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Locality Name:
Almenningen Quarry (Treschow-Fritzøe Quarry), Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 294
Youngest recorded age at locality: 294

mindat Locality ID: 13678
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13678.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Almenningen Quarry (Treschow-Fritzøe Quarry), Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 59°2'21"N
Longitude: 9°53'26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.039166666667,9.8905555555556
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 C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K La Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K La Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeAncyliteApatiteApophylliteArsenopyriteBastnäsiteCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodalite
ChloriteClayCorundumCristobaliteDiasporeFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteLepidocrociteMica
MolybdeniteMonaziteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupParisitePyroxeneRocksaltRutile
SodaliteSphaleriteSpinelTourmalineTridymiteWöhleriteZircon

51 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Annite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bastnäsite-(La)  (*)Behoite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Böhmite  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Chiavennite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Epididymite  (*)Eudidymite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Ce)  (*)Galena  (*)
Gibbsite  (*)Gonnardite  (*)Gonyerite  (*)Hambergite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)
Helvine  (*)Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Meliphanite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Sodalite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Thorite  (*)Tvedalite  (*)Wöhlerite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O629429401022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)29429408803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O29429401627
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O294294092
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22942940356
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS29429409052
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F2942940304
Bastnäsite-(La)  (*)BastnäsiteLa(CO3)F294294030
Behoite  (*)CristobaliteBe(OH)2294294024
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)22942940606
Böhmite  (*)LepidocrociteAlO(OH)2942940195
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)2942940115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)294294027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O2942940232
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO229429405171
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)82942940577
Chiavennite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(BeOH)2Si5O13·2H2O294294022
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)2942940481
Epididymite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Be2Si6O15·H2O294294070
Eudidymite  (*)NoneNa2Be2Si6O15·H2O294294042
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F29429402740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O2942940303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF229429409617
Gadolinite-(Ce)  (*)GadoliniteCe2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2294294031
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS294294024243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)32942940504
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O2942940167
Gonyerite  (*)Chlorite ClayMn2+5Fe3+(Si3Fe3+O10)(OH)8294294011
Hambergite  (*)NoneBe2(BO3)(OH)294294081
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)22942940209
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S2942940237
Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2294294080
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4294294014899
Meliphanite  (*)NoneCa4(Na,Ca)4Be4AlSi7O24(F,O)4294294044
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)29429404924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS229429405800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)2942940945
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O29429401236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)2942940884
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F22942940112
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO32942940244
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S829429409056
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)29429402705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)29429406417
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl2942940444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS294294021482
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)29429401006
Tvedalite  (*)NoneCa4Be3Si6O17(OH)4·3H2O29429405
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)4294294083
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)2942940939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)29429405251


5 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
Be-00059294294294  high   YesFerrochiavenniteBe243592Blåfjell (E18 Roadcuts), Kokkersvold E18 Roadcuts, Langangen, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway Larsen (2010) BOOK_LHGPM_2010 
Be-00062294294294  high   YesGugiaiteBe146895Thorstein Quarry, Brunlanes, Larvik, Vestfold, NorwayLarvik plutonic complex, NorwayLarsen (2010) BOOK_LHGPM_2010 
Be-00051294294294  high   YesHingganite-(Ce)Be194886Arent Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway Larsen (2010) BOOK_LHGPM_2010 
Be-00013294294294  high   YesAlflarseniteBe2493Tuften (Tuften 1 Quarry; Tuften 2 Quarry), Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway Larsen (2010) BOOK_LHGPM_2010 
Be-00034294294294  high   YesTvedaliteBe12279Vevja Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway Larsen (2010) BOOK_LHGPM_2010 

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