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Cryolite from
Ivigtut Mine, Ivigtut stock, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cryolite
Formula:Na2NaAlF6
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Arsenopyrite
Cassiterite
Chiolite
Cryolithionite
Fluorite
Galena
Gearksutite
Jarlite
Microcline
Molybdenite
Muscovite
Pachnolite
Prosopite
Pyrite
Quartz
Siderite
Thomsenolite
Topaz
Weberite
Zircon
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sideriteⓘ120 photos of Cryolite associated with Siderite at this locality.
Thomsenoliteⓘ59 photos of Cryolite associated with Thomsenolite at this locality.
Chalcopyriteⓘ25 photos of Cryolite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Galenaⓘ22 photos of Cryolite associated with Galena at this locality.
Fluoriteⓘ19 photos of Cryolite associated with Fluorite at this locality.
Pachnoliteⓘ15 photos of Cryolite associated with Pachnolite at this locality.
Topazⓘ14 photos of Cryolite associated with Topaz at this locality.
Quartzⓘ14 photos of Cryolite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Pyriteⓘ14 photos of Cryolite associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Hydrokenoralstoniteⓘ13 photos of Cryolite associated with Hydrokenoralstonite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cryolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ivigtut Mine, Ivigtut stock, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (102 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4106
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4106:5
GUID (UUID V4):ae1d0d79-33e8-4b3c-b580-ec991c3d9d2c
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
country around Ivigtut, SW-Greenland ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND IVIGTUT, SW-GREENLAND By ASGEI~...regionalgeologische Stellung des Kryolithvorkommens von Ivigtut zu erhcllen. Mittels relativer Altersverh~iltnisse...Survey of Greenland, an attempt is made here to establish an appropriate background to the cryolite deposit...deposit at Ivigtut. The cryolite ore body occurs within the original top part of a stock of alkali granite...older, folded basement rocks. Close to the granite stock a breccia pipe occurs. Both bodies were cut by tinguaitic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the X site. Hydrokenoralstonite from the Pitinga mine, Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, Brazil, is intimately...hydrokenoralstonite, fluornatrocoulsellite, Pitinga mine, Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, pyrochlore supergroup...‘‘atroarite’’ (Minuzzi et al. 2003) from the Pitinga mine, Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, Brazil, led to...(1871) from the Ivigtut cryolite deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland]. Following...Association (IMA). HYDROKENORALSTONITE FROM THE PITINGA MINE Hydrokenoralstonite occurs in thin veins in the
Journal (issue)
Bo. 131 · NR. 8 IGNEOUS ROCKS OF THE IVIGTUT REGION, GREENLAND PART I THE NEPHELINE SYENITES OF THE...Bo. 131 • NR. 8 IGNEOUS ROCKS OF THE IVIGTUT REGION, GREENLAND PART I THE NEPHELINE SYE ITES OF THE...71 PREFACE T hrough the courtesy of Kryolith Mine og Handels Selskabet I had in 1927 for the first...opportunity of investigating the cryolite deposit at I vigtut, South Greenland, and I sincerely thank the former...soon became clear to me that the origin of the cryolite and its geological history must be considered
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...(ANGMAGSSALIK) GEOLOGICAL MAP OF GREENLAND NUUK (GODTHAB) PAAMIUT (FREDERIKSHAB) ARSUK NARSARSUAQ NARSAQ QAQORTOQ...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
MINERAL SPECIES FffiST DESCRIBED fron1 GREENLAND Ole V. Petersen & Ole Johnsen Also in this series...Publication 7 (2005) MINE. RAL ....... SPECIES FIRST DESCRIBED froin GREENLAND Ole V. Petersen & Ole...dk> Cover: Cryolite from the lvigtut cryolite deposit. Cryolite crystals are rare. Specimens...organizations: The Commission for Scientific Research in Greenland Geologisk Museums St0ttefond (Geological Museum's...document on the minerals first discovered in Greenland. After all, as they point out in the first sentence
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Rb-SrIsotopicEvidencefor theAgeandOriginof the Ivigtut GraniteandAssociated CryoliteBody,SouthGreenland...(errors quotedat 2o-) for the granite intrusionat Ivigtut showsthat it is significantlyyoungerthan the n...interstitial cryolite phase (•0.720) after the bulk of the granite was already solid. The main cryolite orebodyitself... Introduction southeasterncoastof Arsuk Fjord in South Greenland, and it i.s one of the smallest known...as yet, the intrusion;the ore material, largely cryolite and few Rb-Sr stu.diesyi'eldinginformationdirectly
