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Marble from
Black Angel Mine, Maarmorilik, Avannaata, Greenland


Locality type:Mine
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Type:Marble
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Validity:Believed Valid
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Mineral Data:Click here to view Marble data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Angel Mine, Maarmorilik, Avannaata, Greenland
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1306153
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1306153:3
GUID (UUID V4):77c04140-face-4ba9-bb0b-65a50ce51257
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Mining in Greenland GEOLOGY AND ORE The Black Angel lead-zinc mine at Maarmorilik in West Greenland No....The Black Angel lead-zinc mine at Maarmorilik in West Greenland View from north-west of the Angel mountain...mountain with the Greenland Inland Ice in the background. The former mining town of Maarmorilik was situated...the right. Summer 1992. Canada Greenland ian Rink lt be Maarmorilik Foxe ▲ Inland Ice ▲ Hudson...500 km ▲ The Black Angel mine took its name from a pelite outcrop that forms a dark angel-like figure
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
3D-Photogeology and Hyperspectral Data (Black Angel Mine, Central West Greenland) Pierpaolo Guarnieri 1, *, Sam...3D-Photogeology and Hyperspectral Data (Black Angel Mine, Central West Greenland). Minerals 2022, 12, 800. https://doi...Mineral Resources, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark;...Correspondence: pgua@geus.dk Abstract: The Black Angel Zn-Pb ore deposit is hosted in folded Paleoproterozoic...terrain of the Rinkian Orogen, in central West Greenland. Drill-core data integrated with 3D-photogeology
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and Qaarsukassak formations, Karrat Group, West Greenland C.A. Partin a, *, Y.M. DeWolfe a, b, T. Magee...Keywords: Sediment-hosted Pb-Zn deposits Proterozoic Black Angel deposit MVT Sulfur isotopes Pb isotopes Sediment-hosted...West Greenland. The timing and model of mineralization of the historical PbZn Black Angel Mine in the...(SEDEX) mineralization model. The Mârmorilik (Black Angel) mineralization represents the oldest documented...West Greenland, hosts one of the largest Precambrian Pb-Zn mines in the world, the Black Angel Mine, which
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ores at the Paleoproterozoic Black Angel deposit, central West Greenland S. Horn 1 & A. Dziggel 1 &...Abstract The Black Angel deposit represents the most important base metal deposit in Greenland, having produced...deposit is hosted by a greenschist facies calcitic marble of the Mârmorilik Formation of the Paleoproterozoic...inclusions in sphalerite indicates that the Black Angel deposit may be host to an hitherto unrecognized...briartite has been previously documented. Keywords Black Angel deposit . Carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb-Ag deposit
Report (issue)
in Greenland No. 23 - October 2013 GEOLOGY AND ORE 23 / 2013 Mineral potential in Greenland Geologically...geographically Greenland is closely related to northern Canada and Scandinavia. Greenland, the largest...kilometre thick Inland Ice covers some 80% of Greenland; the ice-free zone around the Inland Ice is up...Germany (357,000 km2). Mineral potential in Greenland The mineral occurrences in a region are determined...global plate tectonic scenarios through time. Greenland spans most of the Earth’s geological history and
Report (issue)
potential in Greenland No. 21 - February 2012 21 / 2012 The zinc potential in Greenland GEOLOGY AND...numerous in Greenland. In particular, the Palaeozoic Franklinian Basin, North Greenland, which extends...through the Canadian Arctic Islands and northern Greenland, and is dominated by geological settings favourable...important Greenlandic zinc source, namely the Black Angel mine. However, zinc is also known from several...East Greenland. Introduction A workshop on the 'Assessment of the zinc potential in Greenland' was arranged
Report (issue)
27/02/18 10.08 Side 1 The zinc potential in Greenland GO_30_NY.qxp_GO 30 27/02/18 10.08 Side 2 GEOLOGY...GEOLOGY AND ORE The zinc potential in Greenland - Assessment of undiscovered sediment-hosted zinc deposits...numerous in Greenland. In particular, the Palaeozoic Franklinian Basin, North Greenland, which extends...through the Canadian Arctic Islands and northern Greenland, is considered to carry a large potential for...important Greenlandic zinc source, namely the Black Angel mine. However, zinc is also known from several
