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Quartz from
Sarfartoq carbonatite complex, Sarfartoq region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sarfartoq carbonatite complex, Sarfartoq region, Isortoq Fjord (Søndre Isortoq), Qeqqata, Greenland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:552423
Long-form Identifier:1:3:552423:5
GUID (UUID V4):43980172-ffc6-487c-885b-b065aef320ee
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Iron oxide copper-gold mineralising systems in Greenland No. 13 - January 2009 GO_13.qxp:GO-02 copy...oxide copper-gold (IOCG) mineralising systems in Greenland In the wake of the discovery of the giant Olympic...compared to geological features recognised in Greenland. 2 Soil sampling in a rusty zone of a gneiss...The Bayan Obo deposit in the Mongolia Autonomous Region, China is the world’s largest rare-earth elements...etc. Fe, Nb, REE Bayan Obo, Mongolia Autonomous Region, China Exploration criteria IOCG deposits are
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Exploration and Mining in Greenland GEOLOGY AND ORE Diamond exploration in Greenland No. 4 - December 2004... GEOLOGY AND ORE 4 / 2004 Diamond exploration in Greenland More than 1000 observations representing in situ...known in West Greenland, of which 2/3 are found within a major alkaline province in the region from 65°N...The commercial exploration carried out in West Greenland during the period 1992–2004 has mainly focused...investigations of the remaining part of southern West Greenland have been of a more regional character Outcrop
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    Metallogeny of Greenland Jochen Kolb, Jakob K. Keiding, Agnete Steenfelt, Karsten Secher...Rosa, Diogo, Stensgaard, Bo M., Metallogeny of Greenland, Ore Geology Reviews (2016), doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev...pertain. ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Metallogeny of Greenland JOCHEN KOLB1, JAKOB K. KEIDING1,2, AGNETE STEENFELT1...Economic Geology, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark...TE D MA Corresponding author: jkol@geus.dk Greenland is the largest island on Earth, with 80% of its
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2002 Review of Greenland activities 2001 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND MINISTRY OF THE...Y B U L L E T I N 1 9 1 • 2 0 0 2 Review of Greenland activities 2001 Edited by A. K. Higgins, Karsten...Sønderholm GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT GSB191-Indhold 13/12/02...Side 2 Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin 191 Keywords Geological mapping, Greenland activities 2001...mountains’. Highest summits are 1900 m above the fjord. View to the east from a vantage point on the island
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potassic and carbonafitic magmatism in West Greenland Lotte Melchior Larsen ~ and David C. R e x b ~Gronlands... potassic and zarbonatific magmatism in West Greenland. In: A. Peccerillo and S. Foley (Editors), Potassic...potassic lamprophyres have been produced in West Greenland in recurrent events since the Archaean. Five distinct...The rocks comprise two large and four small carbonatite occurrences, four kimbeflite dyke swarms, one...The rocks are very unevenly distributed in West Greenland, indicating a lithospheric control, probably by
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2/11/09 10:46 AM Page 1 Plutonic environments in Greenland a potential for new discoveries No. 14 - February...AND ORE 14 / 2009 Plutonic environments in Greenland – a potential for new discoveries The central...part of the Mesozoic Qaqqaarsuk carbonatite complex, southern West Greenland. Mineral deposits of plutonic...among the most promising exploration targets in Greenland. Examples are the Malmbjerg molybdenum deposit...However, many plutonic and hypabyssal provinces in Greenland are still significantly under-explored. In 2002
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Tikiusaaq carbonatite-aillikite occurrence, West Greenland, and some remarks on carbonatite–kimberlite...Canada M4H 1P1 Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350, Copenhagen, Denmark...U–Pb geochronology Mineral chemistry Intrusive carbonatite Ultramafic lamprophyre Continental rifting North...phlogopite ages for the newly discovered Tikiusaaq carbonatite intrusion and associated ultramafic dykes from...Atlantic craton, West Greenland. At Tikiusaaq, massive dolomite-calcite carbonatite sheets intruded an 2
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minerals Review Carbonatite-Related REE Deposits: An Overview Zhen-Yu Wang 1,2 , Hong-Rui Fan 1,2,3...elements (LREE)) deposits are closely related to carbonatite in China. Such a type of deposit may also contain...Nb, Th and Sc. According to the genesis, the carbonatite-related REE deposits can be divided into three...type and carbonatite weathering-crust type. This paper provides an overview of the carbonatite-related...primary magmatic type and hydrothermal type. The carbonatite-related endogenetic REE deposits are mainly distributed
