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Locality Name:
Rogaland, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 977
Youngest recorded age at locality: 444

mindat Locality ID: 14338
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14338.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rogaland, Norway": 441
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 380

Number of Child Localities: 23
Child Localities:
Bjerkreim
Bokn
Eigersund
Finnøy
Forsand
Gjesdal

Haugalandet
Haugesund
Hjelmeland
Karmøy
Lund
Rennesøy
Sandnes
Sauda
Sokndal
Sola
Stavanger
Strand
Suldal
Time
Tysvær
Vindafjord

Latitude: 59°0'56"N
Longitude: 5°55'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.015555555556,5.9294444444444

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 Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb Pd Pt S Si Sn Te Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteApophylliteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAxinite
BaddeleyiteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChevkiniteChloriteChloritoidClay
ClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDumortieriteEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetGypsumHydrotalciteKaoliniteLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMilarite
MilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePrehnitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileSapphirineScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStarkeyite
StibniteTalcTitaniteTopazTourmalineVesuvianiteWoodwarditeZircon

114 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Analcime  (*)Andalusite  (*)
Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Aurichalcite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Boralsilite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boyleite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Curite  (*)
Diaspore  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dumortierite  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Glaucocerinite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Grandidierite  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Idaite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Isocubanite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kotulskite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Linnaeite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Ominelite  (*)
Osumilite  (*)Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Piemontite  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Powellite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sapphirine  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Sperrylite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stannite  (*)
Talc  (*)Temagamite  (*)Thénardite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Ulvöspinel  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Violarite  (*)Werdingite  (*)Woodwardite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2485444293127,931623419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)485444393127,93173,932038803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3977966492918,93156,93286,933442353
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O292940,933121627
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5500465293120,931561310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3293287,932881534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21933153092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)992954,92956,92957,92958,92959,92961,92962,92963,930631036
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4292916,93197708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS593207,93221,93223,93316,933439052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6193029919
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2193298260
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2293269,93281238
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)19331211547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18493173,93301,93341,933434286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi977966492918,93316,93337,933431966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3977966292918,933371935
Boralsilite  (*)NoneAl16B6O30(Si2O7)1931564
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4293222,933065516
Boyleite  (*)StarkeyiteZn(SO4)·4H2O19322123
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)5004441792911,93025,93078,93080,93088,93103,93106,93109,93127,93135,93197,93205,93281,93297,93298,93312,9331927770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1930294979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O193207925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS29774446692918,92923,92928,92943,92950,92998,93003,93020,93021,93022,93023,93024,93025,93030,93033,93035,93036,93051,93060,93072,93076,93083,93086,93099,93104,93111,93115,93117,93118,93119,93121,93122,93123,93126,93127,93129,93131,93135,93136,93137,93138,93142,93143,93144,93146,93147,93148,93149,93153,93158,93162,93170,93207,93218,93219,93221,93222,93223,93269,93281,93300,93303,93309,93319,93337,9334527198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2193178376
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4193197951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81931971756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)500465393089,93098,933121025
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6293343,93344518
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18977465492918,92927,93120,931561008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31931561797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1933064165
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2193207327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O4854441931272970
Curite  (*)NonePb3+x[(UO2)4O4+x(OH)3-x]2·2H2O19334451
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)192927481
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6293204,932904135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2493013,93016,93017,931969895
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O18193156231
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6692927,93055,93063,93156,93269,93281944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)5004442392949,92951,92955,93078,93081,93084,93087,93090,93097,93103,93111,93116,93127,93133,93137,93138,93139,93142,93144,93197,93229,93287,932938173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)977966292918,92919551
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1929112740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O193305303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2949914492932,93158,93319,933439617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1932811188
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4293207,93344445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS485444993077,93135,93197,93207,93218,93221,93309,93319,9333724243
Glaucocerinite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Zn1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)19320720
