Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Breivikbotn Alkaline Complex, Sørøya, Hasvik, Finnmark, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 528
Youngest recorded age at locality: 392

mindat Locality ID: 310361
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-310361.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Breivikbotn Alkaline Complex, Sørøya, Hasvik, Finnmark, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Cl Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cl Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumDiasporeEpidote
FeldsparMicaMolybdeniteNatroliteNonePyritePyroxeneSodaliteSpinelTitanite
TridymiteZircon

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Corundum  (*)Epidote  (*)Goethite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Spinel  (*)Titanite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O65283920286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)52839208803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O52839201627
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)528392027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O5283920232
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)852839201756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)52839201025
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O352839201797
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)52839208173
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)52839207437
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4528392014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)52839204924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS252839205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2528392017380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)5283920884
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2528392039462
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O5283920390
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl5283920444
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O452839201934
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O52839204899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)52839205251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000512Baltica carbonatite complex
Jen_0001165MAGMATIC STYLE: Sheets and veins ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Gabbro, nepheline syenite gneiss, syenite gneiss, syenite and pegmatites.


2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Jen_0000512528474501±27Rb-Sr    Yes  32991Sørøya, Hasvik, Finnmark, NorwaySørøyErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0001165398392398-392K-Ar biotite  Yes  32991Sørøya, Hasvik, Finnmark, NorwaySørøyWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

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