Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Strandbekk Mine, Fen Iron Mines, Fen Complex, Nome, Telemark, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 602
Youngest recorded age at locality: 525

mindat Locality ID: 239186
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-239186.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Strandbekk Mine, Fen Iron Mines, Fen Complex, Nome, Telemark, 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

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Baryte	Calcite	Corundum	None

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: Ba C Ca Fe O S

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ba C Ca Fe O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Calcite Corundum None

3 IMA Minerals at location:

Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Hematite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	602	525	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	602	525	27770
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	602	525	14640

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000509	Baltica carbonatite complex
Jen_0001168	MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular bodies, dykes and sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melteigite, ijolite, urtite, augite-amphibole-biotite rock, nepheline syenites and fenite.
Jen_0001169	MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular bodies, dykes and sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melteigite, ijolite, urtite, augite-amphibole-biotite rock, nepheline syenites and fenite.
Jen_0001170	MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular bodies, dykes and sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melteigite, ijolite, urtite, augite-amphibole-biotite rock, nepheline syenites and fenite.

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000509	598	568	583±15	Ar-Ar		Yes		14357	Fen Complex, Nome, Telemark, Norway	Fen Complex	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0001168	557	543	550±7	Rb-Sr	whole rock	Yes		14357	Fen Complex, Nome, Telemark, Norway	Fen	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001169	602	554	578±24	Rb-Sr	phlogopite	Yes	Phlogopite	14357	Fen Complex, Nome, Telemark, Norway	Fen	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001170	553	525	539±14	Pb-Pb		Yes		14357	Fen Complex, Nome, Telemark, Norway	Fen	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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