Vol. 201 No. 1 (1974): Meddelelser om Grønland

1. Introduction. s.5
2. The bulk mineralogical composition of the sands and the composition of the feldspars. s. 7
a. Method of study. s. 7
b. Results of the point counter analyses. s.8
c. The composition of the feldspars. s. 9
3. The chemical composition of the sands. s. 10
a. Method of study. s. 10
b. Results of the analyses. s. 11
4. The grain sizes of the sands. s. 12
a. Grain size and sorting. s. 12
b. Influence of the grain size on the composition of the sands. s. 13
5. The composition of the heavy fraction. s. 14
a. Method of study. s. 14
b. Properties of the heavy minerals. s. 14
c. Results of the grain counts. s.15
6. The composition of the opaque fraction. s. 18
a. Method of study. s.18
b. Results of the grain counts. s. 18
7. The provenance of the sands. s. 21
a. Sands from the Midgard area. s. 21
b. Sands from the Majorqap qâva area. s. 23
8. Estimates of the average composition of the bedrock in the Fiskenæsset area s. 26
a. The abundance of the different rock types. s. 26
b. The mineralogical composition of the rocks in the area. s. 27
c. The chemical composition of the rocks in the area. s. 28
9. Summary and conclusions. s. 29
Acknowledgements. s. 31
References. s. 31