Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Dessau Mine, Konnerudkollen Mines (Konnerud Mines), Konnerud, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 270
Youngest recorded age at locality: 265

mindat Locality ID: 106233
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-106233.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dessau Mine, Konnerudkollen Mines (Konnerud Mines), Konnerud, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Calcite	Garnet	Ilvaite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyroxene	Rocksalt	Sphalerite

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 C Ca Cu Fe H Mn O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H Mn O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Garnet Ilvaite None Not in a structural group Pyroxene Rocksalt Sphalerite

10 IMA Minerals at location:

Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Calcite ()*	Galena ()*	Grossular ()*
Hedenbergite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Manganilvaite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	270	265	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	270	265	5509
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	270	265	27770
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	270	265	24243
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	270	265	1544
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	270	265	741
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	270	265	1689
Manganilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe²⁺Fe³⁺Mn²⁺(Si₂O₇)O(OH)	270	265	5
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	270	265	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	270	265	21482

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	sedznpb-00350	270	265	270–265							Yes				32787	Konnerudkollen Mines (Konnerud Mines), Konnerud, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway	Konnerudkollen	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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