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Locality Name:
Gunhildrud, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 106437
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-106437.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gunhildrud, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Andalusite Locality
Bakstevalåsen
Gunhildrud Vesuvianite Locality

Latitude: 59°40'16"N
Longitude: 9°52'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.671111111111,9.875

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 B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O Pb S Si Sn Th Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca H O S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAndalusiteArsenopyriteAstrophylliteCancrinite-sodaliteClayColumbiteCorundumDanburiteDiaspore
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumLöllingiteMicaMolybdeniteMordeniteNone
PhenakitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSepioliteSodaliteSpinelTengerite
TetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineVesuvianiteWollastoniteZircon

46 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Astrophyllite  (*)Bavenite  (*)Bismite  (*)Bustamite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Danalite  (*)Danburite  (*)Dravite  (*)Epistilbite  (*)
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Genthelvite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)
Hydrohalite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nordenskiöldine  (*)Phenakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Sylvite  (*)
Tengerite-(Y)  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
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)1913658803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)191365706
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51913641310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31913651534
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1913659052
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F191365161
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)191365255
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3191365214
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)2191365101
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21913655171
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6191365518
Danalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S19136558
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O8191365148
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)191365648
Epistilbite  (*)MordeniteCa3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O191365138
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4191365196
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21913659617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS19136524243
Genthelvite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S19136560
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1913657437
Graphite  (*)NoneC1913642812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl1913651398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O319136514640
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)2191365201
Hydrohalite  (*)NoneNaCl·2H2O19136517
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31913655433
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2191365762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O419136514899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1913654924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21913655800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219136517380
Nordenskiöldine  (*)NoneCaSn(BO3)219136516
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)191365326
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS219136539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO219136561156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1913654894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1913652705
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O191365241
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl191365275
Tengerite-(Y)  (*)TengeriteY2(CO3)3·2-3H2O19136524
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131913651803
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1913651006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1913654899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101913661395
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1913655251



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