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)485444393051,93127,932077437
Gold  (*)CopperAu19331630554
Grandidierite  (*)NoneMgAl3O2(BO3)(SiO4)19315640
Graphite  (*)NoneC1929242812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O949444593127,93135,93158,93207,932826890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6293228,93287741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31092922,92976,93188,93193,93194,93204,93205,93230,93281,9329314640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4392927,92928,93156407
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61932071066
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS4193306142
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O310892908,92909,92928,92934,92935,92938,92941,92942,92945,92963,92965,92966,92968,92969,92970,92971,92972,92973,92974,92975,92976,92977,92978,92979,92980,92981,92982,92983,92984,92985,92986,92987,92988,92989,92990,92991,92992,92993,92994,92995,92999,93000,93002,93004,93005,93006,93007,93008,93009,93040,93042,93045,93051,93055,93063,93151,93152,93157,93161,93169,93172,93174,93225,93227,93230,93231,93232,93233,93234,93235,93237,93238,93239,93240,93241,93242,93243,93244,93245,93246,93247,93249,93250,93251,93253,93255,93256,93258,93259,93260,93263,93264,93265,93267,93269,93270,93271,93272,93273,93274,93275,93276,93278,93279,93280,93281,93284,932965433
Isocubanite  (*)Sphalerite CubaniteCuFe2S3192928191
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6485444293127,932822228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4293248,932545591
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)500465193126116
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41933021507
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4193230249
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2293160,93316762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O49774446392908,92909,92918,92921,92927,92928,92929,92938,92945,92963,92965,92968,92977,92984,92988,92990,92997,93005,93006,93007,93009,93022,93042,93051,93063,93071,93076,93086,93092,93094,93106,93107,93110,93121,93122,93124,93127,93135,93140,93141,93150,93151,93152,93156,93167,93169,93172,93173,93174,93187,93207,93225,93230,93242,93246,93253,93258,93260,93263,93269,93281,93293,9332314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)248544419312712537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2393051,93230,932695674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)493173,93301,93338,933434924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS293269,932811066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS29779141692910,92918,92919,92943,92997,93154,93158,93162,93163,93165,93166,93168,93173,93220,93337,933425800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)25004442692927,92955,92963,93063,93078,93081,93087,93088,93103,93113,93136,93156,93173,93181,93203,93218,93293,93301,93307,93334,93336,93338,93339,93341,93343,9334417380
Ominelite  (*)NoneFe2+Al3O2(BO3)(SiO4)1931563
Osumilite  (*)MilariteKFe2(Al5Si10)O3019292815
Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)MilariteKMg2Al3(Al2Si10)O30292929,9315642
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S85004651592923,92950,92998,93021,93022,93023,93024,93033,93035,93036,93051,93126,93269,93281,932821512
Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4MgFe3+2Ti2O8(Si2O7)219326946
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2977966492918,92927,93025,932072273
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)193203260
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6292997,93173121
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)949914193158494
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21933121898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS29774447992918,92928,92950,92976,93022,93024,93025,93030,93033,93035,93051,93071,93072,93076,93083,93090,93092,93093,93094,93096,93097,93099,93101,93102,93103,93104,93106,93111,93113,93115,93116,93117,93118,93119,93121,93122,93123,93124,93126,93127,93129,93131,93132,93133,93135,93136,93137,93138,93139,93140,93141,93142,93143,93144,93146,93147,93148,93149,93158,93162,93167,93185,93197,93207,93218,93221,93223,93230,93269,93281,93293,93297,93300,93303,93309,93320,93331,93337,9334539462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3193281244
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S89774443992918,92921,92923,92936,92943,92950,92998,93003,93021,93022,93023,93024,93025,93030,93033,93035,93036,93051,93052,93076,93086,93101,93102,93122,93126,93135,93153,93162,93167,93170,93207,93223,93267,93269,93281,93282,93300,93316,933459056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO294944410992907,92913,92914,92921,92922,92928,92929,92933,92943,92997,93011,93015,93019,93022,93023,93030,93068,93071,93072,93078,93080,93081,93084,93087,93088,93090,93092,93093,93094,93096,93097,93099,93101,93102,93103,93104,93106,93111,93113,93114,93115,93117,93118,93119,93122,93123,93124,93127,93129,93131,93133,93135,93136,93137,93138,93139,93140,93142,93143,93144,93146,93147,93148,93149,93156,93158,93160,93162,93167,93170,93173,93176,93181,93182,93185,93188,93189,93198,93203,93204,93205,93207,93218,93221,93223,93290,93300,93303,93309,93312,93315,93316,93319,93320,93321,93322,93323,93327,93328,93329,93331,93334,93336,93337,93338,93339,93341,93343,9334561156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO25004441931305614
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]192927129
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)9779661929184894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)4854441931272705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1932071153
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4293269,93281249
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5292928,931561516
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2500465193126337
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31933411214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS5004441493117,93118,93127,93129,93131,93135,93136,93197,93207,93218,93221,93223,93281,9331921482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4977966792918,92929,92976,92990,93258,93269,932811934
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4193316668
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2293197,932013337
Temagamite  (*)NonePd3HgTe350046519312624
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)193207299
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O500465593078,93084,93103,93197,933124899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21931731476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21931972562
Ulvöspinel  (*)SpinelFe2+2TiO4977966192918120
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2293199,933442718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O193199890
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101932871395
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4500465293051,93126380
Werdingite  (*)NoneMg2Al14Si4B4O371931568
Woodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)19320757
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)692997,93173,93228,93252,93281,933445251



