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Skaergaard intrusion, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenlandi
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Skaergaard intrusionIntrusion
Kangerlussuaq FjordFjord
SermersooqMunicipality
GreenlandAutonomous Territory

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Skaergaard intrusion

Skaergaard intrusion, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
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Skaergaardite

Skaergaard intrusion, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
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Skaergaardite

Skaergaard intrusion, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
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Skaergaard intrusion

Skaergaard intrusion, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
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Skaergaardite

Skaergaard intrusion, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
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Skaergaardite

Skaergaard intrusion, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
Type:
Intrusion
Age:
56.02 Ma
Geologic Time:
Paleocene
Reference for age:
Wotzlaw et al. (2012) High-1446 resolution insights into episodes of crystallization, hydrothermal alteration and remelting in the Skaergaard intrusive complex. Earth Planet Sci Lett 355
Mindat Locality ID:
60354
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60354:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


7-km-wide mafic layered intrusion located on the eastern shore of the Kangerlussuaq Fjord.

From Wikipedia:

"The Skaergaard intrusion is a layered igneous intrusion in the Kangerlussuaq area, East Greenland. It comprises various rock types including gabbro, ferro diorite, anorthosite, and granophyre.

Discovered by Lawrence Wager in 1931 during the British Arctic Air Route Expedition led by Gino Watkins, the intrusion has been important to the development of key concepts in igneous petrology, including magma differentiation and fractional crystallisation and the development of layering. The Skaergaard intrusion formed when tholeiitic magma was emplaced about 55 million years ago, during the initial opening of the North Atlantic Ocean. The body represents essentially a single pulse of magma, which crystallized from the bottom upward and the top downward. The intrusion is characterized by exceptionally well-developed cumulate layering defined by variations in the abundance of crystallizing olivine, pyroxene, plagioclase and magnetite. The Skaergaard is perhaps the simplest and smallest of a group of gabbroic complexes of similar age that occur along the central coast of East Greenland, which together with coeval flood basalts are part of the North Atlantic large igneous province."

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

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Atokite
Formula: (Pd,Pt)3Sn
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Augite var. Ferrohedenbergite
Formula: (Ca,Mg,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Si2O6
ⓘ Auricupride
Formula: Cu3Au
ⓘ Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Bogdanovite
Formula: (Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Braggite
Formula: PdPt3S4
ⓘ Cabriite
Formula: Pd2CuSn
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Cobaltpentlandite
Formula: Co9S8
ⓘ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2(SiO4)
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Ferrobustamite
Formula: CaFe2+(Si2O6)
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘ Froodite
Formula: α-PdBi2
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
ⓘ Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Keithconnite
Formula: Pd20Te7
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Kotulskite
Formula: Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘ Majakite
Formula: PdNiAs
ⓘ Melonite
Formula: NiTe2
ⓘ Merenskyite
Formula: PdTe2
ⓘ Michenerite
Formula: PdBiTe
ⓘ Naldrettite
Formula: Pd2Sb
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Nielsenite (TL)
Formula: PdCu3
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ Orcelite
Formula: Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Palarstanide
Formula: Pd5(Sn,As)2
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Pigeonite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Skaergaardite (TL)
Formula: PdCu
ⓘ Sopcheite
Formula: Ag4Pd3Te4
ⓘ Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Telargpalite
Formula: (Pd,Ag)3(Te,Bi)
ⓘ Telluropalladinite
Formula: Pd9Te4
ⓘ Tetra-auricupride
Formula: AuCu
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Tridymite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Tulameenite
Formula: Pt2CuFe
ⓘ 'UM1991-06-E:AuCu'
Formula: Au3Cu
ⓘ 'UM2004-08-E:AuCuPd'
Formula: Cu2PdAu
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Pd-Au-Cu Alloy)'
Formula: PdAuCu
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Pd-Cu-Sn Alloy)'
Formula: (Pd,Cu,Sn)
ⓘ ''Unnamed (Pd-Ni-As)''
Formula: (Pd,Ni)15As9
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Pd-Sn Arsenide)'
Formula: Pd4SnAs
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Pt-Fe-Cu-Pd Alloy)'
Formula: Pt, Fe, Cu, Pd
ⓘ Vasilite
Formula: (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7
ⓘ Vincentite
Formula: Pd3As
ⓘ Vysotskite
Formula: PdS
ⓘ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘ Wollastonite var. Ferrowollastonite
Formula: (Ca,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ Zvyagintsevite
Formula: Pd3Pb

