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Locality Name:
Tokke, Telemark, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1022
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1013

mindat Locality ID: 14353
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14353.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tokke, Telemark, Norway": 67
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 52

Number of Child Localities: 27
Child Localities:
Åmdals Verk
Åmdals Verk Mines
Åmli II
Bandak Mine
Bandaksli
Bessevatn
Botnedal
Dalen
Eidsborg
Folurdi
Grasdalen
Haukås
Høydalsmo
Kaldevassdalen
Kaldevassdalen Pegmatite
Klauvreid
Lårdal
Lauvvik
Mo
Mostøyl Mine
Nordheim
Skafså
Spafjell
Tiurhola
Trollurdi
Tveiten Mine
Vistadmoen

Latitude: 59°25'28"N
Longitude: 7°59'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.424444444444,7.9927777777778
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 Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Te Th Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAmphiboleArsenicBaryteBerylBrauniteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyrite
ChalcostibiteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigenite
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetMalachiteMeneghiniteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteMonazite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksalt
RutileScheeliteSchoepiteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStibniteStilpnomelaneSulphurTetradymite
TitaniteTopazTourmalineTripliteVesuvianiteWollastoniteWölsendorfiteZircon

107 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)
Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antimony  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bannisterite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Braunite  (*)Bustamite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cannonite  (*)Caryopilite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)
Copper  (*)Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Curite  (*)Digenite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)
Emilite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Fourmarierite  (*)Friedrichite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Hammarite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Johannsenite  (*)
Krupkaite  (*)Långbanite  (*)Langite  (*)Liandratite  (*)Lindgrenite  (*)
Lindströmite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Piemontite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tephroite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Triplite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)Wölsendorfite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1940092793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2294040,940573419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3394021,94060,94061315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)394011,94043,940688803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31940482353
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31940241534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1940321588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)210221016894027,94032,94055,94060,94061,94062,94063,940643092
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2194040718
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb194045363
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)210191013394011,94014,940445509
Bannisterite  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8·nH2O19402420
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)10221016294028,9402911547
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2294041,94043606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18294043,940684286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi294012,940471966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3394045,94046,940471935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4102210161394007,94011,94012,94013,94026,94027,94029,94039,94050,94053,94055,94059,940725516
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)194024483
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)2194024101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)594011,94022,94024,94037,9407227770
Cannonite  (*)NoneBi2O(SO4)(OH)219404626
Caryopilite  (*)Clay SerpentineMn2+3Si2O5(OH)419402483
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O194059925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S10221016794007,94010,94012,94027,94053,94055,940595707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2102210132094007,94011,94012,94013,94022,94027,94037,94040,94043,94044,94046,94055,94059,94060,94061,94062,94063,94064,94067,9407227198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41940403902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O294008,940113531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81940401756
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6294043,94068289
Copper  (*)CopperCu1940243846
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5194046344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS10221016294027,940534165
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2194040327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1940672970
Curite  (*)NonePb3+x[(UO2)4O4+x(OH)3-x]2·2H2O19404351
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S294012,940391027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16294010,94012300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21940559895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)194034648
Emilite  (*)MeneghiniteCu10.7Pb10.7Bi21.3S48294060,940613
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2194011246
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6194040944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1940578173
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O10221016194027345
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2102210161094015,94022,94024,94030,94031,94037,94043,94051,94054,940689617
Fourmarierite  (*)SchoepitePb1-xO3-2x(UO2)4(OH)4+2x·4H2O19404361
Friedrichite  (*)MeneghiniteCu5Pb5Bi7S18294060,9406143
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4194043445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS10221016494007,94013,94022,9402724243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1940107437
Gold  (*)CopperAu19401330554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31940241544
Hammarite  (*)MeneghiniteCu2Pb2Bi4S9294060,9406143
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4194024350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3994011,94024,94039,94055,94060,94061,94062,94063,9407214640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te194012804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3294011,940245433
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O4194024172
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O619402473
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S6294060,9406180
Långbanite  (*)NoneMn2+4Mn3+9Sb5+O16(SiO4)21940247
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O194010593
Liandratite  (*)NoneU6+Nb2O819404321
Lindgrenite  (*)NoneCu3(Mo6+O4)2(OH)21019101319404421
Lindströmite  (*)MeneghinitePb3Cu3Bi7S15294060,9406138
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4294040,9407214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)210191013594011,94043,94044,94055,9406712537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)394024,94043,940684924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1940401066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2102210161094015,94016,94017,94018,94019,94020,94027,94029,94035,940595800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)194043945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21094008,94010,94012,94015,94043,94045,94061,94062,94063,9406817380
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81940401512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21940402273
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)394024,94053,94054260
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)10221016394027,94028,94029494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2102210161194011,94022,94024,94029,94037,94040,94060,94061,94062,94063,9406439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21940243106
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3194024244
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8294035,940409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2102210162494008,94010,94012,94013,94015,94021,94022,94024,94030,94037,94043,94046,94051,94055,94057,94060,94061,94062,94063,94064,94065,94068,94069,9407261156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1940241711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)194024969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21940685614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)10221016294028,940294894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1940542705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1940326417
Silver  (*)CopperAg494009,94011,94013,940595186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31940241214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS19401321482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41940401934
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS101910131940442045
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3194059276
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO294008,940101101
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)194024240
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1940251006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O294024,940544899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21940681476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21940402562
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F194068233
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21940432718
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101940701395
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3894007,94010,94012,94051,94053,94059,94071,94072297
Wölsendorfite  (*)WölsendorfitePb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4·12H2O19404343
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)294043,940685251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)294053,940541025


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
Mo-00255102210161019±3Re-Os molybdeniteDA2  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, PowelliteMo48837Dalen, Tokke, Telemark, NorwayDalenBingen et al. (2006)10.1016/j.lithos.2005.06.017L87_328 
Mo-0023910191013 map     LindgreniteMo34443Klauvreidnuten Cu Mine (Kløvreidnuten Mine), Klauvreid, Tokke, Telemark, Norway Bingen et al. (2005) NJG85_87 

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