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Locality Name:
Bjurliden, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, Sweden

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1950
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1844

mindat Locality ID: 10731
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-10731.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bjurliden, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, Sweden": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 64°59'48"N
Longitude: 19°41'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 64.996666666667,19.686666666667

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: Ag Al As Cu Fe O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Cu Fe O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteArsenopyriteBournoniteNickelineNonePyriteRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelSulphur
Tetrahedrite

10 IMA Minerals at location:
Andalusite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Gahnite  (*)
Galena  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51950195001310
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1950195009052
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31950195001089
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12195019500663
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4195019500445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS19501950024243
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS219501950039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81950195009056
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS19501950021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1950195002045



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000487The Sikträsk granite body is located south of the ore-bearing parts of the Skellefte Mining District.
Giersdorf_00000488The Sikträsk granite body is located south of the ore-bearing parts of the Skellefte Mining District.
Giersdorf_00000489The Sikträsk granite body is located south of the ore-bearing parts of the Skellefte Mining District.
Giersdorf_00000490The Sikträsk granite body is located south of the ore-bearing parts of the Skellefte Mining District.
Giersdorf_00000491The Sikträsk granite body is located south of the ore-bearing parts of the Skellefte Mining District.
Giersdorf_00000504The Petikträsk mass flow sample represents a weakly altered felsic mass flow found in the deepest parts of the Skellefte mining district's stratigraphy.
Giersdorf_00000505The Petikträsk mass flow sample represents a weakly altered felsic mass flow found in the deepest parts of the Skellefte mining district's stratigraphy.
Giersdorf_00000506The Petikträsk mass flow sample represents a weakly altered felsic mass flow found in the deepest parts of the Skellefte mining district's stratigraphy.
Giersdorf_00000507The Petikträsk mass flow sample represents a weakly altered felsic mass flow found in the deepest parts of the Skellefte mining district's stratigraphy.
Giersdorf_00000508The Petikträsk mass flow sample represents a weakly altered felsic mass flow found in the deepest parts of the Skellefte mining district's stratigraphy.
Giersdorf_00000509The Vargfors group is a series of supracrustal rocks that overlie the Skellefte group with no major unconformity.
Giersdorf_00000510The Vargfors group is a series of supracrustal rocks that overlie the Skellefte group with no major unconformity.
Giersdorf_00000511The Vargfors group is a series of supracrustal rocks that overlie the Skellefte group with no major unconformity.
Giersdorf_00000512The Vargfors group is a series of supracrustal rocks that overlie the Skellefte group with no major unconformity.
Giersdorf_00000513The Vargfors group is a series of supracrustal rocks that overlie the Skellefte group with no major unconformity.
Giersdorf_00000514The Vargfors group is a series of supracrustal rocks that overlie the Skellefte group with no major unconformity.


17 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
vms-0092219501950Proterozoic       S10731Bjurliden, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenBjurlidenMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
Giersdorf_00000504184618461846U-Pb  94016 YesZircon 10734Holmtjärn Mine, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenPetikträsk mass flowBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000505189018901890U-PbAge of this sample is suspected to be a minimum crystallization age for the Petikträsk mass flow. 94016 YesZircon 10734Holmtjärn Mine, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenPetikträsk mass flowBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000506185718571857U-Pb  94016 YesZircon 10734Holmtjärn Mine, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenPetikträsk mass flowBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000507184418441844U-Pb  94016 YesZircon 10734Holmtjärn Mine, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenPetikträsk mass flowBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000508185018441847±3U-PbThe age of 1847±3 is acquired by discarding the 1890 result and using the best fit line of the concordia. This is done because it gives a deviating age from the rest of the sample and is strongly reverse discordant in contrast to the other samples. It dohigh 94016 YesZircon 10734Holmtjärn Mine, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenPetikträsk mass flowBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054Intercept age for the Pb206/207 concordia of 3 of the above entries, ignoring the 1890 result.
Giersdorf_00000509187918791879U-Pb  94017 YesZircon 27274Mensträsk, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenVargfors ignimbriteBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000510187318731873U-Pb  94017 YesZircon 27274Mensträsk, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenVargfors ignimbriteBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000511187318731873U-Pb  94017 YesZircon 27274Mensträsk, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenVargfors ignimbriteBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000512187618761876U-Pb  94017 YesZircon 27274Mensträsk, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenVargfors ignimbriteBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000513187218721872U-Pb  94017 YesZircon 27274Mensträsk, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenVargfors ignimbriteBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_000005141878.61871.21874.9±3.7U-Pb high 94017 YesZircon 27274Mensträsk, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenVargfors ignimbriteBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054Intercept age for the Pb206/207 concordia
Giersdorf_00000487185018501850U-Pb  91015 YesZircon 18581Petiknäs Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, SwedenSikträsk granite bodyBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000488185218521852U-Pb  91015 YesZircon 18581Petiknäs Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, SwedenSikträsk granite bodyBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000489185118511851U-Pb  91015 YesZircon 18581Petiknäs Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, SwedenSikträsk granite bodyBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000490184418441844U-Pb  91015 YesZircon 18581Petiknäs Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, SwedenSikträsk granite bodyBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_000004911862.91845.11854±8.9U-Pb high 91015 YesZircon 18581Petiknäs Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, SwedenSikträsk granite bodyBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054Intercept age for the Pb206/207 concordia


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-178Bjurliden, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, Swedenhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-176-to-fkm-200/#FKM-178


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