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Galena from
Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld), Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland


Locality type:Plateau
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld), Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:236870
Long-form Identifier:1:3:236870:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Galena in this Region
Tugtupite-bearing albitites, Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld), Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘTaseq Slope, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘMount Nakkaalaaq, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘIgdlunguaq, Tunulliarfik Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘSouth Coast Pegmatite, Qeqertaussaq Island, Kangerluarsuk Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘKringlerne, Kangerluarsuk Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘSouth Siorarssuit, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘNarssârssuk pegmatite, Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku, Kujalleq, Greenland
93.1km (57.9 miles) ⓘNalunaq Mine, Napasorsuaq, Kujalleq, Greenland
References
Friis, H., Balić-Žunić, T., Pekov, I. V., Petersen, O. V. (2004) Kuannersuite-(Ce), Ba6Na2REE2(PO4)6FCl, a new member of the apatite group, from the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland: description and crystal chemistry. The Canadian Mineralogist, 42 (1) 95-106 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.42.1.95
 
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