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Locality Name:
Lillebukt Nepheline Mine, Stjernøya Island, Alta, Finnmark, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 525
Youngest recorded age at locality: 521

mindat Locality ID: 108064
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-108064.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lillebukt Nepheline Mine, Stjernøya Island, Alta, Finnmark, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 70°15'59"N
Longitude: 22°36'43"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 70.266388888889,22.611944444444

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 C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteClayCorundumFeldsparMicaNonePalygorskitePyroxeneSmectite-vermiculite
SpinelStilpnomelaneTitaniteTridymite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Calcite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Diopside  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Stilpnomelane  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O652552101022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)52552108803
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)52552101036
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)525521027770
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O352552101797
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O652552104135
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)25255210209
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O352552105433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4525521014899
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O52552101508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2525521017380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)5255210884
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O5255210306
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)25255210313
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O452552101934
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O5255210456
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O52552104899



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000510Baltica carbonatite complex


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
Jen_0000510525521523±2U-Pb zircon   Zircon  108064Lillebukt Nepheline Mine, Stjernøya Island, Alta, Finnmark, NorwayLillebukt ComplexErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 


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