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Locality Name:
Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 23454
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23454.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway": 162
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 105

Number of Child Localities: 25
Child Localities:
Årdal
Askvoll
Aurland
Balestrand
Eid
Fjaler
Flora
Førde
Gaular
Gloppen
Gulen
Hornindal
Høyanger
Hyllestad
Jølster
Lærdal
Leikanger
Luster
Naustdal
Nordfjord
Selje
Stryn
Sunnfjord
Vågsøy
Vik

Latitude: 61°24'52"N
Longitude: 6°13'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 61.414444444444,6.2188888888889

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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O Os P Pb Pd Pt S Sb Sc Si Sr Ta Te Th Ti U Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteApophylliteAuricuprideAxiniteBaryteBastnäsite
BerylBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopper
CorundumDiamondDiasporeEpidoteEttringiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHeulandite
MalachiteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineParisite
PentlanditePerovskitePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRutileScapoliteScheelite
Smectite-vermiculiteSpinelStauroliteTalcTitaniteTourmalineTridymiteUllmanniteZircon

124 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)
Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Azurite  (*)Babingtonite  (*)Barroisite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bazzite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Coesite  (*)
Copper  (*)Corundum  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dalyite  (*)
Davidsmithite  (*)Diamond  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dypingite  (*)
Eastonite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Ferro-taramite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Geikielite  (*)
Geversite  (*)Giorgiosite  (*)Glaucophane  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite-Sr  (*)Ice  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Jadeite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lisetite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Margarite  (*)Marialite  (*)
Michenerite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nesquehonite  (*)Nybøite  (*)Omphacite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Osmium  (*)Paragonite  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Piemontite  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Preiswerkite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Saponite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scolecite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Silver  (*)Spessartine  (*)Spinel  (*)Staurolite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)
Talc  (*)Taramite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Thaumasite  (*)Thorite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Troilite  (*)Tschermakite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)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)2693399,93440,93445,93485,93495,935093419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61934721022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6193472286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)993379,93388,93393,93397,93424,93469,93486,93496,935098803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)193445706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3593382,93452,93472,93475,934932353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2393422,93436,935092162
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)793374,93419,93428,93481,93482,93483,934961588
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1933721036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2193445718
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2293455,93496260
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21933495509
Babingtonite  (*)RhodoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)293380,93482161
Barroisite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg3Al2)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2393456,93472,9350049
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)493367,93374,93393,9342811547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F193445304
Bazzite  (*)BerylBe3(Sc,Fe3+,Mg)2Si6O18·Na0.32·nH2O19339351
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18393438,93445,934844286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4993350,93352,93354,93355,93357,93358,93359,93360,933615516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61933491633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1593367,93370,93371,93374,93381,93388,93393,93397,93426,93428,93454,93483,93496,93501,9350927770
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2193367309
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O293349,93360925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S593350,93357,93358,93359,935095707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2693352,93355,93358,93361,93374,9344527198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41934403902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1935093531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8293488,935091756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)293445,935051025
Coesite  (*)Not in a structural groupSiO2593465,93467,93475,93477,9350177
Copper  (*)CopperCu293349,933543846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3593409,93470,93472,93474,934761797
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2293413,93460327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O293349,933542970
Dalyite  (*)NoneK2ZrSi6O1519336715
Davidsmithite  (*)Tridymite(Ca,   )2Na6Al8Si8O321934721
Diamond  (*)DiamondC193501697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6393381,93467,935004135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2393457,93467,935019895
Dypingite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O19338550
Eastonite  (*)MicaKAlMg2(Si2Al2)O10(OH)219347211
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6593377,93409,93413,93445,93467944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1993372,93374,93379,93403,93417,93418,93424,93429,93431,93445,93472,93481,93483,93484,93485,93491,93494,93495,934968173
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6193433414
Ferro-taramite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Fe2+3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21934721
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1934452740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O193486303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2593374,93393,93403,93428,934839617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1933771188
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO319347270
Geversite  (*)PyritePtSb219350838
Giorgiosite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O19338513
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2193391286
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)393374,93496,935097437
Gold  (*)CopperAu393359,93360,9350830554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3293374,934751544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O393374,93428,934826890
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2193492209
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S2193508205
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31193374,93376,93393,93401,93410,93412,93424,93429,93445,93472,9350914640
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O393348,93445,93455246
Heulandite-Sr  (*)Heulandite(Sr,Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72·24H2O1934459
Ice  (*)Amorphous TridymiteH2O19345059
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3593385,93422,93445,93452,934725433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS193508154
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe193508128
Jadeite  (*)PyroxeneNaAlSi2O6193460154
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41093409,93463,93469,93472,93476,93478,93484,93490,93501,935051507
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O493374,93428,93430,934451271
Lisetite  (*)NoneNa2CaAl4(SiO4)41934721
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)393467,93500,935091487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4793374,93385,93393,93424,93428,93445,9347214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2293445,9350912537
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2393470,93472,93474168
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl193503139
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe193508114
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1933674924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2393349,93374,934055800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)193445945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O293445,934481508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22693368,93374,93376,93379,93388,93391,93393,93397,93399,93408,93412,93420,93422,93423,93428,93429,93445,93457,93472,93475,93477,93488,93492,93493,93501,9350517380
Nesquehonite  (*)NoneMg(CO3)·3H2O19338580
Nybøite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg3Al2)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2293472,935008
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O61393368,93391,93456,93457,93469,93475,93477,93480,93485,93490,93493,93500,93505229
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1934242994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1933742349
Osmium  (*)NoneOs193508169
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2593388,93397,93458,93472,93505247
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O193374144
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F2193445112
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81935081512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2393367,93445,934672273
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)193454260
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6193445121
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2393445,93485,934961898
Preiswerkite  (*)MicaNaAlMg2(Si2Al2)O10(OH)219347214
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21693353,93362,93363,93364,93365,93374,93404,93405,93425,93428,93445,93448,93486,93495,93496,9350939462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3193472244
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81935099056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23393368,93374,93376,93393,93403,93407,93409,93410,93412,93416,93417,93422,93428,93432,93445,93457,93466,93467,93472,93475,93477,93480,93481,93484,93485,93486,93488,93490,93494,93496,93501,93505,9350961156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22293374,93376,93393,93409,93412,93422,93423,93429,93445,93455,93456,93457,93468,93472,93475,93477,93480,93482,93484,93500,93501,935095614
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O193367301
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)293445,934882705
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O193445390
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51934901516
Silver  (*)CopperAg1933545186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31934451214
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4293385,934691934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)193472978
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F293376,93393232
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2293505,935083337
Taramite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2293472,9350010
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1933491101
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O593374,93379,93415,93482,93496183
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1934451006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1393374,93393,93401,93417,93428,93445,93472,93480,93485,93496,93504,93506,935094899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21935092562
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1934411044
Tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)219346273
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2293374,935082718
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41933931655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)293393,93445939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)693374,93445,93465,93468,93472,935015251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1393388,93397,93429,93469,93472,93475,93476,93477,93480,93485,93493,93501,935051025



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-34Nordfjord, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norwayhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-26-to-fkm-50/#FKM-34


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