Tungsten mineralisation in the Godthåb area, West Greenland

Abstract

The discovery in 1982 of scheelite in stream sediments in the Godthåb area and in situ mineralisations in the early Archaean Akilia rocks on Storø in Godthåbsfjord (Appel, 1983) was followed up by field work in the summer of 1983. The regional stream sediment sampling programme was extended to Ameralik fjord, south af Godthåb, and to the inner parts of Godthåbsfjord. Field work at night with ultra-violet light examination was carried out on Storø and Sadelø in Godthåbsfjord and in Kobbefjord, south of Godthåb. The latter part of the programme was carried out with the assistance of volunteers from Ungdomstjenesten (Greenland's Youth Organisation). The folIowing report is based on field observations only. Laboratory work has been Iimited to X-ray identification of scheelite in four rock samples; two from Storø, one from Sadelø and one from Kobbefjord.