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Locality Name:
Norsjö, Västerbotten County, Sweden

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 23456
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23456.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Norsjö, Västerbotten County, Sweden": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Bjurfors
Bjurliden
Bjurträsk
Holmtjärn Mine
Kedträsk Mine
Maurliden
Maurliden Östra
Mensträsk
Njuggträskliden
Östra Högkulla Mine
Udden Mine

Latitude: 65°0'14"N
Longitude: 19°35'31"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 65.003888888889,19.591944444444
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 C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Ir K Mg Ni O Pb Pd S Sb Si Sn Te Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleAndalusiteArsenicArsenopyriteBerylBournoniteChalcopyriteClayCobaltite
CopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteMarcasiteMeloniteMicaNickelineNonePentlandite
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStaurolite
SulphurTetrahedriteValleriiteWurtzite

52 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)
Antimony  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Freibergite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Gudmundite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Maucherite  (*)Melonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stannite  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Sudburyite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Valleriite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1890184411129592793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21890184411129643419
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO525005412112957,1129581310
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)225005412112958,112964718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4189018441112964708
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb189018441112961363
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS25005416112955,112957,112959,112961,112962,1129669052
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1125005414112959,112960,112961,112963843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3195018443112957,112959,1129611089
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2250054110112954,112955,112958,112959,112960,112961,112962,112963,112964,11296627198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41890184411129643902
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS189018441112964966
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18250054111129581008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1890184411129594165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3189018441112964802
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12195019501112957663
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4195019501112957445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS25005417112955,112957,112959,112960,112961,112962,11296624243
Gold  (*)CopperAu25005412112956,11295930554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1890184411129642812
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS189018443112959,112961,112962170
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O318901844111295914640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31890184411129645433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS189018441112964154
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14189018441112961784
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)189018441112964451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418901844111296414899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21890184411129595674
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As8189018441112964161
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2189018441112964207
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)225005412112954,11295917380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs189018441112964633
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS189018441112964767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81890184411129641512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21890184411129642273
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3189018441112961733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3189018443112959,112961,1129621425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2250054110112954,112955,112956,112957,112959,112961,112962,112964,112965,11296639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8250054111112955,112957,112958,112959,112960,112961,112962,112963,112964,112965,1129669056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2189018442112959,11296261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21890184411129595614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)18791871.211129634894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS250054110112954,112955,112957,112958,112959,112961,112962,112963,112964,11296521482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4250054111129581934
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4189018441112959668
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)25005411112958978
Sudburyite  (*)NickelinePdSb18901844111296446
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1950195011129572045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13189018443112959,112961,1129625317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21890184411129642562
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]189018441112959237
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4189018441112964380


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000487The Sikträsk granite body is located south of the ore-bearing parts of the Skellefte Mining District.
Giersdorf_00000488The Sikträsk granite body is located south of the ore-bearing parts of the Skellefte Mining District.
Giersdorf_00000489The Sikträsk granite body is located south of the ore-bearing parts of the Skellefte Mining District.
Giersdorf_00000490The Sikträsk granite body is located south of the ore-bearing parts of the Skellefte Mining District.
Giersdorf_00000491The Sikträsk granite body is located south of the ore-bearing parts of the Skellefte Mining District.
Giersdorf_00000504The Petikträsk mass flow sample represents a weakly altered felsic mass flow found in the deepest parts of the Skellefte mining district's stratigraphy.
Giersdorf_00000505The Petikträsk mass flow sample represents a weakly altered felsic mass flow found in the deepest parts of the Skellefte mining district's stratigraphy.
Giersdorf_00000506The Petikträsk mass flow sample represents a weakly altered felsic mass flow found in the deepest parts of the Skellefte mining district's stratigraphy.
Giersdorf_00000507The Petikträsk mass flow sample represents a weakly altered felsic mass flow found in the deepest parts of the Skellefte mining district's stratigraphy.
Giersdorf_00000508The Petikträsk mass flow sample represents a weakly altered felsic mass flow found in the deepest parts of the Skellefte mining district's stratigraphy.
Giersdorf_00000509The Vargfors group is a series of supracrustal rocks that overlie the Skellefte group with no major unconformity.
Giersdorf_00000510The Vargfors group is a series of supracrustal rocks that overlie the Skellefte group with no major unconformity.
Giersdorf_00000511The Vargfors group is a series of supracrustal rocks that overlie the Skellefte group with no major unconformity.
Giersdorf_00000512The Vargfors group is a series of supracrustal rocks that overlie the Skellefte group with no major unconformity.
Giersdorf_00000513The Vargfors group is a series of supracrustal rocks that overlie the Skellefte group with no major unconformity.
Giersdorf_00000514The Vargfors group is a series of supracrustal rocks that overlie the Skellefte group with no major unconformity.