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fluorine-Bearing Minerals (Fluorite, Topaz, and Cryolite) V. S. Antipin, E. A. Savina, and M. A. Mitichkin...fluorine-bearing minerals (fluorite, topaz, and cryolite) was carried out. It was shown that these rocks...geochemical types. The fluorite-, topaz-, and cryolite-bearing granites of these geochemical types are...fluorine-bearing minerals (fluorite, topaz, and cryolite) and F–Li micas. The fluorine content of these...type. The possibility of fluorite, topaz, and cryolite crystallization from natural magmas may suggest
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
    Metallogeny of South Greenland: A review of geological evolution, mineral occurrences...Jochen, Thrane, Kristine, Metallogeny of South Greenland: A review of geological evolution, mineral occurrences...pertain. ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Metallogeny of South Greenland: A review of geological evolution, mineral occurrences...Thrane IP The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark... NU Abstract South Greenland has been the site of historic mining of cryolite, copper, graphite and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
53 ISOTOPIC AGE DETERMI ATIO S FROM SOUTH GREENLAND A D THEIR GEOLOGICAL SETTING BY DAVID BRIDGWATER...No. 53 ISOTOPIC AGE DETERMINATIONS FROM SOUTH GREENLAND AND THEIR GEOLOGICAL SETTING BY DAVID BRIDGWATER...five main divisions of the Precambrian of South Greenland : 1) pre-Ketilidian (? 2000-2700 m. y.), 2) Ketilidian...two youngest of the above divisions in South Greenland ; dates for the three older divisions are suggested...of South Greenland with other fold belts together with sparse data from elsewhere in Greenland. It is suggested
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Science. THE CRYOLITE MINE OF GREENLAND. THE deposit of cryolite at Ivigtut is unique. There...is no other mine 01' quarry like it in the world. Very 8 111 all quantities of cryolite have been found...a workable deposit the Ivigtut pocket stands alone. A good deposit of cryolite any­ where withiu reach...reach is worth as much as a !!,old mine. Pure cryolite, to the or<1inary observer, is a white stone. It is...snow in it. Eskimos call cryolite the ice-that-never-melts, while the name cryolite is from Greek words meaning
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE GRØN EDAL-II{A ALKALINE COMPLEX, SOUTH GREENLAND THE STRUCTURE AND GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE COMPLEX... THE GR0NNEDAL-IKA ALK~L\LINE COMPLEX, SOUTH GREENLAND THE STRUCTURE AND GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE COMPLEX...intruding gneisses and metasediments near Ivigtut, South Greenland. The complex is intruded by numerous dolerite...separated by a rart of gneiss, and alater central stock of porphyritic xenolithic syenite. The syenites...alkaline complex for the Geological Survey of Greenland, Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse, was carried
Journal (issue)
quantities of minerals have been sent home from Greenland. These minerals originate from different sources...disposal of scientific investigators by the "Kryolith Mine og Handels Selskabet" and "Øresunds Chemiske Fabriker";...material has naturally been collected in East Greenland by the numerous expeditions of later years, whereas...increase the size of the hook. As far as West Greenland is concerned, the geological conditions are rather...which chiefly occur in the southernmost part of Greenland. As elsewhere, the occurrences of minerals in
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 (issue)
this industry here; and had not the rough diamond stock of the world been materially reduced by the demand...proportion of these qualities as they are found in the mine. In other words, the series is made up so that when...“series” he buys every quality of diamond found in the mine in the proportion in which they are produced at...house, bridge and shipbuilding, and the rolling stock of railroads and road beds is simply enormous. It...considered applicable to such a purpose. STRANGE MINE EXPLOSIONS. GEM, IDAHO, Sept. 19.—No explanation
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
nlrlocaterlithos Geochemical evolution of the Ivigtut granite, South Greenland: a fluorine-rich ‘‘A-type’’ intrusion...accepted 12 October 1999 Abstract The Ivigtut alkali granite stock lies within the Proterozoic Gardar alkaline...alkaline igneous province of South Greenland. This small Ž300 m across. granite body once contained the...world’s largest body of cryolite, now mined out. The granite surrounding the cryolite body has been extensively...granite; Cryolite; Metasomatism; Isotopic variation; Greenland 1. Introduction The Ivigtut Žalso known