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
    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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MassiveSulfideOre of the BlackAngel Mine, Central West Greenland F. D. PEDERSEN Laboratoriet for Endooen...Fe-Zn-Pb-sulfide orebodies of the Black Angel mine, central West Greenland, occur in evaporite-bearing marbles...Formation. A studyof the structuralsettingof the Angel zone orebodyhas shownthat this sulfide layer has...Formation in central West Greenland (Fig. 1). At present two orebodies,the Angel zone and the Cover zone...zone, are known in the mine area, which is situated in the northernpart of the BlackAngelMountainat an
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Massive Sulphide Ore of the Black Angel Mine, Central West Greenland F. D. Pedersen Geological Institute...sulphide sheets constituting the Angel Zone ore body of the Black Angel Mine, show evidence of three phases...growth. INT R O D U C T I O N The Black Angel Mine, central West Greenland, is developed in two massive Fe-Zn-Pb...ore bodies, the Cover Zone in the east and the Angel Zone in the west. The ore bodies occur in the lower...a p of the M a r m o r i l i k d i s t r i c t marble and minor semipelite, and are interpreted as having
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
convincing example is recorded for the Elizabeth Mine in Vermont (McKinstry and Mikkola, 1954; Howard...provided by Pedersen (1980) for the Black Angel Mine in western Greenland. Here, a stratabound massive sulfide...Fig. 1. Contours of Fe and Pb grades, Black Angel Mine, Greenland (from Pedersen, 1980). Fe is mainly present...seem to be those of Froese (1969) on the Coronation Mine in Canada; Bachinski (1976) describing a group of...manganiferous pyroxenes and garnets enclosed in marble. The ores and the rocks enclosing them have been
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
calcite marbles from the Marmorilik Formation, West Greenland. Precambrian Res., 8: 183--199. The Marmorilik...Marmorilik Formation, Rinkian mobile belt, West Greenland, is a large, Lower Proterozoic carbonate-rock sequence...m, with about 1400 m of dolomite marble and 350 m of calcite marble. Strontium contents of forty-two...~3C and 6180. Five ~3C analyses of graphite in marble range f r o m - - 9 . 6 to - - 1 4 ° 0 . Possible...sedimentary rocks of the Isua area, South-West Greenland (Allaart, 1976) and in the Archaean schist belts
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fluid-Assisted Ore Remobilization at the Balmat Zinc Mine, NY Peter Matt, Wayne Powell, Ryan Mathur, William...Fluid-Assisted Ore Remobilization at the Balmat Zinc Mine, NY, Ore Geology Reviews (2019), doi: https://doi...Fluid-Assisted Ore Remobilization at the Balmat Zinc Mine, NY Peter Matt (1), Wayne Powell (1,2), Ryan Mathur...originated from the same stratigraphic level (Upper Marble unit 6) reveal variation between ore bodies, as...were fluxed by H2S localized primarily in Upper Marble unit 7 (fetid dolomite). Lighter isotopes of Zn
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mesoscale observations and may be derived from mine plans and sections. Evidence substantiating the...Singhbhum copper belt (India). From the Mesaboni Mine, they recorded elongate pyrite grains defining a...routinely recorded and described in the course of mine and outcrop mapping. They are, therefore, the most...been recognized in silicate Fig. 2(a). Nymagee mine (N.S.W., Australia). Elongate pyrrhotite ( replaced...defining a steeply pitching lineation. (b) Shuttleton mine (N.S.W., Australia). Strongly disseminated pyrite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
enlightened management and government have decided to mine, make money, and preserve the environment instead...associated with mines, mills or smelters must be planned. Mine sites must be as close to the ore body as possible...process, is usually associated with or near the mine to minimise transport of the ore to the mill. Smelters...operation. The A M A X Henderson (copper-molybdenum) Mine in the state of Colorado is a good example of planning...system was constructed around the properties. The mine buildings were faced with native stone and the coloured
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