22 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
vms-009212500541Proterozoic        46414Bjurfors Mine (Östra Bjurfors), Bjurfors, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenBjurforsMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-0092219501950Proterozoic       S10731Bjurliden, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenBjurlidenMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-009232500541Proterozoic        46412Bjurträsk, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenBjurtraskMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
Giersdorf_00000504184618461846U-Pb  94016  Zircon 10734Holmtjärn Mine, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenPetikträsk mass flowBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000505189018901890U-PbAge of this sample is suspected to be a minimum crystallization age for the Petikträsk mass flow. 94016  Zircon 10734Holmtjärn Mine, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenPetikträsk mass flowBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000506185718571857U-Pb  94016  Zircon 10734Holmtjärn Mine, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenPetikträsk mass flowBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000507184418441844U-Pb  94016  Zircon 10734Holmtjärn Mine, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenPetikträsk mass flowBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000508185018441847±3U-PbThe age of 1847±3 is acquired by discarding the 1890 result and using the best fit line of the concordia. This is done because it gives a deviating age from the rest of the sample and is strongly reverse discordant in contrast to the other samples. It dohigh 94016  Zircon 10734Holmtjärn Mine, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenPetikträsk mass flowBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054Intercept age for the Pb206/207 concordia of 3 of the above entries, ignoring the 1890 result.
vms-009282500541Proterozoic        18577Kedträsk Mine, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenKedtraskMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
Giersdorf_00000509187918791879U-Pb  94017  Zircon 27274Mensträsk, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenVargfors ignimbriteBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000510187318731873U-Pb  94017  Zircon 27274Mensträsk, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenVargfors ignimbriteBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000511187318731873U-Pb  94017  Zircon 27274Mensträsk, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenVargfors ignimbriteBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000512187618761876U-Pb  94017  Zircon 27274Mensträsk, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenVargfors ignimbriteBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000513187218721872U-Pb  94017  Zircon 27274Mensträsk, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenVargfors ignimbriteBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_000005141878.61871.21874.9±3.7U-Pb high 94017  Zircon 27274Mensträsk, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenVargfors ignimbriteBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054Intercept age for the Pb206/207 concordia
vms-009392500541Proterozoic        207878Östra Högkulla Mine, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenOstra HogkullaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-009532500541Proterozoic        45920Udden Mine, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, SwedenUddenMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
Giersdorf_00000487185018501850U-Pb  91015 YesZircon 18581Petiknäs Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, SwedenSikträsk granite bodyBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000488185218521852U-Pb  91015 YesZircon 18581Petiknäs Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, SwedenSikträsk granite bodyBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000489185118511851U-Pb  91015 YesZircon 18581Petiknäs Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, SwedenSikträsk granite bodyBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_00000490184418441844U-Pb  91015 YesZircon 18581Petiknäs Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, SwedenSikträsk granite bodyBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054 
Giersdorf_000004911862.91845.11854±8.9U-Pb high 91015 YesZircon 18581Petiknäs Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, SwedenSikträsk granite bodyBillstrom et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054EG91_1054Intercept age for the Pb206/207 concordia

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-178Bjurliden, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, Swedenhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-176-to-fkm-200/#FKM-178

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