Greenland
Occurrence

Amitsoq Pluton

Greenland, Denmark
CopperNickelPlatinumPalladiumGoldRhodiumSilverAsbestos
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Description

M. Loretan

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryNickel
TertiaryPlatinum, Palladium, Gold, Rhodium, Silver, Asbestos
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formDIKE-LIKE, IRREGULAR NARROWING TOWARD TOP
Ore controlRhythmic Layering (Gently Dipping), Cycling Of Layers, Perhaps Through Banding
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Cubanite, Magnetite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueAntigorite, Calcite, Chlorite, Phlogopite, Talc
Geology
Host rockPeridotite
StructureE. And Ne Striking, Steepling Dipping Fractures
AlterationMinimal Contact Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1960
Identification
Deposit ID10038195
MRDS IDM045496
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates60.36097, -44.09802
References
BERRANGE, J.P., 1970, MEDD. OM GRONLAND, BD 192, NO. 1, P. 43NIELSEN, B.L., 1973, GRONLAND GEOL. UNDERS., REPT. NO. 56, P. 451962 GEOLMAP G.S.U. GREENLAN