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
ⓘ1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘ'UM2004-08-E:AuCuPd'1.AA.05Cu2PdAu
ⓘ'UM1991-06-E:AuCu'1.AA.05Au3Cu
ⓘAuricupride1.AA.10aCu3Au
ⓘTetra-auricupride1.AA.10bAuCu
ⓘAtokite1.AG.10(Pd,Pt)3Sn
ⓘZvyagintsevite1.AG.10Pd3Pb
ⓘCabriite1.AG.30Pd2CuSn
ⓘTulameenite1.AG.40Pt2CuFe
ⓘSkaergaardite (TL)1.AG.45PdCu
ⓘNielsenite (TL)1.AG.70PdCu3
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘOrcelite2.AB.10Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25
ⓘVincentite2.AC.05bPd3As
ⓘPalarstanide2.AC.20bPd5(Sn,As)2
ⓘNaldrettite2.AC.25dPd2Sb
ⓘMajakite2.AC.25ePdNiAs
ⓘFroodite2.AC.45aα-PdBi2
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘDigenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘBogdanovite2.BA.80(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)
ⓘCobaltpentlandite2.BB.15Co9S8
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘKeithconnite2.BC.20Pd20Te7
ⓘVasilite2.BC.25(Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7
ⓘTelluropalladinite2.BC.30Pd9Te4
ⓘTelargpalite2.BC.45(Pd,Ag)3(Te,Bi)
ⓘSopcheite2.BC.55Ag4Pd3Te4
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘKotulskite2.CC.05Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘBraggite2.CC.35aPdPt3S4
ⓘVysotskite2.CC.35aPdS
ⓘMelonite2.EA.20NiTe2
ⓘMerenskyite2.EA.20PdTe2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘSperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
ⓘGersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
ⓘMichenerite2.EB.25PdBiTe
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘvar. Titanium-bearing Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘTridymite4.DA.10SiO2
ⓘBaddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘChlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘFayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2(SiO4)
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘPigeonite9.DA.10(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘHedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
ⓘAugite
var. Ferrohedenbergite		9.DA.15(Ca,Mg,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Si2O6
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘFerrobustamite9.DG.05CaFe2+(Si2O6)
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘvar. Ferrowollastonite9.DG.05(Ca,Fe)SiO3
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Unnamed (Pt-Fe-Cu-Pd Alloy)'-Pt, Fe, Cu, Pd
ⓘ'Unnamed (Pd-Cu-Sn Alloy)'-(Pd,Cu,Sn)
ⓘ'Unnamed (Pd-Au-Cu Alloy)'-PdAuCu
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4
ⓘ'Unnamed (Pd-Sn Arsenide)'- Pd4SnAs
ⓘ''Unnamed (Pd-Ni-As)''- (Pd,Ni)15As9

