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Corundum from
Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Corundum
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Corundum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:884884
Long-form Identifier:1:3:884884:0
GUID (UUID V4):7df007bd-db80-4096-9781-3b81d5fc590d
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Zirconosilicates in the kakortokites of the Ilímaussaq complex, South Greenland: Implications for fluid evolution...Economic Geology, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark Department...nepheline syenites (kakortokites) of the Ilímaussaq complex, South Greenland, host voluminous accumulations of...of eudialyte-group minerals (EGM). These complex Na-Ca-zirconosilicates contain economically attractive...silicate gittinsite, previously unidentified at Ilímaussaq, requires an increase in CaO activity and suggests
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Source and evolution of the alkaline Pilanesberg Complex, South Africa Marlina A. Elburg, R. Grant Cawthorn...Source and evolution of the alkaline Pilanesberg Complex, South Africa, Chemical Geology (2016), doi: 10...Source and evolution of the alkaline Pilanesberg Complex, South Africa Marlina A. Elburg1, R. Grant Cawthorn2...R IP South Africa Abstract The Pilanesberg Complex (South Africa) is one of the world‟s largest but...history of the Pilanesberg Complex shows MA similarities to the Greenland Kangerlussuaq Intrusion, and
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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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eudialyte in lujavrite from the Pilansberg alkaline complex, South Africa Roger H. Mitchell ⁎, Ruslan P. Liferovich...most evolved rocks of the Pilansberg alkaline complex are aegirine lujavrites in which three varieties...are recognizable. Type 1 involves replacement by complex aggregates of zircon, fergusonite-(Ce), allanite-(Ce)...“miaskitic” paragenesis. Type 2 alteration consists of complex aggregates dominated by deuteric Na–Zr-silicates...The Mesoproterozoic Pilansberg agpaitic alkaline complex is a large (∼ 25 × 24 km) partially unroofed ring
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come in various flavors, commonly in the same complex. Consider for example the Ririwai, Tibchi and Kwandonkaya...case of the Yellowstone Plateau, the Naivasha complex is bimodal. The basaltic magma assimilated variable... 2004). Along the latter belt, the Cape Cross complex is made up of A-type granite, nepheline syenite...syenite (135 Ma) and gabbro. The Paresis complex contains Atype rhyolite, comendite, quartz syenite, feldspathoidal...feldspathoidal syenite, and basic rocks. The Messum complex contains granite, quartz syenite, nepheline syenite
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pegmatite: a case study from the Ambohimirahavavy complex, Madagascar GUILLAUME ESTRADE *, STEFANO SALVI...pegmatitic granites from the Cenozoic Ambohimirahavavy complex, and assess the magmatic conditions required to...Introduction EUDIALYTE-group minerals (EGM) are complex Na-Ca-Zr-cyclosilicates with the general formula...1180/minmag.2017.081.053 are incorporated into complex Na-K-Ca-Zr-silicates, rich in volatiles (Cl, F...deposit in the Ilímaussaq complex, the Norra Kärr complex in Sweden and the Kipawa complex in Canada; Goodenough
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nepheline syenite pegmatites from the Finero complex in the Northeastern part of the Ivrea-Verbano Zone...al. 2010) and the Gardar rifting province of Greenland (Upton and Emeleus 1987). Zircon is a characteristic...low pressures (e.g., 0.1 GPa for the Larvik and Ilímaussaq complexes, Andersen et al. 2010; Konnerup-Madsen...212.5 and 190 Ma in the mafic-ultramafic Finero Complex, a 15 km long inlier in the IVZ lower crust. Some...The triassic age of the Finero mafic-ultramafic complex The studied zircon crystals originate from alkaline
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Mn)7Ti2Si8O24(O,OH)7) samples from the 4 Ilímaussaq complex, Greenland. Thallium geochemistry was used in these...demonstrated by Hettmann et al. in the Ilímaussaq complex, Greenland (2014b). For each of the remaining 12...hydrothermal processes: The peralkaline Ilímaussaq complex, southwest Greenland. Chem. Geol. 366, 1–13. Howarth...feldspar BZ Bozeman corundum mine, Gallatin County, MT, USA gneiss from Bozeman corundum deposit metamorphic...stibnite IL Ilímaussaq complex, South Greenland alkaline to peralkaline magmatic complex igneous felsic
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elements, LREE), the pattern of order becomes more complex, and may involve up to six crystallographically...only at one other locality, the Khibina alkaline complex on the Kola Peninsula (Khomyakov 1995). At both...PrL␣ and NdL␣ (loparite), BaL␣ (benitoite), AlK␣ (corundum), FeK␣ (ilmenite), KK␣ (orthoclase), SiK␣ (wollastonite)...localities are presented in Tables 3–5. The Lovozero complex, central Kola Peninsula, Russia At Lovozero, apatite-group...Notable exceptions are apatite from the Ilímaussaq complex in Greenland (Rønsbo 1989), whose compositions follow
