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Fiskenæsset old harbour, Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenlandi
Regional Level Types
Fiskenæsset old harbourOccurrence
Qeqertarsuatsiaat areaMineral Occurrence Area
NuukMunicipality (Former)
SermersooqMunicipality
GreenlandAutonomous Territory

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 5' 13'' North , 50° 40' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
63.08722,-50.67806
GRN:
N43W17
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Qeqertarsuatsiaat261 (2011)0.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
28121
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28121:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Fiskernæs (Fiskenaes)


Lenses of ultramafic rocks located along the top contact (major thrust zone) of the Fiskenaesset complex (anorthosite-leucogabbro intrusion in Archean gneisses) with an overlying meta-volcanite amphibolite.

Rocks with hogbomite and sapphirine are known, bounding to the West the UMF rocks.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


10 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Cordierite ?
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite
Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
ⓘ Gedrite
Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Kornerupine (TL)
Formula: Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Type Locality:
ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
ⓘ Phlogopite ?
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Pinite'
ⓘ Sapphirine (TL)
Formula: Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Type Locality:
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKornerupine (TL)9.BJ.50Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
ⓘCordierite ?9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘvar. Bronzite9.DA.05(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
ⓘGedrite9.DD.05◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
ⓘMagnesio-hornblende9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
ⓘSapphirine (TL)9.DH.45Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
ⓘPhlogopite ?9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'Pinite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Hⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Oⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Mgⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Alⓘ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Alⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Siⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Siⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2

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References

Stromeyer (1819): Analyse einiger von dem Prof. von Giesecke in Grönland entdeckten Fossilien, 2. Saphirin von Fiskenaes oder Kikertarsoeitsiak, Annalen der Physik und Chemie, Vol. 63, p 374
Giesecke, Karl Ludwig (1910) Karl Ludwig Gieseckes Mineralogisches Reisejournal über Grønland 1806-13, 2te, vollständige Ausgabe [Karl Ludwig Giesecke's mineralogical travel journal about Grønland 1806-13, 2nd, complete edition]. Meddelelser om Grønland 35, 1-531
Bøggild, O. B. (1953) The Mineralogy of Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland Vol. 149 (3) C.A.Reitzelpp.193-194
Bishop, F. C., Smith, J. V., & Windley, B. F. (1980). The Fiskenæsset complex, West Greenland. Part IV. Chemistry of sulphide minerals. Bulletin Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse, 137, 1-35.
Grew, Edward S., Herd, Richard K., Marquez, Nicholas (1987) Boron-bearing kornerupine from Fiskemesset, West Greenland: a re-examination of specimens from the type locality. Mineralogical Magazine, 51 (363) 695-708 doi:10.1180/minmag.1987.051.363.10
Petersen, Ole V., Johnsen, Ole (2005) Mineral species first described from Greenland - Special Publication No. 8. The Canadian Mineralogist. p.1-184.
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