Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Indre Gressdal, Vaddas-Rieppe Ore Field, Nordreisa, Troms, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 541
Youngest recorded age at locality: 444

mindat Locality ID: 47835
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-47835.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Indre Gressdal, Vaddas-Rieppe Ore Field, Nordreisa, Troms, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 69°46'12"N
Longitude: 21°28'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 69.77,21.466944444444
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 As Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mo Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mo Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteChalcopyriteCorundumCovelliteCubaniteMalachiteMarcasiteMolybdenite
NickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStanniteTetradymite
Wurtzite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Anthophyllite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Diopside  (*)Galena  (*)
Hedleyite  (*)Hematite  (*)Idaite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)25414440718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS54144409052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi54144401966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS454144405516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S115414440843
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2541444027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS54144404165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S35414440802
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O654144404135
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS541444024243
Hedleyite  (*)TetradymiteBi7Te35414440104
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3541444014640
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS45414440142
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O354144405433
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)5414440451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4541444014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2541444012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS254144405674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS254144405800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2541444039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S854144409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2541444061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS541444021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O454144401934


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-00686541444Cambrian-Ordovician     Yes  47837Rieppe, Vaddas-Rieppe Ore Field, Nordreisa, Troms, NorwayRieppeMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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