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Oⓘ FerrobustamiteCaFe2+(Si2O6)
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ TridymiteSiO2
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Oⓘ Augite var. Ferrohedenbergite(Ca,Mg,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Si2O6
Oⓘ Wollastonite var. Ferrowollastonite(Ca,Fe)SiO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ Augite var. Ferrohedenbergite(Ca,Mg,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Siⓘ FerrobustamiteCaFe2+(Si2O6)
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Siⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ TridymiteSiO2
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Siⓘ Augite var. Ferrohedenbergite(Ca,Mg,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Si2O6
Siⓘ Wollastonite var. Ferrowollastonite(Ca,Fe)SiO3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ BraggitePdPt3S4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CobaltpentlanditeCo9S8
Sⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
Sⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Vasilite(Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7
Sⓘ VysotskitePdS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Clⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ FerrobustamiteCaFe2+(Si2O6)
Caⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Caⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caⓘ Augite var. Ferrohedenbergite(Ca,Mg,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Si2O6
Caⓘ Wollastonite var. Ferrowollastonite(Ca,Fe)SiO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ Bogdanovite(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Feⓘ FerrobustamiteCaFe2+(Si2O6)
Feⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Feⓘ TulameenitePt2CuFe
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ Unnamed (Pt-Fe-Cu-Pd Alloy)Pt, Fe, Cu, Pd
Feⓘ Augite var. Ferrohedenbergite(Ca,Mg,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Si2O6
Feⓘ Wollastonite var. Ferrowollastonite(Ca,Fe)SiO3
CoCobalt
Coⓘ CobaltpentlanditeCo9S8
NiNickel
Niⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niⓘ MajakitePdNiAs
Niⓘ MeloniteNiTe2
Niⓘ OrceliteNi5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ 'Unnamed (Pd-Ni-As)' (Pd,Ni)15As9
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AuricuprideCu3Au
Cuⓘ Bogdanovite(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ CabriitePd2CuSn
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuⓘ Tetra-auricuprideAuCu
Cuⓘ TulameenitePt2CuFe
Cuⓘ Vasilite(Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7
Cuⓘ SkaergaarditePdCu
Cuⓘ UM2004-08-E:AuCuPdCu2PdAu
Cuⓘ Unnamed (Pt-Fe-Cu-Pd Alloy)Pt, Fe, Cu, Pd
Cuⓘ NielsenitePdCu3
Cuⓘ Unnamed (Pd-Cu-Sn Alloy)(Pd,Cu,Sn)
Cuⓘ UM1991-06-E:AuCuAu3Cu
Cuⓘ Unnamed (Pd-Au-Cu Alloy)PdAuCu
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asⓘ MajakitePdNiAs
Asⓘ OrceliteNi5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25
Asⓘ PalarstanidePd5(Sn,As)2
Asⓘ SperrylitePtAs2
Asⓘ VincentitePd3As
Asⓘ Unnamed (Pd-Sn Arsenide) Pd4SnAs
Asⓘ 'Unnamed (Pd-Ni-As)' (Pd,Ni)15As9
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
PdPalladium
Pdⓘ Atokite(Pd,Pt)3Sn
Pdⓘ BraggitePdPt3S4
Pdⓘ CabriitePd2CuSn
Pdⓘ Frooditeα-PdBi2
Pdⓘ KeithconnitePd20Te7
Pdⓘ KotulskitePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Pdⓘ MajakitePdNiAs
Pdⓘ MerenskyitePdTe2
Pdⓘ MicheneritePdBiTe
Pdⓘ PalarstanidePd5(Sn,As)2
Pdⓘ SopcheiteAg4Pd3Te4
Pdⓘ TelluropalladinitePd9Te4
Pdⓘ Telargpalite(Pd,Ag)3(Te,Bi)
Pdⓘ Vasilite(Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7
Pdⓘ VincentitePd3As
Pdⓘ VysotskitePdS
Pdⓘ ZvyagintsevitePd3Pb
Pdⓘ SkaergaarditePdCu
Pdⓘ UM2004-08-E:AuCuPdCu2PdAu
Pdⓘ Unnamed (Pt-Fe-Cu-Pd Alloy)Pt, Fe, Cu, Pd
Pdⓘ NielsenitePdCu3
Pdⓘ Unnamed (Pd-Cu-Sn Alloy)(Pd,Cu,Sn)
Pdⓘ Unnamed (Pd-Au-Cu Alloy)PdAuCu
Pdⓘ NaldrettitePd2Sb
Pdⓘ Unnamed (Pd-Sn Arsenide) Pd4SnAs
Pdⓘ 'Unnamed (Pd-Ni-As)' (Pd,Ni)15As9
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
Agⓘ SopcheiteAg4Pd3Te4
Agⓘ Telargpalite(Pd,Ag)3(Te,Bi)
SnTin
Snⓘ Atokite(Pd,Pt)3Sn
Snⓘ CabriitePd2CuSn
Snⓘ PalarstanidePd5(Sn,As)2
Snⓘ Unnamed (Pd-Cu-Sn Alloy)(Pd,Cu,Sn)
Snⓘ Unnamed (Pd-Sn Arsenide) Pd4SnAs
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ NaldrettitePd2Sb
TeTellurium
Teⓘ Bogdanovite(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)
Teⓘ KeithconnitePd20Te7
Teⓘ KotulskitePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Teⓘ MeloniteNiTe2
Teⓘ MerenskyitePdTe2
Teⓘ MicheneritePdBiTe
Teⓘ SopcheiteAg4Pd3Te4
Teⓘ TelluropalladinitePd9Te4
Teⓘ Telargpalite(Pd,Ag)3(Te,Bi)
Teⓘ Vasilite(Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ Atokite(Pd,Pt)3Sn
Ptⓘ BraggitePdPt3S4
Ptⓘ SperrylitePtAs2
Ptⓘ TulameenitePt2CuFe
Ptⓘ Unnamed (Pt-Fe-Cu-Pd Alloy)Pt, Fe, Cu, Pd
AuGold
Auⓘ AuricuprideCu3Au
Auⓘ Bogdanovite(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)
Auⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
Auⓘ Tetra-auricuprideAuCu
Auⓘ UM2004-08-E:AuCuPdCu2PdAu
Auⓘ UM1991-06-E:AuCuAu3Cu
Auⓘ Unnamed (Pd-Au-Cu Alloy)PdAuCu
PbLead
Pbⓘ Bogdanovite(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)
Pbⓘ ZvyagintsevitePd3Pb
BiBismuth
Biⓘ Frooditeα-PdBi2
Biⓘ KotulskitePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Biⓘ MicheneritePdBiTe
Biⓘ Telargpalite(Pd,Ag)3(Te,Bi)

