Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Heftetjern Pegmatite, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 967
Youngest recorded age at locality: 960

mindat Locality ID: 2517
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2517.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Heftetjern Pegmatite, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 59°8'35"N
Longitude: 8°45'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.143055555556,8.7566666666667
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 B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb REE S Sc Si Sn Ta Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb REE S Sc Si Sn Ta Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAllaniteAmorphousAmphiboleAragoniteArsenicBaveniteBerylBismutiteBrookite
CalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
GadoliniteGarnetHellanditeKristianseniteMatlockiteMicaMilariteMolybdeniteMonaziteNone
Not in a structural groupPectolitePhenakitePyriteQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSodalite
SpinelStilpnomelaneThortveititeTitaniteTourmalineZircon

57 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Agakhanovite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Bazzite  (*)
Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismoclite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Bohseite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cascandite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Heftetjernite  (*)Hellandite-(Y)  (*)Helvine  (*)
Hingganite-(Ce)  (*)Hingganite-(Y)  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)
Kristiansenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Milarite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Oftedalite  (*)Opal  (*)
Phenakite  (*)Plattnerite  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Rynersonite  (*)Scandiobabingtonite  (*)Schorl  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Stilpnomelane  (*)Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)Thorite  (*)Thortveitite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Uedaite-(Ce)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)296796703419
Agakhanovite-(Y)  (*)MilariteYCa   2KBe3Si12O3096796703
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)96796708803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)9679670706
Bazzite  (*)BerylBe3(Sc,Fe3+,Mg)2Si6O18·Na0.32·nH2O967967051
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)29679670606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1896796704286
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl967967071
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi96796701966
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)9679670716
Bohseite  (*)BaveniteCa4Be3+xAl1-xSi9O25-x(OH)3+x (x = 0 to 1)96796705
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO29679670700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)967967027770
Cascandite  (*)PectoliteCaScSi3O8(OH)96796706
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO296796705171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)96796704979
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)896796701756
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)96796708173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF296796709617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)29679670163
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O49679670445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS967967024243
Heftetjernite  (*)ColumbiteScTaO496796701
Hellandite-(Y)  (*)Hellandite(Ca,REE)4Y2Al   2(B4Si4O22)(OH)2967967018
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S9679670237
Hingganite-(Ce)  (*)GadoliniteBeCe(SiO4)(OH)967967013
Hingganite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteBeY(SiO4)(OH)967967055
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O396796705433
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O29679670148
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O967967099
Kristiansenite  (*)KristianseniteCa4Sc2Sn2(Si2O7)2(Si2O6OH)296796706
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4967967014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)96796704924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O9679670156
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS296796705800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)9679670945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2967967017380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O9679670471
Oftedalite  (*)MilariteKSc2   2Be3Si12O3096796701
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O96796702994
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)9679670326
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO29679670158
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)69679670121
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2967967039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2967967061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO296796705614
Rynersonite  (*)AeschyniteCaTa2O6967967014
Scandiobabingtonite  (*)Rhodonite(Ca,Na)2(Fe2+,Mn)(Sc,Fe3+)Si5O14(OH)96796703
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)96796702705
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)396796701214
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O9679670456
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O6967967099
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)96796701006
Thortveitite  (*)ThortveititeSc2Si2O7967967054
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O96796704899
Uedaite-(Ce)  (*)EpidoteMn2+CeAl2Fe2+(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)96796708
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)96796705251


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_0000020960960960     Yes  23233Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, NorwayTordal GraniteČerný (1991)10.1016/0301-9268(91)90111-MPR51_429 
Be-00014967967967  high    Bazzite, OftedaliteBe2517Heftetjern Pegmatite, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway Andersen et al. (2007) NGUB440_5 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R090022Heftetjern Pegmatite, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R090022

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