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Alkaline Igneous Systems: Evidence from the Tamazeght Complex (Morocco) STEFANO SALVI,† FRANÇOIS FONTAN, PIERRE...Toulouse, France Abstract The Tamazeght alkaline complex (High Atlas Mountains of Morocco) is a middle Eocene...contain the highest concentrations of Zr in the complex, although these concentrations are not sufficient...concentration of Zr in the fluids at the Tamazeght complex (possibly as high as ~0.05 m), we suggest that...denotes minerals not occurring in the Tamazeght Complex) Mineral name Formula Baddeleyite Bastnäsite
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and alkaline ultramafic rocks: the Prairie Lake complex of alkaline rocks and carbonatites, Superior Alkaline...Pilansberg peralkaline complex, South Africa, the Sakharjok alkaline complex in the Kola Alkaline Province...peralkaline series in the Gremyakha–Vyrmes complex, and the Turiy Mys complex of ultramafic–alkaline rocks and...and their solid solution (Ca), orthoclase (K), corundum (Al), pyroxene glass DJ35 (Si), barite (Ba), ilmenite...Stronalsite Stronalsite from the Khibina peralkaline complex in the Kola Alkaline Province was first recognized
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(1910–1996), investigator of pegmatites of the Lovozero complex. Found in eudialyte – aegirine – feldspar pegmatite...pegmatite, Mount Lepke-Nelm, Lovozero alkaline complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Pekov, I.V. et al. (2003):...and mineralogy of the Khibina–Lovozero alkaline complex, long associated with the Geological Institute...urtite, Kukisvumchorr Mountain, Khibina alkaline complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Khomyakov, A.P. et al...carbonatite vein, Zhelezny iron mine, Kovdor carbonatite complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Britvin, S.N. et al. (2002):
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and HFSE-bearing phases in the Itatiaia alkaline complex (Brazil) and geochemical evolution of feldspar-rich...Harvey] ABSTR ACT The Late Cretaceous Itatiaia complex is made up of nepheline syenite grading to peralkaline...elements, Itatiaia. Introduction THE Itatiaia igneous complex belongs to the Cretaceous-Cenozoic alkaline province...granites = red; nepheline syenites = blue; corundum-bearing and corundum-normative syenites = green. 40–50 M...southern Africa ACCESSORY PHASES IN THE ITATIAIA COMPLEX (Angola, Namibia), and are represented by Brandberg
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perovskite-group minerals from the Lovozero alkaline complex, Russia ANTON R. CHAKHMOURADIAN1)* and ROGER H...murmanite lujavrites at the Lovozero alkaline complex (Russia). These rocks contain euhedral crystals...rocks, Lovozero complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Introduction The Lovozero alkaline complex in the Kola...and remarkable degree of differentiation. The complex consists of several intrusive series emplaced in...amphibole-albite) rocks are very common at the margins of the complex, where they develop at the expense of earlier-crystallized
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Plutonic Complex (Norway) and one peralkaline pegmatite related to the nearby Eikeren-Skrim Complex (Norway)...pegmatites of the Larvik Plutonic Complex (LPC) and the nearby Eikeren-Skrim Complex (ESC) in the Oslo Rift of...pegmatites, Larvik Plutonic Complex, Oslo Rift, Norway The Larvik Plutonic Complex (LPC) is a composite intrusion...nepheline syenite pegmatites typically contain e- complex mineral assemblages including high- field strength...Eikeren-Skrim Complex, Oslo Rift, Norway oo f Peralkaline granitic rocks in the Eikeren-Skrim Complex (ESC)
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characterized by biotite, cordierite, andalusite, corundum, rarely spinel and alkali amphibole, and occasional...Furthermore, in carbonate-rich veins that crosscut the complex in the north-western DAM (Jolotca region) and the...hornblendites and syenites during the second event [35]. A complex four-stage evolution resulting in an emplacement...vs. 39 Ar/40 Ar dates obtained from the diorite complex [40] and hints to a relatively short magmatic evolution...presented by [27]. From the northern part of the complex near Jolotca, [6] reported amphibole and biotite
Report (issue)
half-life of 238U. The decays of 235U and 238U are complex, with many intermediate daughter products. These...Xiangshan (China) Rössing (Namibia), Ilimaussaq (Greenland), Palabora (S. Africa) Olympic Dam (Australia)...fit into other types, and have origins that are complex (Ruzicka 1982, IAEA 1986, Martin-Izard et al. 2002)...about 10% of the global U production. (5) Breccia complex deposits of U are dominated by the Mesoproterozoic...granite breccia complex in the Gawler Craton (Reeve et al. 1990). The central core of the complex is barren
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Canadian Cordillera, apart from the Ice River Complex (Peterson and Currie, 1994), occur as sill-like...Locock, 1994) have been obtained for the Ice River Complex, the only major intrusion of undersaturated silicate...were: synthetic TE D pyroxene glass (Si, Ca); corundum (Al); jadeite (Na,Al), BaF2 (Ba, F), Mn-hortonolite...the occurrence has not been investigated and is complex in that the sill exhibits modal layering of magnetite...alkaline silicate rocks e.g. the Kaiserstuhl and Ilímaussaq ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT complexes (Wang et al.