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References

Lindsley, D.H., Muir, I.D. (1969) Conditions of the ferrowollastonite-ferrohedenbergite inversion in the Skaergaard intrusion, East Greenland. Mineralogical Society of America Special Paper, 2, 193-201
Dissanayake, C. B. (1976) Cadmium in Minerals from the Skaergaard Intrusion - A Further Study. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 17 (3). 332-339
Dissanayake, C. B. (1976) A Comparative Study of the Geochemistry of Zinc and Cadmium in the Skaergaard Intrusion. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 17 (4). 503-513
Manning, Craig E., Bird, Dennis K. (1986) Hydrothermal clinopyroxenes of the Skaergaard intrusion. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 92 (4) 437-447 doi:10.1007/bf00374426
Tegner, Christian (1997) Iron in plagioclase as a monitor of the differentiation of the Skaergaard intrusion. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 128 (1) 45-51 doi:10.1007/s004100050292
Rudashevsky, N. S., McDonald, A. M., Cabri, L. J., D. Nielsen, T. F., Stanley, C. J., Kretzer, Yu. L., Rudashevsky, V. N. (2004) Skaergaardite, PdCu, a new platinum-group intermetallic mineral from the Skaergaard intrusion, Greenland. Mineralogical Magazine, 68 (4) 615-632 doi:10.1180/0026461046840208
Thomassen, B., Nielsen, T.F.D. (2006, February) The mineral potential of the East Greenland Palaeogene intrusions. Geology and Ore 6. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS)
McDonald, A. M., Cabri, L. J., Rudashevsky, N. S., Stanley, C. J., Rudashevsky, V. N., Ross, K. C. (2008) Nielsenite, PdCu3, a new platinum-group intermetallic mineral species from the Skaergaard intrusion, Greenland. The Canadian Mineralogist, 46 (3) 709-716 doi:10.3749/canmin.46.3.709
Namur, O., Humphreys, M.C.S., Holness, M.B., Veksler, I.V. (2013) Solidification of interstitial melt in a gabbroic crystal mush: the Skaergaard intrusion, Greenland (Abstract). Geophysical Research Abstracts, 15, EGU2013-4290.
www.minsocam.org (n.d.) http://www.minsocam.org/msa/OpenAccess_Publications/MSA_Special_Papers/MSA_SP_2/MSA_SP2_193-202.pdf
Holwell, David A., Keays, Reid R., McDonald, Iain, Williams, Megan R. (2015) Extreme enrichment of Se, Te, PGE and Au in Cu sulfide microdroplets: evidence from LA-ICP-MS analysis of sulfides in the Skaergaard Intrusion, east Greenland. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 170 (5-6). doi:10.1007/s00410-015-1203-y
Nielsen, T. F. D., Andersen, J. C. Ø., Holness, M. B., Keiding, J. K., Rudashevsky, N. S., Rudashevsky, V. N., Salmonsen, L. P., Tegner, C., Veksler, I. V. (2015) The Skaergaard PGE and Gold Deposit: the Result ofin situFractionation, Sulphide Saturation, and Magma Chamber-scale Precious Metal Redistribution by Immiscible Fe-rich Melt. Journal of Petrology, 56 (8) 1643-1676 doi:10.1093/petrology/egv049
Holness, Marian B., Nielsen, Troels F.D., Tegner, Christian (2017) The Skaergaard Intrusion of East Greenland: Paradigms, Problems and New Perspectives. Elements, 13 (6). 391-396 doi:10.2138/gselements.13.6.391
Morse, Stearns A., Davidson, Jon P., Tepley, Frank J. (2017) Plagioclase Zonation: An Archive of Trapped Liquid and Crustal Contamination. Elements, 13 (6). 403-408 doi:10.2138/gselements.13.6.403
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org (n.d.) http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2013/EGU2013-4290.pdf
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