Chemical analyses from the Gardar Igneous Province, South Greenland

Abstract

A compilation is presented of all available rock analyses (138) from the alkaline Gardar igneous province of South Greenland with the exception of those from the peralkaline Illmaussaq intrusion. The analyses are accompanied by a brief description of the geological setting of the province and the major units within it. Variation diagrams are included to show trends and affinities in the province and are accompanied by similar diagrams from other alkaline provinces. A planimetric study shows that syenite is dominant in the province.