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Locality Name:
Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 212300
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-212300.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Glemmen
Kråkerøy

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 Be C Ca Ce Fe H K Mn Na Nb O P S Si Ta Th Ti U Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerylCalciteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparGarnet
MicaNonePyriteQuartzSpinelTitaniteZircon

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)
Goethite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Spessartine  (*)Titanite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1927658803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181927634286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)19276527770
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1927658173
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6192765414
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1927657437
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31927655433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O419276514899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1927654924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219276517380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS219276539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO219276561156
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31927651214
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1927654899
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)192765939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1927655251



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