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Locality Name:
Örnsköldsvik, Västernorrland County, Sweden

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1801
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1789

mindat Locality ID: 157272
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157272.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Örnsköldsvik, Västernorrland County, Sweden": 18
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Bodum
Bräntlandet Pegmatite
Förnätra Mine
Junsele
Kasa
Kravattnet
Nätra
Sidensjö
Själevad
Södra Ulvön (Ulvö)

Latitude: 63°20'36"N
Longitude: 18°26'47"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 63.343333333333,18.446388888889

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 Be C Ca Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mn Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenolampriteArsenopyriteBerylBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumGraftoniteMeneghinite
MicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePrehnitePyritePyroxeneRocksalt
RutileSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedrite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Beryl  (*)Beusite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Galena  (*)Graftonite  (*)
Gudmundite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Herzenbergite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Meneghinite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Sarcopside  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Triphylite  (*)Ulvöspinel  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO211130502162
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1801178911130579052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18180117894113051,113054,113056,1130574286
Beusite  (*)GraftoniteMn2+Mn2+2(PO4)22113055,11305639
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS311130491089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111305227770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2180117893113054,113055,1130575171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23113047,113049,11306027198
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS111304924243
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)21113046107
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS1113049170
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61113045741
Herzenbergite  (*)ArsenolampriteSnS111305535
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311130505433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O45113049,113059,113060,113061,11306214899
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S241113049158
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218011789111305717380
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82113047,1130601512
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)211130521898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2111304939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83113047,113049,1130599056
Sarcopside  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2111304658
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS111304921482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O42113059,1130621934
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6180117891113057688
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1311130495317
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)180117895113046,113054,113055,113056,113057313
Ulvöspinel  (*)SpinelFe2+2TiO42113060,113061120



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
Bradley_2012_111180117891795±6U/Pb columbite, tantalite     13638Orrvik, Sidensjö, Örnsköldsvik, Västernorrland County, SwedenOrrvikMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 


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