Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Brennhaugan, Sørøya, Hasvik, Finnmark, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 528
Youngest recorded age at locality: 392

mindat Locality ID: 14155
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14155.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Brennhaugan, Sørøya, Hasvik, Finnmark, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 70°38'1"N
Longitude: 22°29'55"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 70.633611111111,22.498611111111
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 C Ca Ce Cl Fe H K Mg Na Nb O S Si Th Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Ce Cl Fe H K Mg Na Nb O S Si Th Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAnalcimeCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparMica
NatroliteNonePrehnitePyriteSodaliteSpinelTridymiteZircon

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6528392043
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)52839208803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O52839201627
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O5283920232
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)52839208173
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3528392014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4528392014899
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O52839201236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)5283920884
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)252839202273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)252839201898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2528392039462
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl5283920444
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)52839205251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000512Baltica carbonatite complex
Jen_0001165MAGMATIC STYLE: Sheets and veins ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Gabbro, nepheline syenite gneiss, syenite gneiss, syenite and pegmatites.


2 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
Jen_0000512528474501±27Rb-Sr    Yes  32991Sørøya, Hasvik, Finnmark, NorwaySørøyErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0001165398392398-392K-Ar biotite  Yes  32991Sørøya, Hasvik, Finnmark, NorwaySørøyWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

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