Tikiusaaq carbonatite-aillikite, Sermersooq, Greenland i
Regional Level Types
Tikiusaaq carbonatite-aillikite Complex
Sermersooq Municipality
Greenland Autonomous Territory

The Tikiusaaq complex is recognised in the field by intense fracturing, carbonate impregnation and rusty colouration of outcropping rock surfaces over an area of roughly 14 by 14 km around the lake Isortuarsuk.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

21 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ Calcite-carbonatite

ⓘ Carbonatite

ⓘ Dolomite-carbonatite

ⓘ Gneiss

ⓘ Lamprophyre

ⓘ Magnesiocarbonatite

ⓘ Orthogneiss

ⓘ Peridotite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

Formula: AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂

References:

Tappe, S., Steenfelt, A., Heaman, L. M., & Simonetti, A. (2009). The newly discovered Jurassic Tikiusaaq carbonatite-aillikite occurrence, West Greenland, and some remarks on carbonatite–kimberlite relationships. Lithos, 112, 385-399.

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

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ⓘ Baddeleyite

Formula: ZrO₂

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ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

References:

Steenfelt, A., Hollis, J. A., & Secher, K. (2006). The Tikiusaaq carbonatite: a new Mesozoic intrusive complex in southern West Greenland. GEUS Bulletin, 10, 41-44.

ⓘ 'Bastnäsite'

Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F

References:

Thrane, K., Kalvig, P., & Keulen, N. (2014). REE deposits and occurrences in Greenland. In ERES2014: 1st European Rare Earth Resources Conference, Milos, Greece.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Steenfelt, A., & Sand, K. K. (2007). Chemistry of mantle xenocrysts from aillikite dykes of the Tikiusaaq complex, southern West Greenland. A supplement to GEUS report, 64(2010), 30.

ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'

References:

Steenfelt, A., & Sand, K. K. (2007). Chemistry of mantle xenocrysts from aillikite dykes of the Tikiusaaq complex, southern West Greenland. A supplement to GEUS report, 64(2010), 30.

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

References:

Steenfelt, A., & Sand, K. K. (2007). Chemistry of mantle xenocrysts from aillikite dykes of the Tikiusaaq complex, southern West Greenland. A supplement to GEUS report, 64(2010), 30.

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

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ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

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ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

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ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg₂SiO₄

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ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

Steenfelt, A., & Sand, K. K. (2007). Chemistry of mantle xenocrysts from aillikite dykes of the Tikiusaaq complex, southern West Greenland. A supplement to GEUS report, 64(2010), 30.

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

References:

Steenfelt, A., & Sand, K. K. (2007). Chemistry of mantle xenocrysts from aillikite dykes of the Tikiusaaq complex, southern West Greenland. A supplement to GEUS report, 64(2010), 30.

ⓘ Katophorite

Formula: {Na}{CaNa}{Mg₄Al}[(AlSi₇)O₂₂](OH)₂

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ⓘ Kimzeyite

Formula: Ca₃Zr₂(SiO₄)(AlO₄)₂

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ⓘ Magnesio-arfvedsonite

Formula: {Na}{Na₂}{Mg₄Fe³⁺}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

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ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Steenfelt, A., & Sand, K. K. (2007). Chemistry of mantle xenocrysts from aillikite dykes of the Tikiusaaq complex, southern West Greenland. A supplement to GEUS report, 64(2010), 30.

ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄

References:

Steenfelt, A., & Sand, K. K. (2007). Chemistry of mantle xenocrysts from aillikite dykes of the Tikiusaaq complex, southern West Greenland. A supplement to GEUS report, 64(2010), 30.

ⓘ 'Monazite Group'

Formula: REE(PO₄)

References:

Steenfelt, A., Hollis, J. A., & Secher, K. (2006). The Tikiusaaq carbonatite: a new Mesozoic intrusive complex in southern West Greenland. GEUS Bulletin, 10, 41-44.

ⓘ Monticellite

Formula: CaMgSiO₄

References:

Steenfelt, A., & Sand, K. K. (2007). Chemistry of mantle xenocrysts from aillikite dykes of the Tikiusaaq complex, southern West Greenland. A supplement to GEUS report, 64(2010), 30.

ⓘ 'Olivine Group'

Formula: M₂SiO₄

References:

Steenfelt, A., & Sand, K. K. (2007). Chemistry of mantle xenocrysts from aillikite dykes of the Tikiusaaq complex, southern West Greenland. A supplement to GEUS report, 64(2010), 30.

ⓘ Perovskite

Formula: CaTiO₃

References:

Steenfelt, A., & Sand, K. K. (2007). Chemistry of mantle xenocrysts from aillikite dykes of the Tikiusaaq complex, southern West Greenland. A supplement to GEUS report, 64(2010), 30.

ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Steenfelt, A., & Sand, K. K. (2007). Chemistry of mantle xenocrysts from aillikite dykes of the Tikiusaaq complex, southern West Greenland. A supplement to GEUS report, 64(2010), 30.

ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'

Formula: A₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆Z

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ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

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ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

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ⓘ Richterite

Formula: Na(NaCa)Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

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ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

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ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

References:

Steenfelt, A., & Sand, K. K. (2007). Chemistry of mantle xenocrysts from aillikite dykes of the Tikiusaaq complex, southern West Greenland. A supplement to GEUS report, 64(2010), 30.

ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite

Formula: KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂

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ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	'Pyrochlore Group'	4.00.	A₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆Z
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Perovskite	4.CC.30	CaTiO₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Baddeleyite	4.DE.35	ZrO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Forsterite	9.AC.05	Mg₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Monticellite	9.AC.10	CaMgSiO₄
ⓘ	Kimzeyite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Zr₂(SiO₄)(AlO₄)₂
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Richterite	9.DE.20	Na(NaCa)Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Katophorite	9.DE.20	{Na}{CaNa}{Mg₄Al}[(AlSi₇)O₂₂](OH)₂
ⓘ	Magnesio-arfvedsonite	9.DE.25	{Na}{Na₂}{Mg₄Fe³⁺}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Talc	9.EC.05	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Phlogopite	9.EC.20	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Tetraferriphlogopite	9.EC.20	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Amphibole Supergroup'	-	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
ⓘ	'Bastnäsite'	-	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-
ⓘ	'Monazite Group'	-	REE(PO₄)
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'	-
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ	'Olivine Group'	-	M₂SiO₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
H	ⓘ Magnesio-arfvedsonite	{Na}{Na₂}{Mg₄Fe³⁺}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Pyrochlore Group	A₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆Z
H	ⓘ Richterite	Na(NaCa)Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂
H	ⓘ Katophorite	{Na}{CaNa}{Mg₄Al}[(AlSi₇)O₂₂](OH)₂
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
O	ⓘ Baddeleyite	ZrO₂
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Kimzeyite	Ca₃Zr₂(SiO₄)(AlO₄)₂
O	ⓘ Magnesio-arfvedsonite	{Na}{Na₂}{Mg₄Fe³⁺}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Monazite Group	REE(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Monticellite	CaMgSiO₄
O	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
O	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Pyrochlore Group	A₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆Z
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Richterite	Na(NaCa)Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂
O	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Katophorite	{Na}{CaNa}{Mg₄Al}[(AlSi₇)O₂₂](OH)₂
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	ⓘ Olivine Group	M₂SiO₄
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
F	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
F	ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Magnesio-arfvedsonite	{Na}{Na₂}{Mg₄Fe³⁺}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Na	ⓘ Richterite	Na(NaCa)Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Na	ⓘ Katophorite	{Na}{CaNa}{Mg₄Al}[(AlSi₇)O₂₂](OH)₂
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
Mg	ⓘ Magnesio-arfvedsonite	{Na}{Na₂}{Mg₄Fe³⁺}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Monticellite	CaMgSiO₄
Mg	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Richterite	Na(NaCa)Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂
Mg	ⓘ Katophorite	{Na}{CaNa}{Mg₄Al}[(AlSi₇)O₂₂](OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Al	ⓘ Kimzeyite	Ca₃Zr₂(SiO₄)(AlO₄)₂
Al	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Katophorite	{Na}{CaNa}{Mg₄Al}[(AlSi₇)O₂₂](OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Kimzeyite	Ca₃Zr₂(SiO₄)(AlO₄)₂
Si	ⓘ Magnesio-arfvedsonite	{Na}{Na₂}{Mg₄Fe³⁺}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Monticellite	CaMgSiO₄
Si	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Richterite	Na(NaCa)Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Katophorite	{Na}{CaNa}{Mg₄Al}[(AlSi₇)O₂₂](OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Olivine Group	M₂SiO₄
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Monazite Group	REE(PO₄)
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Kimzeyite	Ca₃Zr₂(SiO₄)(AlO₄)₂
Ca	ⓘ Monticellite	CaMgSiO₄
Ca	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ca	ⓘ Richterite	Na(NaCa)Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Katophorite	{Na}{CaNa}{Mg₄Al}[(AlSi₇)O₂₂](OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnesio-arfvedsonite	{Na}{Na₂}{Mg₄Fe³⁺}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
Y	Yttrium
Y	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Baddeleyite	ZrO₂
Zr	ⓘ Kimzeyite	Ca₃Zr₂(SiO₄)(AlO₄)₂
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Nb	Niobium
Nb	ⓘ Pyrochlore Group	A₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆Z
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Ce	Cerium
Ce	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
Nd	Neodymium
Nd	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F

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References

Steenfelt, A., Hollis, J. A., & Secher, K. (2006). The Tikiusaaq carbonatite: a new Mesozoic intrusive complex in southern West Greenland. GEUS Bulletin, 10, 41-44.

Steenfelt, A., & Sand, K. K. (2007). Chemistry of mantle xenocrysts from aillikite dykes of the Tikiusaaq complex, southern West Greenland. A supplement to GEUS report, 64(2010), 30.

Thrane, K., Kalvig, P., & Keulen, N. (2014). REE deposits and occurrences in Greenland. In ERES2014: 1st European Rare Earth Resources Conference, Milos, Greece.

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