List of all minerals identified in the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland

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  • Ole V. Petersen Geological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5–7, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34194/ggub.v190.5171

Abstract

About 220 minerals have been described from the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex. A list of all minerals, for which proper documentation exists, is presented with formulae and references to original publications. The Ilímaussaq alkaline complex is the type locality for 27 minerals including important rock-forming minerals such as aenigmatite, arfvedsonite, eudialyte, polylithionite, rinkite and sodalite. Nine minerals, chalcothallite, karupmøllerite-Ca, kvanefjeldite, nabesite, nacareniobsite-(Ce), naujakasite, rohaite, semenovite and sorensenite appear to be unique to the Ilímaussaq complex.

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Published

2001-12-21

How to Cite

Petersen, O. V. . (2001). List of all minerals identified in the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland. Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin, 190, 25–33. https://doi.org/10.34194/ggub.v190.5171

Issue

Vol. 190 (2001): The Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland: status of mineralogical research with new results

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RESEARCH ARTICLE

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