Allumersat, Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland i
Regional Level Types
Allumersat Strait
Qeqertarsuatsiaat area Area
Nuuk Municipality (Former)
Sermersooq Municipality
Greenland Autonomous Territory

Williams, H.R. (1984): Field relations and chemistry of Sapphirine-bearing rocks from the Bjoernesund area, Fiskenaesset, Western Greenland, Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 22, 417 - 421

ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby

Formula: Al₂O₃

Localities:

Sapphirine-occurrence N of Bjørnesund, Allumersat, Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland
Kornerupine-sapphirine locality North of Bjørnesund, Allumersat, Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland

References:

Friend, C. R. L. (1982) Al-Cr substitution in peraluminous sapphirines from the Bjørnesund area, Fiskenaesset region, southern West Greenland. Mineralogical Magazine, 46 (340) 323-328 doi:10.1180/minmag.1982.046.340.04

ⓘ Cummingtonite

Formula: ◻{Mg₂}{Mg₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

Locality: Sapphirine-occurrence N of Bjørnesund, Allumersat, Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland

ⓘ Enstatite

Formula: Mg₂Si₂O₆

Locality: Kornerupine-sapphirine locality North of Bjørnesund, Allumersat, Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland

ⓘ Gedrite

Formula: ◻{Mg₂}{Mg₃Al₂}(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂

Locality: Sapphirine-occurrence N of Bjørnesund, Allumersat, Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland

✪ Kornerupine

Formula: Mg₃Al₆(Si,Al,B)₅O₂₁(OH)

Locality: Kornerupine-sapphirine locality North of Bjørnesund, Allumersat, Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland

Habit: Large prismatic xls showing {110},{100} {021}. Radiating aggregates

Colour: White; Colorless Dark green

Description: Crystal to 23 cm long has been found

ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende

Formula: ◻Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂

Locality: Sapphirine-occurrence NE of Bjørnesund, Allumersat, Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Sapphirine-occurrence NE of Bjørnesund, Allumersat, Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland

ⓘ 'Mica Group'

Locality: Kornerupine-sapphirine locality North of Bjørnesund, Allumersat, Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland

ⓘ Pargasite

Formula: NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂

Locality: Kornerupine-sapphirine locality North of Bjørnesund, Allumersat, Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland

ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Sapphirine-occurrence N of Bjørnesund, Allumersat, Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Localities:

References:

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

Locality: Sapphirine-occurrence N of Bjørnesund, Allumersat, Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland

ⓘ Sapphirine

Formula: Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]

Localities:

References:

Williams, H.R. (1984): Field relations and chemistry of Sapphirine-bearing rocks from the Bjoernesund area, Fiskenaesset, Western Greenland, Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 22, 417 - 421

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

Localities:

References:

Williams, H.R. (1984): Field relations and chemistry of Sapphirine-bearing rocks from the Bjoernesund area, Fiskenaesset, Western Greenland, Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 22, 417 - 421

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: AD₃G₆ (T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

Locality: Kornerupine-sapphirine locality North of Bjørnesund, Allumersat, Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland

ⓘ Zoisite

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Locality: Sapphirine-occurrence NE of Bjørnesund, Allumersat, Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Corundum	4.CB.05	Al₂O₃
ⓘ	var. Ruby	4.CB.05	Al₂O₃
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Zoisite	9.BG.10	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Kornerupine	9.BJ.50	Mg₃Al₆(Si,Al,B)₅O₂₁(OH)
ⓘ	Cordierite	9.CJ.10	(Mg,Fe)₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)
ⓘ	Enstatite	9.DA.05	Mg₂Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Gedrite	9.DD.05	◻{Mg₂}{Mg₃Al₂}(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Cummingtonite	9.DE.05	◻{Mg₂}{Mg₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Magnesio-hornblende	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Pargasite	9.DE.15	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Sapphirine	9.DH.45	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]
ⓘ	Phlogopite	9.EC.20	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Anorthite	9.FA.35	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Tourmaline'	-	AD₃G₆ (T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
ⓘ	'Mica Group'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Cummingtonite	◻{Mg₂}{Mg₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Gedrite	◻{Mg₂}{Mg₃Al₂}(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Kornerupine	Mg₃Al₆(Si,Al,B)₅O₂₁(OH)
H	ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Pargasite	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Kornerupine	Mg₃Al₆(Si,Al,B)₅O₂₁(OH)
B	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆ (T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
O	ⓘ Cordierite	(Mg,Fe)₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)
O	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
O	ⓘ Cummingtonite	◻{Mg₂}{Mg₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Gedrite	◻{Mg₂}{Mg₃Al₂}(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Kornerupine	Mg₃Al₆(Si,Al,B)₅O₂₁(OH)
O	ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Pargasite	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby	Al₂O₃
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆ (T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
O	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Pargasite	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Cordierite	(Mg,Fe)₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)
Mg	ⓘ Cummingtonite	◻{Mg₂}{Mg₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Gedrite	◻{Mg₂}{Mg₃Al₂}(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Kornerupine	Mg₃Al₆(Si,Al,B)₅O₂₁(OH)
Mg	ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Pargasite	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Al	ⓘ Cordierite	(Mg,Fe)₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)
Al	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
Al	ⓘ Gedrite	◻{Mg₂}{Mg₃Al₂}(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Kornerupine	Mg₃Al₆(Si,Al,B)₅O₂₁(OH)
Al	ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Pargasite	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby	Al₂O₃
Al	ⓘ Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Si	ⓘ Cordierite	(Mg,Fe)₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)
Si	ⓘ Cummingtonite	◻{Mg₂}{Mg₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Gedrite	◻{Mg₂}{Mg₃Al₂}(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Kornerupine	Mg₃Al₆(Si,Al,B)₅O₂₁(OH)
Si	ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Pargasite	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]
Si	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Ca	ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Pargasite	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Cordierite	(Mg,Fe)₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄

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  - Qeqertarsuatsiaat area
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