Quartz in Syenite - Ilimaussaq Complex, Greenland

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 24th, 2026
Locality: Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld), Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland (See on Mindat)

Description:
Quartz is a real rarity within the Ilimaussaq Complex. Alkaline complexes, by definition, do not host a lot of quartz.
Originally posted by Mark Cole on Nature's Rainbows in 2015.