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Locality Name:
Høgtuva Beryllium Deposit, Rana, Nordland, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 414
Youngest recorded age at locality: 414

mindat Locality ID: 10484
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-10484.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Høgtuva Beryllium Deposit, Rana, Nordland, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 66°24'15"N
Longitude: 13°52'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 66.404166666667,13.876388888889
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 Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo Na Nb O Pb S Si Sn Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo Na Nb O Pb S Si Sn Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteBerylCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteColumbiteCorundumCristobaliteFeldsparFluorite
MolybdeniteNonePhenakitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSapphirineSodaliteSphalerite
SpinelTitaniteZircon

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Behoite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Danalite  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Genthelvite  (*)Høgtuvaite  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Yttrialite-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)41441408803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS41441409052
Behoite  (*)CristobaliteBe(OH)2414414024
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1841441404286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)414414027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO241441405171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2414414027198
Danalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S414414058
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O64144140414
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF241441409617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS414414024243
Genthelvite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S414414060
Høgtuvaite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Fe2+6Fe3+6]O4[Si8Be2Al2O36]41441401
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O414414099
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4414414014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)41441404924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS241441405800
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)4144140326
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2414414039462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO34144140244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2414414061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS414414021482
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)41441401006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O41441404899
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO241441402718
Yttrialite-(Y)  (*)NoneY2Si2O7414414025
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)41441405251


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-00031414414414  high    HogtuvaiteBe10484Høgtuva Beryllium Deposit, Rana, Nordland, Norway Skår (2002)10.1016/S0301-9268(02)00026-8PR116_265 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-177Høgtuva Beryllium Deposit, Rana, Nordland, Norwayhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-176-to-fkm-200/#FKM-177

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