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Microcline from
Aappaluttoq Ruby Mine, Aappaluttoq Ruby Occurrences, Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aappaluttoq Ruby Mine, Aappaluttoq Ruby Occurrences, Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1509467
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1509467:8
GUID (UUID V4):9a135edc-0e11-47b7-8545-f0a1d52c0969
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
19.9km (12.4 miles) Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland
References
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Journal (issue)
Presence of Macrosteps on Ruby and Sapphire Crystals from Aappaluttoq, Greenland 364 By Isabella Pignatelli...identification of colourless and coloured diamonds; emerald, ruby and sapphire country-of-origin determination; identification...(a few kilometres northwest of the emerald mining area), and it is probably the source of the pegmatites...small-scale miners (garimpeiros) who worked in the area were replaced by mining companies capable of exploring...underground workings at depths up to 620 m. The mining area can currently be divided into five parts: (1) the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
distinct from well-known Himalayan sapphire and ruby deposits previously cited as analogues of the Frenchvale...corundum occurrence. Introduction Pink sapphire and ruby – Cr-bearing corundum - are known from a variety...is a Type 1A occurrence: the Aappaluttoq deposit of southwestern Greenland. It formed in a contact zone...anorthosite (Fagan and Groat, 2014). Elsewhere in Greenland, ruby occurs in metasomatized aluminosilicate-bearing...best known and most productive pink sapphire and ruby deposits are hosted by metacarbonate/calc-silicate
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...author: jkol@geus.dk Greenland is the largest island on Earth, with 80% of its area covered by a thick
 
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