Database name: |
World Sediment-Hosted Cu Deposits |
Compilers: |
R. V. Kirkham, J. J. Carriere, A. Rafer, and P. Born |
Release date: |
2015-01-27 |
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Deposit name(s): |
Rubjerg Knude (Traill O) |
Political location(s): |
Kalaallit Nunaat; Province or state: East |
Deposit clan (type): |
sediment-hosted copper |
Deposit (sub) types: |
continental redbed; dissem within cement and as encrustation on pebbles |
Geologic province: |
Caledonian Fold Belt |
Commodities: |
Cu; Ag; Pb; Zn |
Geological ages: |
Late Permian (host rocks) |
Host rocks: |
(1) sedimentary; sandstone-conglomerateIndividual lithologies: | conglomerate (quartitic pebble) sandstone | Host rock stratigraphy: | Huledal Formation |
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Qualified comments: |
(Applies to: miscellaneous comments) dissem within cement & as encrustation on pebbles; conglomerate & sandstone are of braided alluvial plain origin; vertical zonation-Cu at lower & Pb(Zn) at higher stratigraphic levels |
References: |
Harpoth, O.; Pedersen, J. L.; Schonwandt, H. K.; Thomassen, B., 1986 |
The Mineral Occurrences of Central East Greenland |
Meddelelser om Gronland, Geoscience, Volume 17, p. 1 - 139 |
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Resource data: |
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Resource and reserve figures are historical in nature. The Data source provided with each set of figures should be cited if the Data are re-reported. |
5,000,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: estimated resourceGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 0.3 percent | Reference: Harpoth, O.; Pedersen, J. L.; Schonwandt, H. K.; Thomassen, B., 1986: The Mineral Occurrences of Central East Greenland; Meddelelser om Grønland. Geoscience, Volume 17, p. 1 - 139 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0% |