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Locality Name:
Løkken Verk, Meldal, Trøndelag, Norway

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

mindat Locality ID: 14050
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14050.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Løkken Verk, Meldal, Trøndelag, Norway": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Åmot Mine
Åmot Prospect
Astrup Shaft
Astruptårnet Quarry
Badstugruven
Bergugla Mine
Dragset Mine (Dragset Copper-zinc Deposit)
Gammelgruva
Hovedgruben
Høydal Mine
Moshaugen Quarry
Nygruben
Obergruben
Roadcut Near Drogsetmoen
Wallenberg Shaft

Latitude: 63°8'0"N
Longitude: 9°42'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 63.133333333333,9.7
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 Al As B Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteAxiniteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltite
CopperCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteMalachiteMelanteriteMica
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinel
StarkeyiteStilpnomelaneTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitanite

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Altaite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rozenite  (*)Rucklidgeite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Volynskite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
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)248544403419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)294319,943238803
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe194319489
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1943193250
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2294314,94323260
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2294314,943195509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41943205516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)494316,94319,94323,9432627770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O4854440925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2485470294319,9432227198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81943191756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1943231025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS4854440966
Copper  (*)CopperCu48544403846
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)294316,943198173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS485444024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O294319,943216890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O194320409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3485444014640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O294319,94320251
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4485444014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2394313,94314,9431912537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O4854440915
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21943195800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2485444017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2485470594313,94318,94319,94322,9432539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81943199056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2485470394319,94322,9432361156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O4854440293
Rucklidgeite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2Te419431964
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO248544405614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS19431921482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O194319456
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3194319276
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1348544405317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1943194899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21943192562
Volynskite  (*)NoneAgBiTe219431964
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1943141025


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
vms-00679485444Ordovician        14050Løkken Verk, Meldal, Trøndelag, NorwayLokkenMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00673485470Lower Ordovician        195243Høydal Mine, Løkken Verk, Meldal, Trøndelag, NorwayHoidaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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