REE carbonatite vein, Qaqqaarsuk, Maniitsoq, Maniitsoq Island, Qeqqata, Greenlandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| REE carbonatite vein | Vein |
| Qaqqaarsuk | - not defined - |
| Maniitsoq | Town |
| Maniitsoq Island | Island |
| Qeqqata | Municipality |
| Greenland | Autonomous Territory |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 22' 59'' North , 51° 40' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
256771
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:256771:9
GUID (UUID V4):
c18884f9-0a62-4a95-8988-34ebe75dc2da
A REE carbonatite vein found in the core of the Qaqarssuk carbonatite Complex intrusion. The vein is the type locality for qaqarssukite-(Ce), and is at the type locality approximately 1 m in width.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
6 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ā Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ā Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ā Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ā Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ā Qaqarssukite-(Ce) (TL) Formula: Ba(Ce,REE)(CO3)2F Type Locality: |
| ā Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ā | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ā | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ā | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ā | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| ā | Qaqarssukite-(Ce) (TL) | 5.BD.25 | Ba(Ce,REE)(CO3)2F |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ā | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ā Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ā Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ā Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ā Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| C | ā Qaqarssukite-(Ce) | Ba(Ce,REE)(CO3)2F |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ā Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ā Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ā Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ā Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | ā Qaqarssukite-(Ce) | Ba(Ce,REE)(CO3)2F |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ā Qaqarssukite-(Ce) | Ba(Ce,REE)(CO3)2F |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ā Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ā Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ā Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ā Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ā Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ā Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ā Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ā Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ā Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ā Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ā Qaqarssukite-(Ce) | Ba(Ce,REE)(CO3)2F |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | ā Qaqarssukite-(Ce) | Ba(Ce,REE)(CO3)2F |
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