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Locality Name:
Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1463
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1080

mindat Locality ID: 14332
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14332.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Dypingdal Serpentine-magnesite Deposit
Gedrite Quarry
Hilsen Farm
Lofthus
Oksøyekollen
Olafsby
Øvre Langerudsgruve Deposit
Svartfjell Mines

Latitude: 60°2'20"N
Longitude: 9°51'43"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.038888888889,9.8619444444444
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 C Ca Ce Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B H Mg Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteAragoniteBerylBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCobaltite
CorundumDiasporeFeldsparHydrotalciteKornerupineMicaMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSerpentineSpinelTalcTitaniteTourmaline

41 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Diaspore  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Dypingite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gedrite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydrotalcite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kornerupine  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnesioferrite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Quintinite  (*)Rutile  (*)Spinel  (*)Szaibélyite  (*)Talc  (*)
Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)14631080491289,91291,91294,912958803
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)414631080191289708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)14631080391289,91290,912913250
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)214631080191289462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14631080291289,9129127770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21463108019128927198
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)414631080191289951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8146310801912891756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS14631080191298966
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18146310801912911008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3146310801912911797
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)14631080191289481
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)214631080291289,912919895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)146310800648
Dypingite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O1463108019128950
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O614631080291291,91296944
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)146310801912891188
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)214631080291292,91293178
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)314631080191289504
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314631080391289,91290,9129114640
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O14631080191289341
Hydrotalcite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2CO3(OH)16(H2O)414631080291289,9129187
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH14631080191295367
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3146310801912895433
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)21463108019128968
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4146310801912911507
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)414631080191289359
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O41463108019128998
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)14631080491289,91290,91291,912971487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41463108019128914899
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)14631080191295945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21463108019128917380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2146310801912912273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21463108019128939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214631080391291,91294,9129561156
Quintinite  (*)HydrotalciteMg4Al2(OH)12(CO3)·3H2O146310801912898
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO214631080291289,912965614
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4146310801912891934
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)14631080291290,9129187
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)214631080391289,91290,912913337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O14631080291293,912984899


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
Co-00003121210801146±66Pb-Pb random mixture of iron-cobalt sulphide and arsenid  YesCobaltite, Erythrite, Glaucodot, Linnaeite, SkutteruditeCo, U, Fe, Cu, As, S2497Skuterud Mines (Skutterud Mines; Modum Cobalt Mines), Modum, Buskerud, NorwaySkuterud cobalt minesAndersen & Grorud (1998)10.1016/S0301-9268(98)00061-8PR91_419 
Co-00004146314051434±29Pb-Pb random mixture of iron-cobalt sulphide and arsenid  YesCobaltite, Erythrite, Glaucodot, Linnaeite, SkutteruditeCo, U, Fe, Cu, As, S2497Skuterud Mines (Skutterud Mines; Modum Cobalt Mines), Modum, Buskerud, NorwaySkuterud cobalt minesAndersen & Grorud (1998)10.1016/S0301-9268(98)00061-8PR91_419 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060758Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R060758
R050457Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R050457
R060006Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R060006
R040114Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R040114

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