Geochemistry and petrology of gold-bearing hydrothermal alteration zones on Qilanngaarsuit, southern West Greenland

Authors

  • Martin Koppelberg Institute of Mineralogy and Economic Geology, RWTH Aachen University, Wüllnerstraße 2, 52056 Aachen, Germany
  • Annika Dziggel Institute of Mineralogy and Economic Geology, RWTH Aachen University, Wüllnerstraße 2, 52056 Aachen, Germany
  • Denis Martin Schlatter Helvetica Exploration Services GmbH, Carl Spitteler Strasse 100, CH-8053 Zürich, Switzerland
  • Jochen Kolb Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K. Denmark
  • Franz Michael Meyer Institute of Mineralogy and Economic Geology, RWTH Aachen University, Wüllnerstraße 2, 52056 Aachen, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v28.4723

Abstract

During field work in 2008, the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland investigated the gold potential of hydrothermal vein systems in the Nuuk region of the Archaean North Atlantic craton. A new gold occurrence was discovered on the island of Qilanngaarsuit, 35 km south of Nuuk. Two cross sections through hydrothermal alteration zones, that locally contain up to 672 ppb Au, were mapped and sampled in detail. In this study, we present petrological and geochemical data in order to constrain the conditions for ore formation and transport of elements during fluid–rock interaction.

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Published

10-07-2013

How to Cite

Koppelberg, M., Dziggel, A., Schlatter, D. M., Kolb, J., & Meyer, F. M. (2013). Geochemistry and petrology of gold-bearing hydrothermal alteration zones on Qilanngaarsuit, southern West Greenland. GEUS Bulletin, 28, 49–52. https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v28.4723

Issue

Vol. 28 (2013): Review of Survey activities 2012

Section

RESEARCH ARTICLE | SHORT

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