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Locality Name:
Giken II Mine, Sulitjelma Cu Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 485
Youngest recorded age at locality: 444

mindat Locality ID: 214757
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-214757.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Giken II Mine, Sulitjelma Cu Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, 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: Ag As Au Bi Cu Fe Ni Pb S Sb Sn Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Au Bi Cu Fe Ni Pb S Sb Sn Te Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicArsenopyriteChalcopyriteCopperLöllingiteNickelineNonePyriteRocksaltSphalerite
StanniteTetrahedrite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurostibite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Breithauptite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Empressite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gudmundite  (*)Nisbite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS48544409052
Aurostibite  (*)PyriteAuSb2485444073
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi48544401966
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb4854440175
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2485444027198
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe485444043
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS485444024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu485444030554
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS4854440170
Nisbite  (*)LöllingiteNiSb2485444020
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2485444039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S848544409056
Silver  (*)CopperAg48544405186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS485444021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS44854440668
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1348544401803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1348544405317


1 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
vms-00653485444Ordovician     Yes  246377Anna Adit, Jakobsbakken Mines, Sulitjelma Cu Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, NorwayAnnaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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