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Impure dolomitic marbles containing diopside and corundum, sillimanite-bearing metasedimentary rocks at...and amphibolites with also occur [51–53]. and corundum, and hornblende amphibolitesand withgarnet hornblende...Greenstone Complex. Shyok suture zone: 6: mostly terrigeneous strata; 7: mélange zone (mainly Complex. Shyok...rocks; 12: plutonic rocks; 13: gabbronorite (Chilas complex); 14: southern amphibolite; 15: Dras volcano-sedimentary...volcano-sedimentary group; 16: ultramafic rocks (Jijal complex). Indus suture zone: 17: Indus Group; 18: Spontang
Journal (issue)
the mineral community. You are a fascinating and complex family. April 1964 Copper (both sides), 13.6 cm...and nelenite, 8.5 cm, from the Huanggang mine complex, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China. Jeff Scovil photo...Chabazite in a drill core, 6.3 cm, from Disko Island, Greenland. Collected in 2013. (top) Smoky quartz with phantoms...cm; from Tunulliarfik South, Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland. (left) In daylight, (middle)...photo. (below) Arsenopyrite, 15 cm, Huanggang mine complex, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China. Jeff Scovil
Conference Proceedings (Volume)
Paleoproterozoic U-mineralization in the Archean Pudasjärvi Complex, northern Fennoscandian Shield ..................Beaufort Kvanefjeld – a large uranium deposit in Greenland ...............................................& W. Dawes Rare earth elements in Europe and Greenland: a geological potential? An overview Nicolas...characteristics of the Yonghwa phoscorite-carbonatite complex, Korea . . ......................................mineralization is related to gabbro-dioritetonalite complex. Ore bodies are conformable to contacts of the
Journal (issue)
the International Colored Gemstone Association, Greenland ruby, laboratory-grown emeralds, Miranda Group’s...chrysoberyl and alexandrite, colour-change gems, corundum, diamond, emerald and other beryls, feldspar,...after its type locality at Tugtup Agtakôrfia in Greenland (Sørensen 1960). Tugtupite has been rarely used...the Taseq and Kvaneeld areas of the Ilímaussaq complex in Greenland. It is usually cut and polished into...pegmatite in the nepheline syenites of Ilímaussaq, South West Greenland. Report of the 21st Session, Norden
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A818 Chemical stratigraphy of UG2, Bushveld Complex, SA: Comparison of analytical methods Lithogeochemistry...transformation via a fluid phase. - Study of the complex, diffusion-controlled growth of orthopyroxene reaction...microinclusions in other minerals. - Characterization of complex zoning patterns of small areas in accessory minerals...spread along the Azores Plateau, is situated in a complex tectonic setting, containing the junction of three...giving place to Topo complex in the SE, Rosais complex in the NW and to Manadas complex that covered the
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from the active Piton de la Fournaise volcanic complex (530 ka – present) [e.g., Gillot et al., 1994]...basalt samples from the extinct Piton des Neiges complex (2 Ma – 30 ka) [e.g., McDougall, 1981; Gillot &...and metal relics from sawing were removed with corundum paper. Rock fragments were then crushed in an...meters of vertical erosion in the Piton des Neiges complex, which became extinct at around 30 ka [Gillot &...basalts from the older Piton des Neiges volcanic complex – does not strongly affect the significance of
Journal (issue)
palette of multicolored fluorite, tourmaline, corundum, topaz, calcite, garnet, and vesuvianite. John’s...Localities” for fluorescent species: the Ilímaussaq complex, Greenland; Puttapa, South Australia; and of course
 
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