A whole-rock data set for the Skaergaard intrusion, East Greenland

• Published in: GEUS Bulletin
• Main Authors: Christian Tegner, Lars Peter Salmonsen, Marian B. Holness, Charles E. Lesher, Madeleine C. S. Humphreys, Peter Thy, Troels F. D. Nielsen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland 2023
• Subjects: skaergaard intrusion; layered mafic intrusion; bulk-rock geochemical data; x-ray fluorescence (xrf); inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (icp-ms); Geology; QE1-996.5; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Greenland; East Greenland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v53.8316; https://doaj.org/article/e66684e734f94018b7db480880b161d0

We report a compilation of new and published whole-rock major and trace element analyses for 646 samples of the Skaergaard intrusion, East Greenland. The samples were collected in 14 stratigraphic profiles either from accessible and well-exposed surface areas or from drill core, and they cover most regions of the intrusion. This includes the Layered Series, the Upper Border Series, the Marginal Border Series and the Sandwich Horizon. The geochemical data were obtained by a combination of X-ray fluorescence and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. This data set can, for example, be used to constrain processes of igneous differentiation and ore formation.