This view presents data selected from the geochemical mapping of North Greenland that are relevant for an evaluation of the potential for zinc mineralisation: CaO, K2O, Ba, Cu, Sr, Zn. The data represent the most reliable analytical values from 2469 stream sediment and 204 soil samples collected and analysed over a period from 1978 to 1999 plus a large number of reanalyses in 2011. The compiled data have been quality controlled and calibrated to eliminate bias between methods and time of analysis as described in Thrane et al., 2011. In the present dataset, all values below lower detection limit are indicated by the digit 0. Sampling The regional geochemical surveys undertaken in North Greenland follows the procedure for stream sediment sampling given in Steenfelt, 1999. Thrane et al., 2011 give more information on sampling campaigns in the area. The sample consists of 500 g sediment collected into paper bags from stream bed and banks, alternatively soil from areas devoid of streams. The sampling density is not consistent throughout the covered area and varies from regular with 1 sample per 30 to 50 km2 to scarce and irregular in other areas. Analyses were made on screened < 0.1 mm or <0.075 mm grain size fractions.

Zircon age data as gathered from literature and GEUS samples

Exploration companies are obliged to report their activities to the Ministry of Minerals and Resources (MMR). Now reports are delivered in digital format, but were previously delivered in paper, to the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS). They are scanned and released reports are available under Reports. Digital restoration The data that the reports hold is thus available, but stored as images in scanned pdf?s. The geochemical data of 4 reports (Allen & Harris, 1980; Coppard et al., 1992; Harris et al., 1992 and Pearson & Joudrie, 1995) have been digitized. I.e. the reports have be optically characterised and the sample locations georeferenced. The matching of the sample locations and geochemically referenced samples does not always match. Meaning that a sample that has coordinate may not have geochemical results, and a sample with geochemical measurements might not have coordinate. The reporting of the analytical facilities and precision is sparse. Detection limits, analytical uncertainty and reliability are generally not reported. Analytical methods and analysed grain fractions of sediment samples also not reported. When all these issues have been listed, it should be noted that errors may occur. From the digital restoration of scanned paper to optically characterisation of the scanned text and numbers errors may be introduced. The user is cautioned to these issues. Upload to data base To make the data available on the web, upload to GEUS sample data base is required. To fit into the sample data base, some adjustments had to be made. Sample names modified, collector created etc., resulting in modified sample names, relative to the ones used in the reports. The reports from which the samples occur in are not mentioned in the data base. Hence the four reports and links to them are listed below:

This map is the first national map showing the depth in meters to the uppermost redox interface in sediments of Quaternary age. The redox interface indicates the transition from the oxidized to the reduced geochemical environment in sediments. The redox interface was identified according to the colors of the sediments in 11,999 wells and is shown for 1x1 km grid-cells. For grid-cells with multiple site information, the depth to the redox interface is indicated by an average value. For grid-cells without any field information, the depth of the redox interface was established based on information about 1) geological setting, 2) morphology, 3) depths to redox boundaries at nearby field sites, 4) GEUS surface geology map, 5) topography, and 6) the pre-quaternary surface. The method for this first national redox-map and the data used is described in GEUS report no. 93 (2006) entitled Beregning af nitrat-reduktionsfaktorer for zonen mellem rodzonen og frem til vandløbet. Data og metode for 1.generationskortet (in Danish). The Redox map is also described in Vand og Jord (2011) 18: 37-39 (in Danish).

The geophysical data available on the Greenland Mineral Resources Portal are both released company data and data acquired based on public funding (AEM and Aeromag surveys). The AEM Greenland 1994-1998 project, encompassed high resolution detailed multi-parameter surveys (electromagnetic, magnetic and partly radiometric) in the years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 survey 1 and survey 2 producing a total of 75 000 line kilometres. The Aeromag projects, encompassed high resolution magnetic surveys conducted in 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2012 and 2013 producing a total of more than 550 000 line kilometres. The projects were financed by the governments of Greenland and Denmark. More detailed information on the available geophysical date is given in Geology and Ore No. 22.

A series of Aster band ratios highlighting mineral distributions. Band ratio color composite images to distinguish variability of lithology in the area. Preprocessing of the Aster scenes encompasses atmospheric, radiometric and topographic corrections before masking non-outcrop pixels and generating the final mosaic. The calibrated radiance data is converted to apparent surface reflectance using a radiative transfer program, Atmospheric and Topographic Correction (ATCOR-3), in rugged terrain mode. The ATCOR rugged terrain mode utilizes a surface elevation model to adjust illumination levels. Calibration and adjusting the apparent surface reflectance values from the ATCOR-3 processing was not feasible due to lack of ground-based reflectance measurements.

