| Deposit ID | 10038192 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045493 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sarqa Pluton |
| Geographic coordinates: | -44.10635, 60.36375 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | IN SARQA FJORD OFF SONDRE SERMILIK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Greenland(province)
Denmark(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Denmark | Greenland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Platinum Critical | Primary |
| Palladium Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Iridium Critical | Tertiary |
| Rhodium Critical | Tertiary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bravoite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chromite | Ore |
| Cubanite | Ore |
| Pentlandite | Ore |
| Antigorite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Phlogopite | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Result | PT = LESS THAN 0.1-10 PPM, PD = LESS THAN 0.1-10 PPM, IR = LESS THAN 0.2-0.2 PPM, RH= LESS THAN 0.8 PPM, AU = LESS THAN 0.1-1.0 PPM, AG = 2-64 PPM, CR = 100-10,000 PPM, NI = 1000-10,000 PPM, CU = 100-60,000. AVERAGE FOR ALL ANALYSIS: PT = 0.71 PPM (44 ANALYSIS), PD = 0.81 PPM (47 ANALYSIS), AU = 0.43 PPM (39 ANALYSIS). AVERAGES FOR ZONE (1) PT = 0.33 PPM (10 ANALYSIS), PD = 0.58 PPM (10 ANALYSIS), IR LESS THAN 0.02, RH LESS THAN 0.01, AU = 0.21 PPM (10 ANALYSIS), AG = 7.4 PPM (5 ANALYSIS), NI = 0.22% (5 ANALYSIS), CU = 0.27% (10 ANALYSIS). ZONE (2) PT = 0.51 PPM (6 ANALYSIS), PD = 0.59 PPM (8 ANALYSIS), IR LESS THAN 0.2, RH LESS THAN 0.7, AU = 0.68 PPM (6 ANALYSIS), AG = 5.0 PPM (4 ANALYSIS), NI = 0.125% (4 ANALYSIS), CU = 0.23% (8 ANALYSIS). ZONE (3) PT = 0.48 PPM (4 ANALYSIS), PD = 2.83 PPM (4 ANALYSIS), IR LESS THAN 0.02, RH LESS THAN 0.7, AU = 5.0 PPM (4 ANALYSIS), AG = 10.5 PPM (2 ANALYSIS), NI GREATER THAN 0.1%, CU = 0.767% (3 ANALYSIS) |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite |
| (1) | -44.10635, 60.36375 |
|---|
| General form | DIKE-PIPE LIKE, IRREGULAR, NARROWING TOWARD TOP |
|---|---|
| Strike | NNE |
| Dip | STEEP, 50-90 |
| Thickness | 869M |
| Length | 1000M |
| Width | 36M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1960 |
| Discoverer | M. Loretan |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045493 |
BERRANGE, J.P., 1970, MEDD. OM GRONLAND, BD 192, NO. 1, P. 43
NIELSEN, B.L., 1973, GRONLANDS GEOL. UNDERS., REPT. NO. 56, P. 45
1962 GEOLMAP G.S. GREENLAN
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE MINERALIZED ZONES, DATA REFER TO WHOLE PLUTON, THREE ZONES ARE (1) AT 874 M, 80 CM WIDE LAYER HBN PERIDOTITE DIPPING 15 NE, 19 M. LONG CONTAINS 2% SULFIDES. (2) AT 894 M, 50 CM ZONE, ABOUT 20 M. LONG-5 M EXPOSED (3) AT 940 M., 150-100 CM WIDE, HORIZONTAL DIP, 43 M LONG EXPOSURE, AVERAGES 1-3% SULFIDES, LOCALLY TO MATRIX AND/OR MASSIVE ORE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1975 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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