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Locality Name:
Bygland, Aust-Agder, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 219705
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-219705.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bygland, Aust-Agder, Norway": 17
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Åraksbø
Bukkenapen
Grådåsheii
Hamre Copper Mine
Haugetveit
Hovatn Hydropower Tunnel
Hovatnet
Klepp
Lande
Neset
Ose
Rangastøyl
Rosevallfjell
Skomedal
Vassend Feldspar Quarry
Vreistebakken

Latitude: 58°52'29"N
Longitude: 7°45'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.874722222222,7.7502777777778

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 Au C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneApatiteArsenopyriteBrochantiteCalciteChabaziteClayClinozoisiteCopper
CorundumDiasporeEpidoteFluoriteGypsumHeulanditeMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteQuartzRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelStilbiteTitaniteZircon

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allophane  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Djurleite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Heulandite-Ca  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Langite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Schröckingerite  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)189881706
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O189881470
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1898949052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6189881919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21898815509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41898815516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61898811633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)289881,8988827770
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O189881310
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1898815707
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1898813531
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16189881300
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)389881,89883,898928173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F289881,898922740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21898889617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1898817437
Gold  (*)CopperAu18988130554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1898816890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O318988114640
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O189881246
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31898925433
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O189881593
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1898811271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418988114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)218988112537
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1898811508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218988117380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2289881,8988839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2689881,89883,89888,89889,89892,8989461156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21898815614
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O189881128
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O189881268
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O289881,898924899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1898815251



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