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Locality Name:
Vardåsen Quarry (Vardaasen Quarry; Vardasen Quarry), Malerød, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway

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

mindat Locality ID: 105679
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-105679.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vardåsen Quarry (Vardaasen Quarry; Vardasen Quarry), Malerød, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 59°4'59"N
Longitude: 9°56'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.083055555556,9.9458333333333

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 Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O S Si Sr Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O S Si Sr Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAncyliteBastnäsiteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteCatapleiiteClayDiaspore
FeldsparGadoliniteGaidonnayiteGarnetMicaMolybdeniteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupSodalite
TitaniteTridymite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Andradite  (*)
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Catapleiite  (*)Datolite  (*)Epididymite  (*)
Eudidymite  (*)Gadolinite-(Ce)  (*)Gaidonnayite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gonnardite  (*)
Helvine  (*)Hochelagaite  (*)Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)Meliphanite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Opal  (*)
Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)29429408803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O29429401627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO229429402162
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O294294092
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)329429401534
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F2942940304
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)294294027770
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O2942940113
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)2942940498
Epididymite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Be2Si6O15·H2O294294070
Eudidymite  (*)NoneNa2Be2Si6O15·H2O294294042
Gadolinite-(Ce)  (*)GadoliniteCe2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2294294031
Gaidonnayite  (*)GaidonnayiteNa2ZrSi3O9·2H2O294294021
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)29429407437
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O2942940167
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S2942940237
Hochelagaite  (*)NoneCaNb4O11·8H2O29429409
Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2294294080
Meliphanite  (*)NoneCa4(Na,Ca)4Be4AlSi7O24(F,O)4294294044
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)29429404924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS229429405800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2294294017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O29429401236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)2942940884
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O29429402994
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O29429404899



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 


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