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Locality Name:
Øyestad, Arendal Iron Mines, Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 223949
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-223949.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Øyestad, Arendal Iron Mines, Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway": 23
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Bråstad Fe Mines
Kjenli Mines
Klodeborg Mines
Lerestvedt Mines
Løddesøl
Nødebro Mine (Nøddebro)
Rannekleiv Mine
Solborg Mines
Undisclosed Pegmatite

Latitude: 58°26'15"N
Longitude: 8°42'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.4375,8.7063888888889
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 B Be C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeApophylliteAxiniteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopper
CorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetHumiteMarcasiteMica
NatroliteNickelineNoneOlivinePerovskitePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodonite
RutileScapoliteSkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelStilbiteTitaniteTourmalineVesuvianiteZircon

46 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Axinite-(Mn)  (*)Babingtonite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Cahnite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)
Clinohumite  (*)Datolite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Groutite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Marialite  (*)Mesolite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Nickeline  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)
Scolecite  (*)Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Stellerite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1897328803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O289735,897361627
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2189721260
Axinite-(Mn)  (*)AxiniteCa4Mn2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)218973588
Babingtonite  (*)RhodoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)489717,89732,89733,89737161
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181897374286
Cahnite  (*)ZirconCa2B(AsO4)(OH)418972313
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)889717,89721,89723,89733,89734,89735,89736,8973727770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2289721,8973427198
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4189739321
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2189717236
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)389721,89723,89735498
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6389723,89734,897354135
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)189717648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)789717,89732,89733,89734,89735,89736,897378173
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O189736303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21897359617
Graphite  (*)NoneC1897342812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3289721,897231544
Groutite  (*)DiasporeMn3+O(OH)18972372
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31897355433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4489721,89723,89732,8973714899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21897345674
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl189734139
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O189736425
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1897344924
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs189735633
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1897352349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21897342273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21897351898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2489721,89723,89732,8973439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81897349056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2389717,89721,8973461156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21897345614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1897212705
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O189736390
Silver  (*)CopperAg1897355186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3189732531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS289717,8972321482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41897231934
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O189736189
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O489717,89734,89735,897374899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21897342562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101897351395
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)489723,89732,89734,897375251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1897231025


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