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

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...

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Main Authors: Tegner, Christian, Salmonsen, Lars Peter, Holness, Marian B., Lesher, Charles E., Humphreys, Madeleine C. S., Thy, Peter, Nielsen, Troels F. D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) 2023
Subjects:
Skaergaard intrusion
Layered mafic intrusion
Bulk-rock geochemical data
X-ray fluorescence (XRF)
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
Geology
Earth Science
Greenland
East Greenland
Online Access:https://geusbulletin.org/index.php/geusb/article/view/8316
https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v53.8316
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Summary: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.

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