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Locality Name:
Vikeså, Bjerkreim, Rogaland, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 132018
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132018.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vikeså, Bjerkreim, Rogaland, Norway": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Ivesdalsfjellet
Osumilite-bearing Granulite
Roadcut Fv 503 Vikesdal

Latitude: 58°39'31"N
Longitude: 6°4'38"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.658611111111,6.0772222222222

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 Cu Fe H K Mg O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerylChalcopyriteClayCorundumCubaniteDiasporeMicaMilariteNoneNot in a structural group
PyritePyroxeneQuartzSapphirineSphaleriteSpinel

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Enstatite  (*)Hercynite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Isocubanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Osumilite  (*)
Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sapphirine  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS219292827198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181929271008
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)192927481
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6192927944
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4292927,92928407
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31929285433
Isocubanite  (*)Sphalerite CubaniteCuFe2S3192928191
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4392927,92928,9292914899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219292717380
Osumilite  (*)MilariteKFe2(Al5Si10)O3019292815
Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)MilariteKMg2Al3(Al2Si10)O3019292942
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21929272273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS219292839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2292928,9292961156
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]192927129
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51929281516
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41929291934



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