Journal (issue)
call and I will be happy to have you see my choice stock of minerals from worldwide sources—priced from $3...dealers will charge a higher unit price when their stock is highgraded than they would if the buyer would...close of a show and the packing and removal of the stock. The ex­ planation is that this is the only interval...call for appointment Tourmaline Tourmaline Queen Mine Pala, California NEW ACQUISITIONS: AZURITE - Mibladen...63105 314-726-2236 CUPRITE with Malachite — Onganja mine, South West Africa See “W hat’s New in Minerals”
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
com/locate/lithos Fluid geochemistry in the Ivigtut cryolite deposit, South Greenland Jasmin KÜhler a , Jens Konnerup-Madsen...old Ivigtut (Ivittuut) intrusion in South Greenland is world-famous for its hydrothermal cryolite deposit...within a strongly metasomatised A-type granite stock. This detailed fluid inclusion study characterises...the fluid present during the formation of the cryolite deposit and thermodynamic modelling allows to...were measured from crushed inclusions in quartz, cryolite, fluorite and siderite. The δ13C values of about
Report (issue)
copy.qxp 12/02/08 10:58 Side 1 Minerals in Greenland No. 12 - February 2008 GO_12.qxp:GO-02 copy...copy.qxp 12/02/08 10:59 Side 2 Minerals in Greenland Minerals are an integrated part of the geological...history. The variation and wealth of minerals in Greenland have been significant in rendering the country...mining, and following a brief break since 1990, Greenland now seems to be entering a new phase of mineral...new mines: a gold mine in South Greenland in 2005 and an olivine mine in West Greenland in 2005. From being
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
INTRUSION FROM THE FREDERIKSHAAB DISTRICT, SOUTH GREENLAND BY J. BONDAM WITH 8 FIGURES IN THE TEXT Reprinted...INTRUSION FROl\!l THE FREDERIKSHAAB DISTRICT, SOUTH GREENLAND BY J. BONDAM WITH 8 FIGUHES IN THE TEXT Reprinted...intrusive from the Frederikshaab District, Southwest Greenland, is described. The granite is closely related...photographs of the area between Frederikshaab and Ivigtut in the Frederikshaab District, as a preliminary...(Ussing, 1911, p. 22). On his sketch map of South Greenland, Ussing distinguished between the group of nepheline
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
B0GGILDITE A NEW PHOSPHATE-FLUORlDE FROM IVIGTUT, SOUTH GREENLAND BY HANS PAULY Abstract. A new compound...the boundary rock of the cryolite mass in the quarry in Ivigtut, South Greenland. He published a brief notice...the summer of 1952 in the midst of his work in Ivigtut. The folIowing description is made on the material...from Ivigtut, jarlite. PREFACE During the years R. BØGVAD worked ,vith the occurrence of cryolite in...in Ivigtut as geologist with Kryolitselskabet Øresund AJS, several new minerals appeared which he has described
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
B0GGILDITE A NEW PHOSPHATE-FLUORlDE FROM IVIGTUT, SOUTH GREENLAND BY HANS PAULY Abstract. A new compound...the boundary rock of the cryolite mass in the quarry in Ivigtut, South Greenland. He published a brief notice...the summer of 1952 in the midst of his work in Ivigtut. The folIowing description is made on the material...from Ivigtut, jarlite. PREFACE During the years R. BØGVAD worked ,vith the occurrence of cryolite in...in Ivigtut as geologist with Kryolitselskabet Øresund AJS, several new minerals appeared which he has described
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
plutonic rocks from the Gardar Province, South Greenland ☆ Johannes Schönenberger, Jasmin Köhler, Gregor...agpaites, and the formation of the unique Ivigtut cryolite deposit). To constrain the formation and chemical...F-bearing melts and fluids, fluorides (fluorite, cryolite, villiaumite, cryolithionite), calcite and siderite...siderite from the Ilímaussaq, Motzfeldt and Ivigtut complexes were analysed for their trace element content...generations of fluorite occurring in the granitic Ivigtut, agpaitic Ilímaussaq and miaskitic to agpaitic
Book (volume)
studies of several generations of geologists. Greenland, the largest island in the world, forms a stepping-stone...stepping-stone toward the west. Even though Greenland is a remote island with a severe climate, the persistent...Precambrian Greenlandic Shield. In North America, the Greenland province is usually considered a part of the great...: : ISLES ; BRITISH ‘ : THE PRECAMBRIAN OF GREENLAND by Asger Berthelsen and Arne Noe-Nygaard THE PRECAMBRIAN...great Barents Shelf, bordered in the west by the Greenland Sea and in the north by the Polar Sea. In the
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