Geochemical fingerprinting of corundum from Fiskenæsset, Greenland

Nynke Keulen; Per Kalvig

doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.5.11

Abstract

Since the late 1960s it has been known that pink and red corundum occurs in the area near Fiskenæsset (Qeqetarsuatsiaat) in southern West-Greenland. Corundum is hosted in the Fiskenæsset complex, which is part of the Archaean basement of the North Atlantic Craton. To date, c. 40 corundum localities are known in the area – a few localities yield stones of gem quality. The most promising locality, Aappaluttoq, is likely to be mined in the near future by the Canadian company True North Gems.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1451
Number of pages	1
Journal	Mineralogical Magazine
Volume	77
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1180/minmag.2013.077.5.11
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	23rd V.M. Goldschmidt Conference - Firenze, Italy Duration: 25 Aug 2014 → 30 Aug 2014 Conference number: 23

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Programme Area 4: Mineral Resources

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Geochemical fingerprinting of corundum from Fiskenæsset, Greenland

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