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Locality Name:
Barkevika, Barkevik Area, Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 294
Youngest recorded age at locality: 294

mindat Locality ID: 2460
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2460.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Barkevika, Barkevik Area, Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Barkevika N
Barkevikstranda

Latitude: 59°0'36"N
Longitude: 9°51'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.01,9.855

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 C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Na Nb O S Si Th Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Na O S Si Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeAstrophylliteBastnäsiteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteCatapleiiteClayEudialyteFeldspar
FluoriteHellanditeMicaNatroliteNonePyroxeneQuartzSodaliteSphaleriteTridymite
WöhleriteZircon

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Analcime  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Cancrinite  (*)
Catapleiite  (*)Ferro-edenite  (*)Ferrokentbrooksite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tadzhikite-(Ce)  (*)Thorite  (*)Wöhlerite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6294294294778,947791022
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O294294294778,947791627
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F294294294778,94779161
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F2942940304
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O294294194779232
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O2942940113
Ferro-edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Fe2+5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2294294057
Ferrokentbrooksite  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe2+3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(F,Cl)229429419477915
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22942941947799617
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)22942940209
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2942941947794924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2294294017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O2942941947791236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)294294194779884
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2294294061156
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl2942940444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS294294021482
Tadzhikite-(Ce)  (*)HellanditeCa4Ce2Ti   (B4Si4O22)(OH)229429419477914
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)2942941947791006
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)429429419477983
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2942941947795251



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
Be-00062294294294  high   YesGugiaiteBe146895Thorstein Quarry, Brunlanes, Larvik, Vestfold, NorwayLarvik plutonic complex, NorwayLarsen (2010) BOOK_LHGPM_2010 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060044Barkevika, Barkevik Area, Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R060044


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