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Locality Name:
Dovre, Oppland, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 485
Youngest recorded age at locality: 444

mindat Locality ID: 156322
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156322.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dovre, Oppland, Norway": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Dragå Prospect
Hjerkinn
Unnamed Pegmatite

Latitude: 62°6'5"N
Longitude: 9°25'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 62.101388888889,9.4330555555556
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 B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteAragoniteBerylChalcopyriteClayCopiapiteMicaNickelineNone
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTourmaline

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Beryl  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Copiapite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
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)24854441924723419
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)24854441924723092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)4854441924723250
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181924734286
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2485444292470,9247227198
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O485444192471382
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1924732740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS48544419247224243
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O448544419247214899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219247317380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2485444392470,92471,9247239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8485444292470,924729056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2485444292470,9247261156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1924732705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS485444292470,9247221482


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
vms-00696485444Ordovician        32860Tverrfjellet Mines, Hjerkinn, Dovre, Oppland, NorwayTverrfjelletMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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