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Locality Name:
Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 967
Youngest recorded age at locality: 960

mindat Locality ID: 23233
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23233.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Heftetjern Pegmatite
Høydalen (Høydalen Seter)
Kleppen
Kleppsvatn
Skarsfjell Pegmatite (Skardsfjell)

Latitude: 59°9'47"N
Longitude: 8°45'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.163055555556,8.7577777777778
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 B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb REE S Sc Si Sn Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAllaniteAmorphousAmphiboleAragoniteArsenicBastnäsiteBaveniteBerylBismutite
BrookiteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumDiasporeEpidote
FeldsparFluoceriteFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGraftoniteHellanditeKristianseniteLepidocrociteMatlockite
MicaMilariteMolybdeniteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPectolitePhenakitePyriteQuartz
RhodoniteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelStilpnomelaneTengerite
ThortveititeTitaniteTopazTourmalineZircon

80 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Agakhanovite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)
Bazzite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Beusite  (*)Bismoclite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bohseite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cascandite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Cerussite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Fluocerite-(Ce)  (*)
Fluor-schorl  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Heftetjernite  (*)Hellandite-(Y)  (*)Helvine  (*)Hingganite-(Ce)  (*)
Hingganite-(Y)  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Kamphaugite-(Y)  (*)
Kristiansenite  (*)Kuliokite-(Y)  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Milarite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nontronite  (*)Oftedalite  (*)Opal  (*)Phenakite  (*)Plattnerite  (*)
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Polylithionite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Rynersonite  (*)Scandiobabingtonite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderophyllite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Synchysite-(Y)  (*)Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)Tengerite-(Y)  (*)
Thorite  (*)Thortveitite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Trilithionite  (*)
Tveitite-(Y)  (*)Uedaite-(Ce)  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Yttrotantalite-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)29679671936503419
Agakhanovite-(Y)  (*)MilariteYCa   2KBe3Si12O309679671936503
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)967960393650,93651,936548803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)967960293650,93651706
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F960960193651304
Bazzite  (*)BerylBe3(Sc,Fe3+,Mg)2Si6O18·Na0.32·nH2O967960293650,9365151
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2967960293650,93651606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18967960493650,93651,93652,936544286
Beusite  (*)GraftoniteMn2+Mn2+2(PO4)296096019365139
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl96796719365071
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi9679671936501966
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)967967193650716
Bohseite  (*)BaveniteCa4Be3+xAl1-xSi9O25-x(OH)3+x (x = 0 to 1)967960293650,936515
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2967967193650700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)967960393650,93651,9365427770
Cascandite  (*)PectoliteCaScSi3O8(OH)9679671936506
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2967960493650,93651,93653,936545171
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO296096019365194
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)9679671936504979
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)89679671936501756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)9609601936511025
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)9679671936508173
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6967960193654414
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4960960193651196
Fluocerite-(Ce)  (*)FluoceriteCeF3967960293651,9365445
Fluor-schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F96096019365125
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2967960393650,93651,936549617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2967960293650,93651163
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4967967193650445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS96796719365024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)9609601936517437
Heftetjernite  (*)ColumbiteScTaO49679671936501
Hellandite-(Y)  (*)Hellandite(Ca,REE)4Y2Al   2(B4Si4O22)(OH)296796719365018
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S967967193650237
Hingganite-(Ce)  (*)GadoliniteBeCe(SiO4)(OH)96796719365013
Hingganite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteBeY(SiO4)(OH)967960293650,9365155
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3967960293650,936515433
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O2967960293650,93654148
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O967960293650,9365199
Kamphaugite-(Y)  (*)NoneCaY(CO3)2(OH)·H2O967960293651,9365428
Kristiansenite  (*)KristianseniteCa4Sc2Sn2(Si2O7)2(Si2O6OH)29679671936506
Kuliokite-(Y)  (*)NoneY4Al(SiO4)2(OH)2F59609601936513
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O9609601936511271
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)960960193651581
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O496796719365014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)967960393650,93651,936544924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O967960293650,93651156
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2967960293650,936545800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)967960293650,93651945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2967960393650,93651,9365417380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O967967193650471
Oftedalite  (*)MilariteKSc2   2Be3Si12O309679671936501
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O9679671936502994
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)967967193650326
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO2967967193650158
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6967967193650121
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F296096019365189
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2967960393650,93651,9365439462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2967960393650,93651,9365461156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2967960293650,936545614
Rynersonite  (*)AeschyniteCaTa2O696796719365014
Scandiobabingtonite  (*)Rhodonite(Ca,Na)2(Fe2+,Mn)(Sc,Fe3+)Si5O14(OH)9679671936503
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)967960293650,936512705
Siderophyllite  (*)MicaKFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)296096019365192
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3967960393650,93651,936541214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS96796019365421482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O967967193650456
Synchysite-(Y)  (*)NoneCaY(CO3)2F96096019365155
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O696796719365099
Tengerite-(Y)  (*)TengeriteY2(CO3)3·2-3H2O96096019365124
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)9679671936501006
Thortveitite  (*)ThortveititeSc2Si2O796796719365054
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O9679671936504899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2967960293651,936541476
Trilithionite  (*)MicaKLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F296096019365128
Tveitite-(Y)  (*)None(Y,Na)6(Ca,Na,REE)12(Ca,Na)F429609601936518
Uedaite-(Ce)  (*)EpidoteMn2+CeAl2Fe2+(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)9679671936508
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)960960193651939
Yttrotantalite-(Y)  (*)Columbite(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)496096019365151
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)967960393650,93651,936545251


2 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
Jen_0000020960960960        23233Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, NorwayTordal GraniteČerný (1991)10.1016/0301-9268(91)90111-MPR51_429 
Be-00014967967967  high    Bazzite, OftedaliteBe2517Heftetjern Pegmatite, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway Andersen et al. (2007) NGUB440_5 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R040138Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R040138
R090022Heftetjern Pegmatite, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R090022

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