| Locality type: | Plateau |
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| Species: | Opal |
| Formula: | SiO2 · nH2O |
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| Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Opal data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld), Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 160069 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:160069:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | e3635e8f-1209-43dd-a4ce-da95fccb3d4b |
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| 33.7km (20.9 miles) | ⓘNarssârssuk pegmatite, Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku, Kujalleq, Greenland |
| References |
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Petersen, O. V., Giester, G., Brandstätter, F., Niedermayr, G. (2002) Nabesite, Na2BeSi4O10 · 4H2O, a new mineral species from the Ilimaussaq alkaline complex, south Greenland. The Canadian Mineralogist, 40 (1) 173-181 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.40.1.173 |
| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Book | | MINERAL SPECIES FffiST DESCRIBED fron1 GREENLAND Ole V. Petersen & Ole Johnsen Also in this series... MINE. RAL ....... SPECIES FIRST DESCRIBED froin GREENLAND Ole V. Petersen & Ole Johnsen The Canadian Mineralogist...organizations: The Commission for Scientific Research in Greenland Geologisk Museums St0ttefond (Geological Museum's...document on the minerals first discovered in Greenland. After all, as they point out in the first sentence...Introduction, a mere 26 kilometers separates Greenland from Canada along Nares Strait; we are neighbors |
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