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Amphibolite from
Seqi Olivine Mine, Fiskefjord, Akia Terrane, Qeqqata, Greenland


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Amphibolite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amphibolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Seqi Olivine Mine, Fiskefjord, Akia Terrane, Qeqqata, Greenland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1345514
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1345514:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Amphibolite
15.5km (9.6 miles) Ulamertoq peridotite, Fiskefjord, Akia Terrane, Qeqqata, Greenland
60.7km (37.7 miles) Isua Greenstone Belt (Isua Supercrustal Belt), Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Archean Dunite and Trondhjemite at the Seqi Olivine Mine in Greenland Laura Whyatt 1 , Stefan Peters 2 ,...sheet in the Archean dunite of the Seqi Ultramafic Complex, SW Greenland, consists of three distinct mineral...supposedly resulted from a process of dissolution of olivine by silica rich fluid residual from the trondhjemite... A zircon crystal inclusion in a large (4 cm) olivine porphyroblast was dated in situ via LA-ICP-MS U–Pb...stage trondhjemite sheet. Keywords: Archaean; Greenland; ultramafic rocks; metasomatism; talc; anthophyllite;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Petrology and geochemistry of the Seqi Ultramafic Complex, SW Greenland Kristoffer Szilas, Vincent J. van...Petrology and geochemistry of the Seqi Ultramafic Complex, SW Greenland, Geoscience Frontiers (2017), doi:...Petrology 2 and geochemistry of the Seqi Ultramafic Complex, SW 3 Greenland 4 5 RI PT 1 Kristoffer Szilas...current address: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Øster Voldgade 10, 15 DK-1350 Copenhagen...This paper investigates the petrogenesis of the Seqi Ultramafic Complex, which covers a total area 19
Report (issue)
FAVOURABILITY in the Nuuk area of southern West Greenland No. 9 - February 2007 GO_09.qxp 23/02/07 ...GEOLOGY AND ORE in the Nuuk area of southern West Greenland So far the interplay between the magmatic, tectonic...approach has been used in the Nuuk region in West Greenland, where the statistical, spatial analysis has been...belt forms major parts of the Mesoarchaean, amphibolite facies supracrustal belt around Qussuk bay, on...the Survey. Q: Qingaaq; A: Aappalaartoq; S: Seqi Olivine mine. S Storø Go dt hå bs Simplified schematic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Metallogeny of the North Atlantic Craton in Greenland JOCHEN KOLB1,*, LEON BAGAS2 AND MARCO L. FIORENTINI2...Economic Geology, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark...Craton (NAC) extends along the coasts of southern Greenland. At its northern and southern margins, Archaean...hiatus from ~3.55 3.20 Ga. In the granulite- and amphibolite-facies terranes, the metallogeny comprises hypozonal...over considerable strike length in South-West Greenland. The current metallogenic model of the NAC is
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
constrains tectono-thermal events in the Akia Terrane, West Greenland C.L. Kirkland, C. Yakymchuk, N.J. Gardiner...constrains tectono-thermal events in the Akia Terrane, West Greenland, Chemical Geology (2020), https://doi...constrains tectono-thermal events in the Akia Terrane, West Greenland C. L. Kirkland1, C. Yakymchuk2, N. J...of Greenland, P.O. Box 930, 3900 Nuuk, Greenland. 6The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Copenhagen...Jo ur na lP re The Mesoarchean Akia Terrane in West Greenland contains a detailed magmatic and metamorphic
Report (issue)
1/4/10 1:28 PM Page 2 GEOLOGY AND ORE 16 / 2009 Greenland and its geological environments favourable for...mining Shield formation and cratonisation in Greenland, created by the formation of continental and oceanic...southern West Greenland. Ultramafic to mafic intrusions in greenstone belts occurred in Greenland as major...sequence of amphibolite and pelitic gneiss in the Pitufiik area, Melville Bugt, North-West Greenland. The width...Exploration and development of mineral resources in Greenland, as a ‘greenfield’ region with rather high exploration
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
>2.7 Ga metamorphic peridotites from southeast Greenland record the oxygen isotope composition of Archean...ultramafic lens in the Archean Kuummiut terrane (Rae craton, southeast Greenland) that have unusually low δ 18...18 O values for peridotites (in olivine, 1.7 ≤ δ 18 O ≤ 4.6, relative to VSMOW). Bulk rock trace element...seawater. Triple oxygen isotope variations in olivine from the peridotites indicate that the fluids could...Archean high-pressure Kuummiut terrane of the Rae Craton, southeast Greenland. We propose that these peridotites
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Trieste, Italy 3 Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland – GEUS, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen MA...0 Ga Fiskenaesset Anorthosite Complex of west Greenland and to early Archaean chromitites from the ca...MANUSCRIPT Rollinson et al., Mantle oxidation Greenland. We use samples in which the chromite is in equilibrium...equilibrium only with melt and the mineral olivine in order to ensure that the Fe3+ partitioning is entirely...RI chromites from the 3.3 Ga Seqi Ultramafic Complex, southwest Greenland, the 2.06 Ga SC Bushveld complex
Report (issue)
10:50 AM Page 1 Mineral Resource Assessments in Greenland No. 15 - February 2009 GO_15.qxp:GO-02 copy...ORE 15 / 2009 Mineral Resource Assessments in Greenland Throughout the world, effective and successful...and Greenland (GEUS) have been intensively involved in the geological investigation of Greenland, and...mineral resources in Greenland The motivation and for geological investigations in Greenland have since the...search for exploitable minerals. The first successful mine was opened in the mid-19th century and exploration
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
    Metallogeny of Greenland Jochen Kolb, Jakob K. Keiding, Agnete Steenfelt, Karsten Secher...Rosa, Diogo, Stensgaard, Bo M., Metallogeny of Greenland, Ore Geology Reviews (2016), doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev...pertain. ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Metallogeny of Greenland JOCHEN KOLB1, JAKOB K. KEIDING1,2, AGNETE STEENFELT1...Economic Geology, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark...TE D MA Corresponding author: jkol@geus.dk Greenland is the largest island on Earth, with 80% of its
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