Follow-up on Ujarassiorit mineral hunt finds and outreach activities, South-East Greenland
In connection with field work in South-East Greenland in 2014, we took the opportunity to examine the geology associated with potentially valuable mineral occurrences found by local rock collectors. The initial finds were made by local collectors as part of Ujarassiorit, which is an annual mineral h...
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ftjgeusbullet:oai:geusjournals.org:article/4496 2024-09-15T18:04:14+00:00 Follow-up on Ujarassiorit mineral hunt finds and outreach activities, South-East Greenland Poulsen, Majken D. Paulick, Holger Rosa, Diogo van Hinsberg, Vincent J. Petersen, Jonas Thomsen, Lærke L. 2015-07-07 application/pdf https://geusbulletin.org/index.php/geusb/article/view/4496 https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v33.4496 eng eng Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) https://geusbulletin.org/index.php/geusb/article/view/4496/10206 https://geusbulletin.org/index.php/geusb/article/view/4496 doi:10.34194/geusb.v33.4496 GEUS Bulletin; Vol. 33 (2015): Review of Survey activities 2014; 53-56 2597-2154 2597-2162 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Rapid Communication. Peer-reviewed Article. 2015 ftjgeusbullet https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v33.4496 2024-08-06T03:03:36Z In connection with field work in South-East Greenland in 2014, we took the opportunity to examine the geology associated with potentially valuable mineral occurrences found by local rock collectors. The initial finds were made by local collectors as part of Ujarassiorit, which is an annual mineral hunt competition where anyone in Greenland can submit samples of rocks they have found in the countryside for closer examination by the Ministry of Mineral Resources (see www.ujarassiorit.gl). In the Tasiilaq region, Ujarassiorit resulted in finds of corundum, precious metal and base-metal mineral occurrences. Our intention was to locate the original sample sites with help from the local rock collectors, describe the geological context and assess the potential for mineral exploration. Further work will include laboratory analyses of rock samples and geological reporting. Article in Journal/Newspaper East Greenland Greenland Tasiilaq GEUS Bulletin (Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland) Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 53 56 |
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In connection with field work in South-East Greenland in 2014, we took the opportunity to examine the geology associated with potentially valuable mineral occurrences found by local rock collectors. The initial finds were made by local collectors as part of Ujarassiorit, which is an annual mineral hunt competition where anyone in Greenland can submit samples of rocks they have found in the countryside for closer examination by the Ministry of Mineral Resources (see www.ujarassiorit.gl). In the Tasiilaq region, Ujarassiorit resulted in finds of corundum, precious metal and base-metal mineral occurrences. Our intention was to locate the original sample sites with help from the local rock collectors, describe the geological context and assess the potential for mineral exploration. Further work will include laboratory analyses of rock samples and geological reporting. |
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Poulsen, Majken D. Paulick, Holger Rosa, Diogo van Hinsberg, Vincent J. Petersen, Jonas Thomsen, Lærke L. Follow-up on Ujarassiorit mineral hunt finds and outreach activities, South-East Greenland |
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Poulsen, Majken D. Paulick, Holger Rosa, Diogo van Hinsberg, Vincent J. Petersen, Jonas Thomsen, Lærke L. |
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Follow-up on Ujarassiorit mineral hunt finds and outreach activities, South-East Greenland |
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Follow-up on Ujarassiorit mineral hunt finds and outreach activities, South-East Greenland |
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