Angmalortoq Pluton

Occurrence in Greenland, Denmark with commodities Copper, Nickel, Platinum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038194
MRDS ID M045495
Record type Site
Current site name Angmalortoq Pluton

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -44.11052, 60.35819 (WGS84)
Relative position IN SARQA FJORD OFF SONDRE SERMILIK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greenland(province)

Denmark(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Denmark Greenland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Secondary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • OCCURRENCE QUESTIONABLE, BUT SPECULATIVE BY COMPARISON WITH OTHER ASSOC. PLUTONS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -44.11052, 60.35819

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form DISSEMINATED
    Length 12M
    Width 9M
    Depth to bottom 20M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BERRANGE, J.P., 1970, MEDD. OM. GRONLAND, BD 192, NO. 1, P. 43

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.