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Locality Name:
Holtålen, Trøndelag, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 470
Youngest recorded age at locality: 470

mindat Locality ID: 59413
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-59413.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Holtålen, Trøndelag, Norway": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Ålen
Blåstøten Prospect
Haltdalen
Haltdalen - Kjøli Area
Hessdalen

Latitude: 62°51'59"N
Longitude: 11°28'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 62.866388888889,11.474722222222

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 Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteBerylBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCorundumMarcasite
NatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyriteQuartzSphaleriteSpinelStaurolite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Andalusite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Gedrite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scolecite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5294258,942591310
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2194255718
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS34704701942501089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)294253,9425427770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2470470394250,94253,9425527198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8294253,942551756
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181942551008
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2194255327
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2194255178
Graphite  (*)NoneC1942552812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O319425514640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31942555433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41942551507
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1942541271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O419425514899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21942515674
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2294253,942541898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2470470294250,9425539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8394251,94253,942559056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2470470294250,9425561156
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O194254390
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5294255,942561516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS470470294250,9425321482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)194255978



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-00676470470Ordovician       S48424Killingdal Mines, Ålen, Holtålen, Trøndelag, NorwayKillingdalMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


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