11 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
Mo-00226973967970±3Re-Os molybdeniteNW00-MJ1  Molybdenite Mo32413Ørsdalen Mines, Ørsdalen, Bjerkreim, Rogaland, NorwayØrsdalenBingen & Stein (2003a); Bingen & Stein (2003b)   
Mo-00227977971974±3Re-Os molybdeniteNW00-MJ2  Molybdenite Mo32413Ørsdalen Mines, Ørsdalen, Bjerkreim, Rogaland, Norway Bingen & Stein (2003a); Bingen & Stein (2003b)   
Mo-00228975969972±3Re-Os molybdeniteNW00-MJ2  Molybdenite Mo32413Ørsdalen Mines, Ørsdalen, Bjerkreim, Rogaland, Norway Bingen & Stein (2003a); Bingen & Stein (2003b)   
Mo-00229972966969±3Re-Os molybdeniteNW00-ST1  Molybdenite Mo32413Ørsdalen Mines, Ørsdalen, Bjerkreim, Rogaland, Norway Bingen & Stein (2003a); Bingen & Stein (2003b)   
Hg-00098500465 U-Pb     TemagamiteHg49187Karmøy, Rogaland, Norway Pederson and Hertogen (1990); Dunning and Pedersen (1988)   
vms-00700485444Ordovician        147141Old Vigsnes Mine, Vigsnes Copper Mines, Karmøy, Rogaland, NorwayVigsnesMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00688485444Ordovician        147142Rødklev Mine (Rødkleiv), Vigsnes Copper Mines, Karmøy, Rogaland, NorwayRodkleivMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
Mo-00230949943946±3Re-Os molybdeniteGU1  MolybdeniteMolybdenite, PowelliteMo32833Gursli Mo Mines, Lund, Rogaland, NorwayGursliBingen et al. (2006)10.1016/j.lithos.2005.06.017L87_328 
Mo-00231942936939±3Re-Os molybdeniteØM1  MolybdeniteMolybdenite, PowelliteMo32833Gursli Mo Mines, Lund, Rogaland, NorwayGursli, Øvre MyssaBingen et al. (2006)10.1016/j.lithos.2005.06.017L87_328 
Mo-00232920914917±3Re-Os molybdeniteØM2  MolybdeniteMolybdenite, PowelliteMo32833Gursli Mo Mines, Lund, Rogaland, NorwayGursli, Øvre MyssaBingen et al. (2006)10.1016/j.lithos.2005.06.017L87_328 
Mo-00233921915918±3Re-Os molybdeniteØM3  MolybdeniteMolybdenite, PowelliteMo32833Gursli Mo Mines, Lund, Rogaland, NorwayGursli, Øvre MyssaBingen et al. (2006)10.1016/j.lithos.2005.06.017L87_328 


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