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Locality Name:
Kariåsen, Vesterøya, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 13727
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13727.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kariåsen, Vesterøya, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 59°6'40"N
Longitude: 10°15'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.111111111111,10.253333333333

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 Be C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleApatiteArsenopyriteBastnäsiteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteCorundumElpiditeEpidote
EudialyteFeldsparGarnetMolybdeniteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupParisitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltSapphirineSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelTitaniteZirconZirconolite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Andradite  (*)
Arfvedsonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)
Calcite  (*)Elpidite  (*)Epididymite  (*)Ferrokentbrooksite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluoro-richterite  (*)Galena  (*)Grossular  (*)Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Katophorite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O601022
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]0133
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0706
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)20295
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F0304
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)20606
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)0115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Elpidite  (*)ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15·3H2O050
Epididymite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Be2Si6O15·H2O070
Ferrokentbrooksite  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe2+3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(F,Cl)2015
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluoro-richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22F2024
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S0237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2046
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)0945
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F20112
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)20375
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)01006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O70140



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