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Maarmorilik, Avannaata, Greenlandi
Regional Level Types
MaarmorilikVillage
AvannaataMunicipality
GreenlandAutonomous Territory

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Galena, etc.

Black Angel Mine, Maarmorilik, Avannaata, Greenland
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Palygorskite

Black Angel Mine, Maarmorilik, Avannaata, Greenland
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Sphalerite, etc.

Black Angel Mine, Maarmorilik, Avannaata, Greenland
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Galena, etc.

Black Angel Mine, Maarmorilik, Avannaata, Greenland
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Palygorskite

Black Angel Mine, Maarmorilik, Avannaata, Greenland
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Sphalerite, etc.

Black Angel Mine, Maarmorilik, Avannaata, Greenland
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Galena, etc.

Black Angel Mine, Maarmorilik, Avannaata, Greenland
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Palygorskite

Black Angel Mine, Maarmorilik, Avannaata, Greenland
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
71° 7' 35'' North , 51° 16' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
71.12639,-51.27778
GeoHash:
G#: fues9hhtj
GRN:
N48W13
Type:
Village
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Saattut211 (2018)37.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
257071
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:257071:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mârmorilik; Maarmorilik
Other Languages:
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Danish:
Maamorilik, Avannaata Kommune, Grønland
German:
Maamorilik, Avannaata Kommunia, Grönland
Greenlandic:
Maarmorilik, Avannaata, Kalaallit Nunaat
Arabic:
ماموريليك, أفناتا, جرينلاند
Czech:
Maamorilik, Avannaata, Grónsko
Dutch:
Maamorilik, Groenland
Hebrew:
מאמוריליק, גרינלנד


