Greenland
Occurrence

Sarqa Pluton

Greenland, Denmark
PlatinumPalladiumCopperNickelGoldSilverIridiumRhodiumChromiumZinc
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Description

M. Loretan

Commodities
PrimaryPlatinum, Palladium, Copper, Nickel, Gold, Silver
TertiaryIridium, Rhodium, Chromium, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formDIKE-PIPE LIKE, IRREGULAR, NARROWING TOWARD TOP
Ore controlRhythmic Layering (Gently Dipping), Cycling Of Layers
Materials
Ore mineralsBravoite, Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Cubanite, Pentlandite
GangueAntigorite, Calcite, Chlorite, Phlogopite, Talc
Geology
Host rockHornblendite
Associated rockHornblendite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1960
Identification
Deposit ID10038192
MRDS IDM045493
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates60.36375, -44.10635
References
BERRANGE, J.P., 1970, MEDD. OM GRONLAND, BD 192, NO. 1, P. 43NIELSEN, B.L., 1973, GRONLANDS GEOL. UNDERS., REPT. NO. 56, P. 451962 GEOLMAP G.S. GREENLAN