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Locality Name:
Fauske, Nordland, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 485
Youngest recorded age at locality: 444

mindat Locality ID: 13885
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13885.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fauske, Nordland, Norway": 62
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 51

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Finneid
Hellarmo
Leivset
Løvgavlen Marble Quarry
Neverhaugen
Øvrevatnet
Sorjusdalen
Sulitjelma
Valnesfjord

Latitude: 67°20'35"N
Longitude: 15°21'43"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 67.343055555556,15.361944444444

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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Ti Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAmphiboleApophylliteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteBrookite
CalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCubaniteEpidoteEttringiteFeldspar
GarnetGeocroniteGypsumGyroliteHalotrichiteHarmotomeHeulanditeLöllingiteMeneghiniteMica
MolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPalygorskitePentlanditePyriteQuartzRocksalt
RutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStauroliteStibniteTalcTetradymiteTetrahedrite
TitaniteValleriiteWurtzite

90 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allargentum  (*)Almandine  (*)
Altaite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Anatase  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Antimony  (*)
Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurostibite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)
Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clausthalite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)Costibite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Empressite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)
Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gudmundite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Gyrolite  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Harmotome  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite-Sr  (*)Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Jordanite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nisbite  (*)Okenite  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Paragonite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scolecite  (*)Seligmannite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stannite  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Thaumasite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tsumoite  (*)Valleriite  (*)Witherite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S4704701921462793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2485444292146,921523419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)485444492137,92145,92152,921568803
Allargentum  (*)AllargentumAg1-xSbx (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)48544419214669
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3485444292146,921942353
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe485444192146489
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O192140272
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO248544402162
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)485444392146,92152,921561588
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb485444292156,92168363
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs485444192156379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS485444692146,92152,92155,92156,92168,921839052
Aurostibite  (*)PyriteAuSb2485444292146,9215573
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)485444592137,92146,92151,92152,9215611547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi4854441921551966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S34704701921461935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4485444392156,92168,921865516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11470470192168843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3470470292146,921681089
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb485444292155,92156175
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2192137700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)485444392137,92145,9214627770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO24854441921465171
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)4704701921461252
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2485444892137,92146,92151,92152,92155,92168,92178,9218627198
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe485444192168281
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4854441921461025
Copper  (*)CopperCu485444292154,921653846
Costibite  (*)LöllingiteCoSbS47047019216819
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3470470292146,92168802
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21921379895
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)485444192168180
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe48544419215543
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4854441921468173
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O485444592152,92156,92165,92178,92182303
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12470470192146663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS485444492146,92155,92168,9218624243
Gold  (*)CopperAu485444392146,92155,9216830554
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS485444392155,92168,92177170
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O4704701921466890
Gyrolite  (*)GyroliteNaCa16(Si23Al)O60(OH)8·14H2O485444192152142
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O192140409
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O485444192152290
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3292137,9213814640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te485444192168804
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O485444192146246
Heulandite-Sr  (*)Heulandite(Sr,Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72·24H2O4854441921469
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O48544419215285
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O34854441921465433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14470470192168784
Jordanite  (*)GeocronitePb14As6S23470470192168105
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4485444492168,92183,92186,921931507
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O4854441921681271
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2485444192168762
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)470470192146451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4485444492138,92146,92152,9217814899
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24470470192168158
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS24704701921465800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O4854441921461508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2485444392137,92144,9214617380
Nisbite  (*)LöllingiteNiSb2485444392155,92156,9216820
Okenite  (*)NoneCa10Si18O46·18H2O485444392146,92152,9218371
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O4854440306
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2192144247
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81921411512
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS34704701921681425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24854441092134,92137,92146,92152,92155,92156,92165,92168,92183,9218639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8485444792146,92155,92156,92165,92168,92183,921869056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2485444892136,92137,92138,92145,92146,92151,92156,9216861156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS470470192146712
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2485444492135,92137,92152,921565614
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O485444292152,92178390
Seligmannite  (*)BournoniteCuPbAsS347047019216864
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)48544406417
Silver  (*)CopperAg485444292146,921555186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)48544402473
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)34854441921461214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS485444492146,92155,92168,9218621482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4485444292151,921921934
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4485444292155,92168668
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)192144978
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)24854441921463337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13485444392146,92155,921681803
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S470470192168510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13485444392155,92168,921775317
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O485444392152,92156,92167183
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O485444292145,921524899
Tsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBiTe485444192146100
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]470470192168237
Witherite  (*)AragoniteBa(CO3)485444192156251



7 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
vms-00666485444Ordovician        14413Sulitjelma Cu Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, NorwayGiken-Charlotta-Mons Petter-Palmberg-Hankabakken-SturreMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00661485444Ordovician        214670Bursi Mine, Sulitjelma Cu Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, NorwayBursiMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00664470470Ordovician       S214673Furuhaugen Mine, Sulitjelma Cu Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, NorwayFuruhaugenMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00674470470Ordovician       S34428Jakobsbakken Mines, Sulitjelma Cu Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, NorwayJakobsbakkenMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00653485444Ordovician        246377Anna Adit, Jakobsbakken Mines, Sulitjelma Cu Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, NorwayAnnaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00685485444Ordovician        214669Ny-Sulitjelma Mine, Sulitjelma Cu Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, NorwayNy SulitjelmaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00691470470Ordovician       S214679Sagmo Mine, Sulitjelma Cu Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, NorwaySagmoMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


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