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Locality Name:
Byrud Emerald Mines, Minnesund, Eidsvoll, Akershus, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 248
Youngest recorded age at locality: 248

mindat Locality ID: 13902
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13902.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Byrud Emerald Mines, Minnesund, Eidsvoll, Akershus, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 60°25'28"N
Longitude: 11°11'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.424444444444,11.195
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 Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sc Si Sn Th Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sc Si Sn Th Ti V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteArsenopyriteBerylCalciteClayClinozoisite
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHumiteMalachiteMarcasiteMica
MolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSulphurTitaniteTopazVesuvianiteWollastoniteZircon

47 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bavenite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Byrudite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pretulite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Sylvite  (*)
Thorianite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)24824808803
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO524824801310
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS24824809052
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)2482480255
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1824824804286
Byrudite  (*)Humite(Be,   )(V3+,Ti)3O624824802
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)248248027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO224824805171
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O624824804135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)24824808173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F24824802740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF224824809617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS248248024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)24824807437
Graphite  (*)NoneC24824802812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)324824801544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O24824806890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl24824801398
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)624824802228
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O24824801271
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2248248012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS224824805674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)24824804924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS224824805800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)2482480945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O24824801508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2248248017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O24824802994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)24824802349
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS2482480767
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)224824802273
Pretulite  (*)ZirconSc(PO4)248248014
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2248248039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S824824809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2248248061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO224824805614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)24824806417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS248248021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS24824802045
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl2482480275
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO22482480236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)24824801006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O24824804899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F224824801476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)224824802562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1024824801395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO324824801247


1 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-00036248248248  high    Kyzylkumite, ByruditeBe13902Byrud Emerald Mines, Minnesund, Eidsvoll, Akershus, Norway Sundvoll et al. (1990)10.1016/0040-1951(90)90460-PTP178_67 

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