chalcopyrite, Py = pyrite, Y = Yule Marble and C = Carrara Marble. rheological behaviour is not well...(c) Rosebery Mine, Australia (modified from Green et al., 1981 ), and (d) Stekenjokk Mine, Sweden (modified...enriched relative to pyrite in hinge zones at the Black Angel mine (Pedersen, 1980), hinge-zone enrichment of...in hingezones an dpartitons, BlackAngelMine, Greenland. (a) Idealized block diagram, and (b) boudin from...from isoclinal folding and thrusting at Skorovas Mine, Norway (modified from Halls et al., 1977). deposits
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ssulfidedepositin northernGreeceishostedwithin marble of the Mesozoic(?) Kerdylia Formation,a high-g...sedof migmatiticbiotite gneissinterlayeredwith marble,hornblendegneiss,and amphibolite.The KerdyliaFormationis...Olympias kidikipeninsula in northernGreece(Fig. 1). The mine andsuggested deposit. is owned and operatedby the...numerous"aplite" dikesand sillsthat intrude in the mine area. He proposedthat hydrothermalsolutionsgeneratedby...upperlevelsof the GREECE hessalonik,• Olymp••as mine. He described textures that supported a re- pl
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Palaeoproterozoic Karrat Group, Rinkian Belt, West Greenland F. Kalsbeek a,c, T.C.R. Pulvertaft a, A.P. Nutman...Nutman b a Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, DK-2400 Copenhagen, NV, Denmark b Research School... Abstract In the Rinkian mobile belt of West Greenland, reworked Archaean gneisses are overlain by a...Palaeoproterozoic crustal material recognised in West Greenland. The location of the arc that provided most of...problems in the Precambrian geology of the Canadian–Greenland shield is why Palaeoproterozoic orogenesis is
Journal (issue)
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
Book
Underwater Tailing Placement at Island Copper Mine A SUCCESS STORY George W. Poling, Derek V. Ellis...to the management and staff of the Island Copper Mine, who helped us tremendously over the last 31 years...Data Underwater tailing placement at Island Copper Mine / George W. Poling ... [et al.]. p. cm. Includes...17 Exploration and Discovery 17 Permitting the Mine 19 Preoperational Baseline Data 19 Public Hearing...Environmental Impacts 27 Problems and Controversies During Mine Life 30 References 32 CHAPTER 3 ENGINEERING CHALLENGES
Journal (volume)
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...south-west of Kangerlussuaq airport, southern West Greenland. This dyke is one of the largest known kimberlite
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org/details/geologyofgreenla0000unse Geology of Greenland ™~ i ~ j : . . — ; i ~ - : Arthur Escher...Geological Survey of Greenland 1976 Copyright © The Geological Survey of Greenland, Available from...from The Geological Survey of Greenland @Mster Voldgade 10 DK-1350 Copenhagen Denmark or through your bookseller...ae A/S, Odense 1976 Preface Geology of Greenland aims to provide a concise modern account of...geology. A large part of the exposed bedrock in Greenland is formed of Precambrian crystalline rocks with
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org/details/geologyofgreenla0000unse Geology of Greenland = ~ Geology of sreenland Arthur Escher ...Geological Survey of Greenland 1976 Copyright © The Geological Survey of Greenland, Available The from...DK-1350 Denmark or through ISBN 1976 Survey of Greenland 10 Copenhagen your bookseller 87-980404—0-5S... Fabrik A/S, Odense Preface Geology of Greenland aims to provide a concise modern account...geology. A large part of the exposed bedrock in Greenland is formed of Precambrian crystalline rocks with
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and Czechoslovakia ............. Denmark and Greenland ....... ЕСЕ ТЕ FRI TCR TEES BIANCO E ес S oe ...(Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Denmark/Greenland, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, The United Kingdom...Bauxite duction Priтагу metal Copper Mine Refined Lead Mine Refined Market Economy Countries: European...European Community (EC) 9,416 Belgium Denmark/Greenland France Germany, Federal Republic of Greece 2...specified) Mineral fuels Industrial minerals Zinc Mine Refined Nitrogen (N content Cement of ammonia)
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Copper Country (vol. 23, no. 2) Co. Company G Greenland (vol. 24, no. 2) fl. Fluorescent, or fluoresces...Copper Country; 23/#4, Yukon Phosphates; 24/#2, Greenland; and 25/#6, The History of Mineral Collecting)...81-160 161-240 241-320 321--400 [ 1-104 GREENLAND] HMC0 ] 1-264 •MINERAL MUSEUMS OF EASTERN...On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298
 
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