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Uivfaq, Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland i
Regional Level Types
Uivfaq Occurrence
Disko Island Island
Qeqertalik Municipality
Greenland Autonomous Territory

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Uivfaq	Occurrence
Disko Island	Island
Qeqertalik	Municipality
Greenland	Autonomous Territory

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Uivfaq, Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland

Iron

Uivfaq, Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland

Iron

Uivfaq, Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland

Iron

Uivfaq, Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland

Iron

Uivfaq, Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland

Iron

Uivfaq, Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland

Iron

Uivfaq, Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

69° 21' 47'' North , 54° 2' 23'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: fu3dd71q8

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Mindat Locality ID:

1964

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:1964:7

GUID (UUID V4):

236c2724-80f9-439d-a44f-9d55aa2d9127

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Ovifak; Ovifac; Kitaa Province (West Greenland)

Large blocks (to 25 tons) of native iron were found by Nordenskiöld in 1870 and brought to Sweden as meteorites. It was later found out that iron occurred as nodules in Tertiary basalt, formed by reduction due to the incorporation of carbon-rich sediments.

The 'iron' is an assemblage of iron and iron carbide (cohenite) and various silicate, sulphide, and oxide inclusions containing highly reduced and iron-rich phases, including fayalite, wüstite, troilite, ulvöspinel, ilmenite, ferriferous pigeonite, and FeO-rich glass (Bird et al., 1981).

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13 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Akaganeite

Formula: (Fe³⁺,Ni²⁺)₈(OH,O)₁₆Cl_1.25 · nH₂O

References:

Holtstam, Dan (2006) Akaganéite as a corrosion product of natural, non-meteoritic iron from Qeqertarsuaq, West Greenland. Gff-Uppsala: 128(1): 69-71.

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

References:

Pauly, Hans (1969) White cast iron with cohenite, schreibersite, and sulphides from Tertiary basalts on Disko, Greenland. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark, 19 (1) 8-26

ⓘ 'Chabazite'

Locality: Blaafjeld, Uivfaq, Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland

ⓘ 'Chabazite var. Phacolite'

Locality: Blaafjeld, Uivfaq, Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland

ⓘ Cohenite

Formula: Fe₃C

References:

Bird, J.M., Goodrich, C.A., Weathers, M.S. (1981) Petrogenesis of Uivfaq iron, Disko Island, Greenland. Journal of Geophysical Research. 86 (B12), 11787-11805.

Medenbach, O., El Goresy, A. (1982): Ulvöspinel in native iron-bearing assemblages and the origin of these assemblages in basalts from Ovifak, Greenland, and Bühl, Federal Republic of Germany. Contr. Mineral. Petrol. 80, 358-366.

ⓘ Corundum

Formula: Al₂O₃

References:

Am Min 51:664-676

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

References:

Pauly, Hans (1969) White cast iron with cohenite, schreibersite, and sulphides from Tertiary basalts on Disko, Greenland. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark, 19 (1) 8-26

Medenbach, Olaf, ElGoresy, Ahmed (1982) Ulvöspinel in native iron-bearing assemblages and the origin of these assemblages in basalts from Ovifak, Greenland, and Bühl. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 80 (4) 358-366 doi:10.1007/bf00378008

ⓘ 'Glass'

References:

Pauly, Hans (1969) White cast iron with cohenite, schreibersite, and sulphides from Tertiary basalts on Disko, Greenland. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark, 19 (1) 8-26

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: α-Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

Holtstam, Dan (2006) Akaganéite as a corrosion product of natural, non-meteoritic iron from Qeqertarsuaq, West Greenland. Gff-Uppsala: 128(1): 69-71.

ⓘ Graphite

Formula: C

References:

Am Min 51:664-676

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

References:

Pauly, Hans (1969) White cast iron with cohenite, schreibersite, and sulphides from Tertiary basalts on Disko, Greenland. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark, 19 (1) 8-26

ⓘ Iron

Formula: Fe

Localities:

Uivfaq, Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland
Blaafjeld, Uivfaq, Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland

References:

Am Min 51:664-676

Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona.

ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Blaafjeld, Uivfaq, Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland

ⓘ Lawrencite

Formula: (Fe²⁺,Ni)Cl₂

References:

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.

Howarth, R. J. (2006). Understanding the nature of meteorites: the experimental work of Gabriel-Auguste Daubrée. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 256(1), 101-122.

ⓘ 'Lévyne'

Locality: Blaafjeld, Uivfaq, Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

References:

Am Min 51:664-676

Pauly, Hans (1969) White cast iron with cohenite, schreibersite, and sulphides from Tertiary basalts on Disko, Greenland. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark, 19 (1) 8-26

ⓘ Scolecite

Formula: CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O

Locality: Blaafjeld, Uivfaq, Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

References:

Am Min 51:664-676

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

References:

ⓘ Ulvöspinel

Formula: TiFe²⁺₂O₄

References:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Cohenite	1.BA.05	Fe₃C
ⓘ	Graphite	1.CB.05a	C
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Lawrencite	3.AB.20	(Fe²⁺,Ni)Cl₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
ⓘ	Ulvöspinel	4.BB.05	TiFe²⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Corundum	4.CB.05	Al₂O₃
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Akaganeite	4.DK.05	(Fe³⁺,Ni²⁺)₈(OH,O)₁₆Cl_1.25 · nH₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Scolecite	9.GA.05	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Lévyne'	-
ⓘ	'Chabazite'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Chabazite var. Phacolite'	-
ⓘ	'Glass'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Akaganeite	(Fe³⁺,Ni²⁺)₈(OH,O)₁₆Cl_1.25 · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Goethite	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Cohenite	Fe₃C
C	ⓘ Graphite	C
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Akaganeite	(Fe³⁺,Ni²⁺)₈(OH,O)₁₆Cl_1.25 · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
O	ⓘ Goethite	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Ulvöspinel	TiFe₂²⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
Al	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Akaganeite	(Fe³⁺,Ni²⁺)₈(OH,O)₁₆Cl_1.25 · nH₂O
Cl	ⓘ Lawrencite	(Fe²⁺,Ni)Cl₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Ulvöspinel	TiFe₂²⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Akaganeite	(Fe³⁺,Ni²⁺)₈(OH,O)₁₆Cl_1.25 · nH₂O
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Cohenite	Fe₃C
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Lawrencite	(Fe²⁺,Ni)Cl₂
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Ulvöspinel	TiFe₂²⁺O₄
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Akaganeite	(Fe³⁺,Ni²⁺)₈(OH,O)₁₆Cl_1.25 · nH₂O
Ni	ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Lawrencite	(Fe²⁺,Ni)Cl₂

Localities in this Region

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Qeqertalik
- Disko Island
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    - Blaafjeld

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References

Dillen, R. (2024) Gedegen ijzer van Uivfaq, Groenland: een topvondst uit de 19de eeuw... Geonieuws: 49(1): 19-23.

https://www.nrm.se/forskningochsamlingar/geovetenskap/samlingarochdatabaser/jarnblocketfranovifak.9000155.html

Wöhler, F. (1872) Analyse des Meteoreisens von Ovifak in Grönland. Annalen der Physik und Chemie, 222. 297-302 doi:10.1002/andp.18722220608

Pauly, Hans (1969) White cast iron with cohenite, schreibersite, and sulphides from Tertiary basalts on Disko, Greenland. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark, 19 (1) 8-26

Bird, J.M., Goodrich, C.A., Weathers, M.S. (1981) Petrogenesis of Uivfaq iron, Disko Island, Greenland. Journal of Geophysical Research. 86 (B12), 11787-11805.

Ulff-Møller, Finn (1990) Formation of native iron in sediment-contaminated magma: I. A case study of the Hanekammen Complex on Disko Island, West Greenland. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 54 (1) 57-70 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(90)90195-q

Sørlie, T. (2021) Jernblokkene ved Ovifak, Grønland. Stein 48 (1): 14-15.

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