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26 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
References:
Horn, S., Dziggel, A., Kolb, J., Sindern, S. (2019) Textural characteristics and trace element distribution in carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb-Ag ores at the Paleoproterozoic Black Angel deposit, central West Greenland. Mineralium Deposita, 54 (4) 507-524 doi:10.1007/s00126-018-0821-5
Guarnieri, Pierpaolo, Sam T. Thiele, Nigel Baker, Erik V. Sørensen, Moritz Kirsch, Sandra Lorenz, Diogo Rosa, Gabriel Unger, and Robert Zimmermann. (2022) "Unravelling the Deformation of Paleoproterozoic Marbles and Zn-Pb Ore Bodies by Combining 3D-Photogeology and Hyperspectral Data (Black Angel Mine, Central West Greenland)" Minerals 12, no. 7: 800. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12070800
Rosa, Diogo, Leach, David, Guarnieri, Pierpaolo, Bekker, Andrey (2023) The Black Angel deposit, Greenland: a Paleoproterozoic evaporite-related Mississippi Valley-type Zn–Pb deposit. Mineralium Deposita, 58 (1) 51-73 doi:10.1007/s00126-022-01125-z
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Briartite
Formula: Cu2FeGeS4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ 'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Pedersen, F. D. (1980) Remobilization of the massive sulfide ore of the Black Angel Mine, central West Greenland. Econonomic Geology, 75:1022-1041
Horn, S., Dziggel, A., Kolb, J., Sindern, S. (2019) Textural characteristics and trace element distribution in carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb-Ag ores at the Paleoproterozoic Black Angel deposit, central West Greenland. Mineralium Deposita, 54 (4) 507-524 doi:10.1007/s00126-018-0821-5
Guarnieri, Pierpaolo, Sam T. Thiele, Nigel Baker, Erik V. Sørensen, Moritz Kirsch, Sandra Lorenz, Diogo Rosa, Gabriel Unger, and Robert Zimmermann. (2022) "Unravelling the Deformation of Paleoproterozoic Marbles and Zn-Pb Ore Bodies by Combining 3D-Photogeology and Hyperspectral Data (Black Angel Mine, Central West Greenland)" Minerals 12, no. 7: 800. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12070800
Rosa, Diogo, Leach, David, Guarnieri, Pierpaolo, Bekker, Andrey (2023) The Black Angel deposit, Greenland: a Paleoproterozoic evaporite-related Mississippi Valley-type Zn–Pb deposit. Mineralium Deposita, 58 (1) 51-73 doi:10.1007/s00126-022-01125-z
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
References:
Pedersen, F. D. (1980) Remobilization of the massive sulfide ore of the Black Angel Mine, central West Greenland. Econonomic Geology, 75:1022-1041
Horn, S., Dziggel, A., Kolb, J., Sindern, S. (2019) Textural characteristics and trace element distribution in carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb-Ag ores at the Paleoproterozoic Black Angel deposit, central West Greenland. Mineralium Deposita, 54 (4) 507-524 doi:10.1007/s00126-018-0821-5
Guarnieri, Pierpaolo, Sam T. Thiele, Nigel Baker, Erik V. Sørensen, Moritz Kirsch, Sandra Lorenz, Diogo Rosa, Gabriel Unger, and Robert Zimmermann. (2022) "Unravelling the Deformation of Paleoproterozoic Marbles and Zn-Pb Ore Bodies by Combining 3D-Photogeology and Hyperspectral Data (Black Angel Mine, Central West Greenland)" Minerals 12, no. 7: 800. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12070800
Rosa, Diogo, Leach, David, Guarnieri, Pierpaolo, Bekker, Andrey (2023) The Black Angel deposit, Greenland: a Paleoproterozoic evaporite-related Mississippi Valley-type Zn–Pb deposit. Mineralium Deposita, 58 (1) 51-73 doi:10.1007/s00126-022-01125-z
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Löllingite
Formula: FeAs2
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
ⓘ Palygorskite
Formula: ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Habit: fibrous sheet
Colour: white (stained brown)
Description: Foliated, paper-like sheet characteristic of "mountain leather". Could also be sepiolite.
References:
Ted Johnson collectionIdentification: Dealer/Collection Label
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Pedersen, F. D. (1980) Remobilization of the massive sulfide ore of the Black Angel Mine, central West Greenland. Econonomic Geology, 75:1022-1041
Horn, S., Dziggel, A., Kolb, J., Sindern, S. (2019) Textural characteristics and trace element distribution in carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb-Ag ores at the Paleoproterozoic Black Angel deposit, central West Greenland. Mineralium Deposita, 54 (4) 507-524 doi:10.1007/s00126-018-0821-5
Guarnieri, Pierpaolo, Sam T. Thiele, Nigel Baker, Erik V. Sørensen, Moritz Kirsch, Sandra Lorenz, Diogo Rosa, Gabriel Unger, and Robert Zimmermann. (2022) "Unravelling the Deformation of Paleoproterozoic Marbles and Zn-Pb Ore Bodies by Combining 3D-Photogeology and Hyperspectral Data (Black Angel Mine, Central West Greenland)" Minerals 12, no. 7: 800. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12070800
Rosa, Diogo, Leach, David, Guarnieri, Pierpaolo, Bekker, Andrey (2023) The Black Angel deposit, Greenland: a Paleoproterozoic evaporite-related Mississippi Valley-type Zn–Pb deposit. Mineralium Deposita, 58 (1) 51-73 doi:10.1007/s00126-022-01125-z
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Scapolite'
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
Pedersen, F. D. (1980) Remobilization of the massive sulfide ore of the Black Angel Mine, central West Greenland. Econonomic Geology, 75:1022-1041
Horn, S., Dziggel, A., Kolb, J., Sindern, S. (2019) Textural characteristics and trace element distribution in carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb-Ag ores at the Paleoproterozoic Black Angel deposit, central West Greenland. Mineralium Deposita, 54 (4) 507-524 doi:10.1007/s00126-018-0821-5
Guarnieri, Pierpaolo, Sam T. Thiele, Nigel Baker, Erik V. Sørensen, Moritz Kirsch, Sandra Lorenz, Diogo Rosa, Gabriel Unger, and Robert Zimmermann. (2022) "Unravelling the Deformation of Paleoproterozoic Marbles and Zn-Pb Ore Bodies by Combining 3D-Photogeology and Hyperspectral Data (Black Angel Mine, Central West Greenland)" Minerals 12, no. 7: 800. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12070800
Rosa, Diogo, Leach, David, Guarnieri, Pierpaolo, Bekker, Andrey (2023) The Black Angel deposit, Greenland: a Paleoproterozoic evaporite-related Mississippi Valley-type Zn–Pb deposit. Mineralium Deposita, 58 (1) 51-73 doi:10.1007/s00126-022-01125-z
ⓘ Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
ⓘ1.AA.05Au
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘStannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘLöllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘ'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘPolybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ⓘEnargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
ⓘBriartite2.KA.10Cu2FeGeS4
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPalygorskite9.EE.20◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Scapolite'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ BriartiteCu2FeGeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Sⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ BriartiteCu2FeGeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ LöllingiteFeAs2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ BriartiteCu2FeGeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cuⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cuⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cuⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
GeGermanium
Geⓘ BriartiteCu2FeGeS4
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asⓘ LöllingiteFeAs2
Asⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Agⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
SnTin
Snⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sbⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Auⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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