Kangerlussuaq complex, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark
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Location is approximate, estimate based on other nearby localities. | |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 68° North , 32° West (est.) |
Margin of Error: | ~23km |
Locality type: | Complex |
Köppen climate type: | ET : Tundra |
Other/historical names associated with this locality: | Kangerlussuaq Firth |
The Kangerlussuaq Alkaline Complex consists of a group of intrusions covering an area of about 900 square kms, located west of Kangerlussuaq on the coast of eastern Greenland. It includes the main Kangerlussuaq intrusion (dating back to about 50 million years ago) and a series of satellite intrusions.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: David A. Holwell, Thomas Abraham-James, Reid R. Keays, Adrian J. Boyce (2012) The nature and genesis of marginal Cu–PGE–Au sulphide mineralisation in Paleogene Macrodykes of the Kangerlussuaq region, East Greenland. Mineralium Deposita 47:3-21 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | 'Galena' | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
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AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
ⓘ | Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)David A. Holwell, Thomas Abraham-James, Reid R. Keays, Adrian J. Boyce (2012) The nature and genesis of marginal Cu–PGE–Au sulphide mineralisation in Paleogene Macrodykes of the Kangerlussuaq region, East Greenland. Mineralium Deposita 47:3-21
External Links
http://www.geo.aau.dk/english/people/phd/msr/project_KAC.html
http://www.geus.dk/publications/review-greenland-00/gsb189p76-82.pdf
http://www.geus.dk/publications/review-greenland-00/gsb189p76-82.pdf
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