Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Hordaland, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1700
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1500

mindat Locality ID: 17465
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17465.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hordaland, Norway": 223
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 152

Number of Child Localities: 31
Child Localities:
Askøy
Austevoll
Austrheim
Bergen
Bømlo
Eidfjord
Etne
Fitjar
Fjell
Fusa
Kvam
Kvinnherad
Lindås
Masfjorden
Meland
Modalen
Odda
Osterøy
Øygarden
Radøy
Samnanger
Sotra Island
Stord
Stord Island
Sund
Sveio
Tysnes
Ullensvang
Ulvik
Vaksdal
Voss

Latitude: 60°11'22"N
Longitude: 5°44'41"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.189444444444,5.7447222222222

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 As Au B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pt S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApophylliteArsenopyriteAxiniteBerylBrochantiteBrookiteCalcite
ChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChevkiniteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopiapiteCopperCorundumCubanite
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGmeliniteGypsumHalotrichiteHeulanditeHexahydrite
IronMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PalygorskitePentlanditePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScapoliteSmectite-vermiculite
SphaleriteSpinelStilpnomelaneTalcTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineVesuvianiteZircon

88 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Axinite-(Mn)  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Corundum  (*)Datolite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gmelinite-Ca  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Heulandite-Ca  (*)
Heulandite-K  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)Isocubanite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Meionite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nagyágite  (*)Nickelhexahydrite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Palygorskite  (*)Paragonite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Schorl  (*)Schreibersite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Siderotil  (*)Silver  (*)
Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Taenite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Troilite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Violarite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
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)2291711,918923419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)170015001891705,91732,91733,91746,91775,91779,91788,91789,91790,91791,91792,91794,91811,91840,91870,91885,91888,918928803
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O191765272
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O791703,91711,91774,91833,91837,91844,918921627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2170015001691736,91788,91789,91790,91792,91797,91798,91799,91801,91803,91805,91806,91880,91890,91893,918952162
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2291720,917253092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS291700,918749052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61918762060
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2891715,91732,91756,91847,91878,91884,91888,91892260
Axinite-(Mn)  (*)AxiniteCa4Mn2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)219188388
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18291678,917154286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41918515516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61917251633
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO217001500891789,91791,91792,91793,91803,91880,91893,91895700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)170015003391674,91676,91693,91698,91703,91704,91708,91711,91720,91723,91725,91727,91732,91752,91774,91779,91784,91792,91797,91800,91803,91833,91844,91853,91856,91858,91861,91868,91873,91883,91892,91893,9189527770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21917465171
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O291765,91851925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21591712,91720,91725,91726,91727,91783,91784,91785,91812,91813,91817,91851,91854,91880,9189227198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41918763902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81918261756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)391841,91888,918921025
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O191765382
Copper  (*)CopperCu1918763846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31916851797
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)191892498
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2391760,91804,918769895
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)191746520
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6191876944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1591675,91678,91680,91705,91733,91752,91773,91774,91775,91781,91825,91831,91832,91837,918608173
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O191892303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2891674,91676,91749,91856,91861,91868,91871,918929617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS491720,91725,91726,9172724243
Gmelinite-Ca  (*)GmeliniteCa2(Si8Al4)O24·11H2O391713,91825,9183420
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)17001500491788,91792,91880,918947437
Gold  (*)CopperAu1391720,91721,91722,91723,91724,91725,91726,91727,91728,91729,91730,91731,9176730554
Graphite  (*)NoneC291854,918762812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1917656890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O291765,91851409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3791698,91762,91777,91798,91803,91842,9188014640
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O191822246
Heulandite-K  (*)Heulandite(K,Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O19182832
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O191765251
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3491740,91741,91767,918045433
Iron  (*)IronFe1918761089
Isocubanite  (*)Sphalerite CubaniteCuFe2S3191876191
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4391677,91775,918021507
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O491688,91712,91784,918921271
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1918761487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4791718,91720,91725,91777,91842,91854,9187614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2391720,91784,9185112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21916985674
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)191713176
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS217001500391735,91789,918745800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)191746945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1917461508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2791705,91746,91752,91775,91811,91867,9187017380
Nagyágite  (*)None[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)319172067
Nickelhexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteNi(SO4)·6H2O19181837
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O170015001917922994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)291799,918802349
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O291883,91892306
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2191811247
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8591812,91814,91815,91816,918171512
Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4MgFe3+2Ti2O8(Si2O7)2291838,9183946
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21917052273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2491677,91844,91887,918921898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2170015004291676,91699,91710,91716,91717,91718,91720,91721,91722,91723,91724,91725,91726,91727,91750,91752,91759,91763,91777,91784,91788,91789,91790,91791,91792,91800,91812,91816,91818,91833,91840,91842,91851,91852,91854,91858,91861,91880,91892,91893,91894,9189539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8891804,91814,91815,91816,91817,91854,91876,918929056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2170015006891674,91676,91698,91716,91718,91720,91721,91722,91723,91724,91725,91726,91727,91728,91730,91731,91732,91733,91746,91752,91755,91759,91762,91763,91767,91769,91773,91780,91783,91784,91785,91788,91789,91790,91791,91792,91793,91794,91796,91797,91799,91800,91803,91805,91808,91831,91832,91837,91843,91844,91851,91854,91860,91861,91862,91863,91864,91867,91868,91870,91871,91880,91881,91888,91892,91893,91894,9189561156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2170015001291698,91720,91777,91788,91789,91790,91791,91792,91793,91794,91797,918815614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1917462705
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P191876374
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O191713390
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O19176584
Silver  (*)CopperAg291720,917275186
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2191812337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS791720,91725,91727,91854,91868,91871,9189221482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O191854456
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)191876703
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2391759,91760,918043337
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S391720,91725,91727510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13291720,917275317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1791696,91743,91777,91779,91800,91803,91826,91832,91838,91840,91842,91844,91854,91880,91885,91892,918944899
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1918761044
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10291681,916821395
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4291812,91813380
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)391689,91690,916915251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)491705,91775,91811,918401025



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
Giersdorf_00000197170015001700-1500 Crustal accretion event      2477Hardangervidda West, Odda, Hordaland, NorwayHardangervidda TerraneStein & Bingen (2002)10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.204.01.20GSLSP204_319Crustal accretion event in the Hardangervidda


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