting on Taseq
	Tasseq Slopes (Taseq Slopes), Tasseq area, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland A view from near the top of the Taseq Slope showing the alakaline "rockscape", and snow on July 4th. Frustratingly, this year (2006) the best veins of tugtupite were buried under the snow. Photo - Mark Cole Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 16th Apr 2009
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Kvanefjeld dumps and Tasseq slope, Greenland
	Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld) plateau, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland The Kvanefjeld dumps with Tasseq Slope in the background. I took this photo in July 2001.
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Kvanefjeld dumps, Greenland
	Kvanefjeld tunnel, Kvanefjeld Uranium deposit, Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld) plateau, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland Some of the dumps from the Kvanefjeld tunnel. The Kvanefjeld mountain to the left. I took this photo in July 2001.
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Kvanefjeld plateau, Geenland
	Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld) plateau, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland The Greenlanders have been working some pegmatites on the Kvanefjeld plateau for pink tugtupite. The Kvanefjeld plateau consists of several localities. In the loose rock of the dump on this pegmatite several rare minerals have been found. Our group found nice specimens of nabesite. I took this photo in July 2001.
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Mine Adit - Kvanefjeld
	Kvanefjeld tunnel, Kvanefjeld Uranium deposit, Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld) plateau, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland There is an old uranium mine about halfway up Kvanefjeld mountain. The entrance is barred (locked) and it has been closed for many years. This is a great resting point on the hike up to the tugtupite mines. Photo 2004, Mark Cole, MinerShop
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Mining sodalite in Ilimaussaq
	Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland A view of the very friable syenite rock from one of the many cliffs in the Ilimaussaq Complex, Greenland. The nature of the alkaline rocks prevents vegatation from taking hold, and provides easy access to 200+ types of minerals. Mining tools must be hand carried up the mountain, thus limiting the type of equipment used to mine.
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