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1/4/10 1:28 PM Page 2 GEOLOGY AND ORE 16 / 2009 Greenland and its geological environments favourable for...mining Shield formation and cratonisation in Greenland, created by the formation of continental and oceanic...southern West Greenland. Ultramafic to mafic intrusions in greenstone belts occurred in Greenland as major...the Pitufiik area, Melville Bugt, North-West Greenland. The width of the banded iron formation varies...development of mineral resources in Greenland, as a ‘greenfield’ region with rather high exploration and
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The lithospheric mantle below southern West Greenland: A geothermobarometric approach to diamond potential...Hutchison a a b c Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark...Keywords: Geothermobarometry Diamond potential Greenland Mantle Lithosphere Peridotite a b s t r a c t...xenoliths from several localities in southern West Greenland is applied to address the diamond potential, pressure...We find that the lithospheric mantle beneath this region extended to a depth of 215 km at the time of eruption
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conditions between those in which primary dolomite carbonatite and ultramafic magmas of high-pressure origin...metamorphism. K EY WORDS : Cahermore, carbon isotope, carbonatite, chlorite, dolomite, Ireland, mantle, magnesite...subvolcanic intrusion can be described as a dolomite carbonatite. The dolomite segregation-like features are composed...mineralogy clearly show it is a carbonatite. mine its relationship to carbonatite or other potentially mantle-derived...back-scattered electron (BSE) images of the carbonatite. (a) Chrome spinel crystals in the groundmass
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Narssarssuk, Greenland. Photo by R. Bode. TITLE PAGE: The most common mineral in Greenland: ice —making...up the typical Arctic icebergs, ubiquitous in Greenland waters; photo by B. L. Nielsen. This special...AMMASSALIK (ANGMAGSSALIK) GEOLOGICAL MAP OF GREENLAND NUUK (GODTHAB) PAAMIUT (FREDERIKSHAB) ARSUK...Paleozoic and Mesozoic North Greenland platform and fold belt East Greenland Caledonian fold belt P rote...Archaean i 500 km i i i i PREFACE Throughout Greenland there are many interesting mineral localities
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Alteration of a Melilitite-Clan Carbonatite and the Potential for Remote Carbonatite Detection Ethan J. Shavers...Alteration of a Melilitite-Clan Carbonatite and the Potential for Remote Carbonatite Detection, Ore Geology Reviews...Alteration of a Melilitite-Clan Carbonatite and the Potential for Remote Carbonatite Detection Ethan J. Shavers...emplacement of syngenetic alkaline, ultramafic and carbonatite (AUC) intrusions are made more diverse by variable...variable weathering and alteration. Ultramafic-carbonatite intrusive complexes are a source for many valuable
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petrogenesis of Archaean grey gneisses in West Greenland Agnete Steenfelta,*, Adam A. Gardea, Jean-François...Moyenb,1 a Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, aster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark...October 2004 Abstract The Archaean crust in West Greenland is dominated by grey orthogneiss complexes formed...granodiorite (TTG) compositions, while subordinate quartz–dioritic and dioritic gneisses have calc-alkaline...terranes and ages in southern and central West Greenland, the Godth3bsfjord, Fiskefjord and Disko Bugt
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in The Netherlands Calcite-bearing dolomite carbonatite dykes from Veseloe, North Transbaikalia, Russia...of the order of crystallization seen in most carbonatite complexes. Strontium isotope ratios are consistent...plot in the accepted box for primary igneous carbonatite. Mineral geothermometers, inclusion measurements...carbonated-silicate parental melt. Introduction A new carbonatite area has been discovered recently in North Transbaikalia...carbonatites are Late Riphean calcite-bearing dolomite carbonatite dykes intruded into Early Precambrian (2000 Ma)
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pp. 641–665 On the Feasibility of Imaging Carbonatite-Hosted Rare Earth Element Deposits Using Remote...from the Motzfeldt and Ilímaussaq intrusions in Greenland, were also included in the sample suite. The depth...2008; Yang et al., 2011; Smith et al., 2015), carbonatite-hosted REE deposits are often small in areal...size, they are generally lower grade than their carbonatite counterparts (ΣREO <1 wt %; Wall, 2014). The...discuss the feasibility of imaging primarily carbonatite-hosted REE deposits by hyperspectral remote sensing
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and may represent parent magmas for coeval carbonatite complexes. Their additional occurrence in an...satisfactorily into a scheme based on the QAPF (quartz-feldspar-foid) double triangle and colour index...lamprophyre-carbonatite dykeswarms, nephelinite-carbonatite volcanoes, or intrusive carbonatite-(ijolite-syenite...plagiodase, pnmary muscovite, pyrope-nch garnet, quartz, silicates of Na, K with Zr, Nb, Ti, Ba (e g. cossynte...More specifically, Dawson's (1971) term central complex kimberlite has been (rather indiscriminately) adopted
