A minor carbonatite occurrence in southern West Greenland: the Tupertalik intrusion

Lotte Melchior Larsen; Asger Ken Pedersen

doi:10.34194/rapggu.v110.7793

A minor carbonatite occurrence in southern West Greenland: the Tupertalik intrusion

Lotte Melchior Larsen
, Asger Ken Pedersen

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In addition to the two large carbonatite complexes of Cambrian age occurring in southern West Greenland, the Sarfartôq and Qaqarssuk complexes (Secher & Larsen, 1980; Gothenborg & Pedersen, 1975) a third small intrusion of carbonatite was found in 1971 during regional prospecting by Kryolitselskabet Øresund A/S. This intrusion is situated approximately 50 km east of the town Sukkertoppen, only 11 km north-north-west of the Qaqarssuk complex of which it may be regarded as a satellite (fig. 13). The outcrop measures only 500 m by 200 m. It is situated on a gently south-east sloping, relatively vegegation covered hillside in a depression between 800 m and 1000 m high mountains, the most prominent of which is Tupertalik ('the place with a tent') after which the intrusion is named.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	38-43
Number of pages	6
Journal	Rapport Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse
Volume	110
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.34194/rapggu.v110.7793
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 1982

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A minor carbonatite occurrence in southern West Greenland: the Tupertalik intrusion

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