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Locality Name:
Berufjord, Djúpavogshreppur, Eastern Region, Iceland


mindat Locality ID: 11431
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-11431.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Berufjord, Djúpavogshreppur, Eastern Region, Iceland": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Bulandsdalur
Fossárfell
Hrossatindur
Myrafellstindur
Rauðafell
Sauddalur North
Sauddalur South
Selgil
Smátindafjall
Teigarhorn
Urðarteigur

Latitude: 64°45'17"N
Longitude: 14°26'31"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 64.754722222222,-14.441944444444
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 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca H Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeCalciteClayFeldsparGismondineGyroliteHeulanditeLévyneMicaMordenite
NatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzStilbite

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Calcite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Epistilbite  (*)
Garronite-Ca  (*)Gyrolite  (*)Heulandite-Ca  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lévyne-Ca  (*)
Mesolite  (*)Mordenite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scolecite  (*)
Stilbite-Ca  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1657978803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O665788,65789,65793,65794,65796,657981627
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)365789,65792,6579727770
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2165797309
Epistilbite  (*)MordeniteCa3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O365789,65792,65797138
Garronite-Ca  (*)GismondineCa3(Al6Si10O32)·14H2O565790,65791,65793,65794,6579666
Gyrolite  (*)GyroliteNaCa16(Si23Al)O60(OH)8·14H2O165789142
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O165797246
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1657971271
Lévyne-Ca  (*)LévyneCa3(Si12Al6)O36·18H2O042
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O465788,65789,65792,65796425
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O365789,65795,65797405
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O01236
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2365792,65797,6579861156
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O265789,65797390
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O165797268


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