Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Bøylefossbru, Froland, Aust-Agder, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 982
Youngest recorded age at locality: 843

mindat Locality ID: 157663
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157663.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bøylefossbru, Froland, Aust-Agder, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 58°35'51"N
Longitude: 8°42'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.5975,8.7102777777778

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Andalusite	Beryl	Dumortierite	Kornerupine	None	Not in a structural group

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 F Fe H Mg O Si

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Andalusite Beryl Dumortierite Kornerupine None Not in a structural group

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Andalusite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Dumortierite ()*	Gedrite ()*	Grandidierite ()*
Kornerupine ()*	Kyanite ()*	Magnesiodumortierite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	982	843	1310
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	982	843	1008
Dumortierite ()*	Dumortierite	AlAl₆BSi₃O₁₈	982	843	231
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	982	843	178
Grandidierite ()*	None	MgAl₃O₂(BO₃)(SiO₄)	982	843	40
Kornerupine ()*	Kornerupine	(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al, )₁₀(Si,Al,B)₅O₂₁(OH,F)₂	982	843	68
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	982	843	1507
Magnesiodumortierite ()*	Dumortierite	MgAl₆BSi₃O₁₇(OH)	982	843	6

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Mo-00039	982	944		Rb-Sr						Yes			Mo	2456	Froland, Aust-Agder, Norway		Baadsgaard et al. (1984)		NGT64_111
	Mo-00040	943	843	893±50	Rb-Sr						Yes		Molybdenite	Mo	2456	Froland, Aust-Agder, Norway	Froland	Baadsgaard et al. (1984)		NGT64_111

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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