Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS)


Content of the GEUS report 2000/50: Mineral resource potential of South Greenland: review of new digital data sets, 44 pp.


Abstract
Introduction
Personnel
Topography, climate, land use and infrastructure
Outline of the geology
Geological mapping and summaries
Geochemical and aeromagnetic variation within South Greenland
Geological, geochemical and geophysical characterisation of the domains

The Archaean domain
Domains of the Ketilidian orogen
Gardar province

Mineral occurrences

    Archaean Craton
    Ketilidian orogen
    Sediment Zones
    Gardar province

Mineral potential of South Greenland

    Gold
    Uranium
    Speciality metals (niobium, tantalum, yttrium, REE, zirconium, lithum, beryllium), cryolite, sodalite, phosphorous
    Copper, zinc
    Titanium, vanadium, nickel, chromium, platinum group elements (PGE)
    Diamonds
    Summary

Comments on geological and mineral deposit modelling
Conclusion
References

Appendix 1: Content of the South Greenland CD-ROM
Appendix 2: Sample location and place names
Appendix 3: Statistical parameters for stream sediment data from South Greenland

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