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Locality Name:
Nord Mine, Finnshytteberg Ore Field (Finnshytte), Nordmark District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1841
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1655

mindat Locality ID: 10622
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-10622.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nord Mine, Finnshytteberg Ore Field (Finnshytte), Nordmark District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 59°45'11"N
Longitude: 14°10'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.753055555556,14.1675
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 Au Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H Mg Mo Na Ni O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H Mg Mo Na Ni O S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenicCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundumEpidote
KaoliniteLöllingiteMarcasiteMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyriteSpinelTitaniteVesuvianite
Wollastonite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Bismuth  (*)Calcite  (*)Carrollite  (*)Cattierite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinosafflorite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Epidote  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Safflorite  (*)Siegenite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1841184101966
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)18411841027770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S4184118410154
Cattierite  (*)PyriteCoS218411841030
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218411841027198
Clinosafflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs218411841021
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS184118410966
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1841184108173
Gold  (*)CopperAu18411841030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1841184102812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O318411841014640
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O184118410144
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4184118410249
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418411841014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21841184105674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21841184105800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218411841039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81841184109056
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2184118410317
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4184118410249
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41841184101934
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1841184104899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21841184102562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101841184101395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31841184101247


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
Kristen00240516551655  alteration age and skarn formation   YesGrossular, Hedenbergite, Wollastonite 11080Finnshytteberg Ore Field (Finnshytte), Nordmark District, Filipstad, Värmland County, SwedenFinnshyttebrg Ore FieldBurke and Zakrzewski (1983) CM21_129 
Kristen00240418411841  formation of skarn minerals and sulphide mineralization     S10622Nord Mine, Finnshytteberg Ore Field (Finnshytte), Nordmark District, Filipstad, Värmland County, SwedenNord MineBurke and Zakrzewski (1983) CM21_129 

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