| Deposit ID | 10038193 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045494 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Qeqertarssuatsiaq Area |
| Alternate or previous names | Important Areas: Qeqertarssuatsiaq, Majorqap Qava, Midgaard, Tasiussa, Qagsse. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -49.99808, 63.00002 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SOUTH OF GOTHAB, NEAR FISKENAESSET ON SW COAST OF GREENLAND |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Greenland(province)
Denmark(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Denmark | Greenland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Secondary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Corundum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bravoite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pentlandite | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tenorite | Ore |
| Result | CHROMITE ANALYSIS GIVEN BY GHISLER AND WINDLEY, 1967. |
|---|
| (1) | -49.99808, 63.00002 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw And Se Sections Divided By Major Fault Zone (Iterdlak Fault) Striking Nne. Nw Section Has F1 Isoclinal Recumbent Folds Folded By F2 (Ne-Sw Trending Subvertial Axial Planes) Isoclinal Folds And By F3 (Nw-Se Trending Subvertical Axial Planes) Tight Folds. Se Section Has Tight To Isoclinal Major Folds With Axial Planes Trending E-W With Steep Dips-Fold Axis Plunging E. And Major Folds With Axial Planes Trending Ne-Sw, Axes Plunging Sw. |
| General form | LAYERED ULTRAMAFIC-FOLDED BODY |
|---|---|
| Length | 125000M |
| Width | 20M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1964 |
| Discoverer | Windley |
| District name | Fiskenaesset |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045494 |
PROGRESS REPT. ON GEOL. FISKENAESSET, 1973, GRON. GEOL. UNDERS., NO. 51, P. 77
GHISLER, M., 1970, MINER. DEPOSITA, V. 5, P. 223-236
GHISLER AND WINDLEY, 1967, RAPP. GRON. GEOL. UNDERS., NO. 12
WINDLEY, 1971, RAPP. GRON. GEOL. UNDERS., NO. 35, P. 19-21, AND MANY OTHER REFS. BY WINDLEY, GHISLER AND OTHERS
1960 DIREXPL PLATINOMINO FISKENAESSET CONCESSION
1960 GEOLMAP GGU
1-3 = GHISLER AND WINDLEY, 1967; 4 = THAYER, PROF. PAPER 820
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1975 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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