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Geology and Mineralogy of the Ashram Zone Carbonatite, Eldor Complex, Québec Roger H. Mitchell, Darren L....Geology and Mineralogy of the Ashram Zone Carbonatite, Eldor Complex, Québec, Ore Geology Reviews (2017),... Geology and Mineralogy of the Ashram Zone Carbonatite, Eldor Complex, Québec Authors Roger H. Mitchella and...Deposit, occurs within the Eldor Carbonatite Complex, Québec, Canada. The complex is located within the Paleoproterozoic...not been recognized within or adjacent to the complex. It is evident that the bulk compositions of the
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(Figure 1). The study area is described as an arid region with rocky outcrops dominating the landscape. The... I 2.5 0 - Calclte Q- Anorthite 0- Olivine Q- Quartz Q- Muscovite Figure 3- Spectral channels of Landsat...wavelength to short wave infrared wavelength spectral region (Table 1 and Figure 3). The Hymap has 64 bands...to obtain a synoptic or regional overview of the region of interest. Acknowledgements The authors would...Mapping lithology of the Sarfartoq carbonatite complex. southern west Greenland u.sing hymap image .spectrometer
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alkaline silicate igneous rocks, forming alkaline-carbonatite complexes, but some occur as isolated pipes,...indicator mineral surveys Carbonatites and alkaline-carbonatite complexes are the main sources of rare earth... Nine per cent of carbonatites and alkaline-carbonatite complexes contain active or historic mines, making...Introduction Mineralised carbonatites and alkaline-carbonatite complexes are highly sought after, multi-commodity...targets for mining companies worldwide. Alkaline-carbonatite complexes are significant sources of Cu, apatite
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magenta, Fig. 4d) (Salisbury and D'Aria, 1992). The quartz spectrum displays an intense absorption feature...V-ELM algorithm on the AST_05 TIR data. 8–14 μm region. The ASTER SWIR-TIR data classification achieves...exhibit distinctive spectral features in the 8–14 μm region, the AST_05 data can be used to discriminate these...Mapping lithology of the Sarfartoq carbonatite complex, southern West Greenland, using HyMap imaging spectrometer...Mineral mapping in the Kap Simpson complex, central East Greenland, using HyMap and ASTER remote sensing
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Infrared – Short Wave Infrared or UV-VNIR-SWIR region of the electromagnetic spectrum) for optical remote...and 3 to 14 μm (that is, thermal infrared or TIR region of the electromagnetic spectrum) for thermal emittance...absorb many of the wavelengths within the above region, and therefore the atmosphere becomes opaque with...Infrared-Shortwave infrared region Spectral features in a reflectance spectrum over the VNIR-SWIR Region record the interaction...transitions appear in Far Infrared and Microwave region. However, the transitions in the vibrational energy
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Petrology 9 Springer-Verlag1992 The Mud Tank carbonatite complex, central Australiaan example of metasomatism...October 2, 1991 Abstract. The M u d Tank carbonatite complex comprises a series of lenses emplaced a b...aluminous rocks. Xenoliths of all sizes abound in the complex. Inclusions of unfoliated mafic granulites lack...inclusions contain riebeckite and aegirine. The complex contains magnesio-katophorite to magnesio-arfvedsonite...configuration o f the complex probably results from re-mobilisation of carbonatite and entrainment of parts
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faint mixing-fallback supernova, where the inner region of the exploding star experienced mixing, some...alteration zones are showing inclusions of, propylite, quartz sericite, advanced argillic and silicified zones...distinguished in alteration zones: Alunite-jarosite + quartz + sericite + alkali feldspars + chlorite ± turquoise...composed of lower Cambrian volcanosedimentary complex including basalt, basaltic andesite, andesite,...are volcanic and sub volcanic. These rocks have complex mineralogical composition. Those minerals have
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Infrared – Short Wave Infrared or UV-VNIR-SWIR region of the electromagnetic spectrum) for optical remote...and 3 to 14 μm (that is, thermal infrared or TIR region of the electromagnetic spectrum) for thermal emittance...absorb many of the wavelengths within the above region, and therefore the atmosphere becomes opaque with...Infrared-Shortwave Infrared Region Spectral features in a reflectance spectrum over the VNIR-SWIR Region record the interaction...electronic energy states appear in the VNIR-SWIR region. The main mechanisms involving electronic transition
 
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