This repository contains three national nitrogen retention maps for Denmark and associated uncertainties. “TotalRetention_regioner.tif” is the total retention (nitrogen removal) from the source location to the coast, “Grundvandsretention_regioner.tif” is the retention during transport in the groundwater and “Overfladevandsretention.tif” is the retention in the surface water system, i.e. streams, lakes, wetlands and inundated areas. The maps for the total and groundwater retention are aggregated from a 100 m grid into regions with a minimum size of 50 ha based on similarity between neighbouring grids. For surface water, the spatial resolution is defined as the contribution catchment discharging to the individual retention environments, e.g. a lake catchment. The total retention is supplemented by two maps “TotalRetention_usikkerhed_regioner.tif” showing the uncertainty in the total retention estimated for each region and “TotalRetention_standardafvigelse_regioner.tif” displaying the standard deviation between the individual grids within each region. All maps are calculated using data for the period 2000 – 2021. The nitrogen retention maps have been developed in a collaboration between GEUS and Aarhus University. (2025-08-29). Documentation includes appendicies: National kvælstofmodel - version 2025. Udvikling af nye kvælstofretentionskort. Bilagsrapport. De Nationale Geologiske Undersøgelser for Danmark og Grønland. GEUS særudgivelse. ISBN 978-87-7871-620-0, https://doi.org/10.22008/gpub/38955. Højberg, A.L., Thodsen, H., Børgesen, C.D. (red.) Andersen, A.H., Andersen, L.T., Audet, J., Bach, E.O., Christiansen, D.T., Christiansen, D.A., Conde, J.T., Falk, F.A., Frederiksen, R.R., Giannini-Kurina, F., Gudbjerg, J., Han sen, B., Henri, C.V., Henriksen, E.S., Hermansen, N., Hoffmann, C.C., Høyer, A., Iver sen, B.V., Jakobsen, R., Jørgensen, M.S., Kim, H., Kjeldgaard, A., Koch, J., Kronvang, B., , Liu, J., Madsen, R.B., Martin, N.L., Molis, M., Mortensen, M.H., Motevalli, A., Muff, E., Møller, I., Ondracek, M., Petersen, R.J., Pugliese, L., Rosenkrantz, A., Sandersen, P., Schneider, R.J.M., Sonnenborg, T.O., Stisen, S., Sørensen, P.B., Thorling, L., Tornbjerg, H., Troldborg, L., Uldall-Jessen, L., Voutchkova, D., Aamand, J.. 2025. National kvæl stofmodel - version 2025. Udvikling af nye kvælstofretentionskort. Metoderapport. De Na tionale Geologiske Undersøgelser for Danmark og Grønland. GEUS særudgivelse, ISBN 978-87-7871-619-4, https://doi.org/10.22008/gpub/38954 doi: 10.22008/gpub/38954.

The Atlas samples of N Greenland package are described in Thrane et al 2011. This package builds on samples collected over a period from 1978 to 1999, holding old and newly acquired data. Some of the old samples have been reanalysed and together they have been quality controlled and compared. There are 2,644 unique samples in this package (65 of these samples are located under Soil samples). The geochemical analyses that are presented are above detection limit and readings below have been filtered out. Sampling The sampling density is not consistent throughout the covered area, and varies from 1 sample per 30 to 50 km2 to scarce and irregular in other areas. The regional geochemical surveys undertaken in North Greenland, follows the procedure for stream sediment sampling in Steenfelt, 1999. Thrane et al 2011, give more information sampling campaigns in the area. The sample consists of 500 g sediment collected from stream bed and banks into paper bags. In the filed the samples were dried and sent to Copenhagen for further drying and screening. Analyses was made on a split fraction < 0.1 mm size fraction.

The Geological Survey of Greenland (now part of the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland: GEUS) carried out a systematic 1 : 500 000 geological mapping program in North Greenland with fieldwork between 1978 and 1985 (Henriksen & Higgins 1991). One of many activities was a systematic programme of oblique aerial photography of the steep walls of fjords and valleys. This web-site makes available more than 6400 of these photographs. Using a map interface the user gain access to the individual images, their geological coding and the geological map).

Cross sections and map profiles from different geological maps and publications.