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Locality Name:
Moss, Østfold, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 23461
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23461.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Moss, Østfold, Norway": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 13

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Dillingøya (Dillingö)
Gullholmen
Jeløya
Moss Meteorite
Moss Quarry (Skolt Quarry)
Mosseveien

Latitude: 59°26'20"N
Longitude: 10°40'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.438888888889,10.669166666667

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 Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Ta Ti U Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cu F Fe Mo Na O Pb S Si Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAnalcimeBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundum
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteIronMicaMilariteMolybdeniteMonaziteNatroliteNone
Not in a structural groupOlivinePerovskitePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSpinel
TitaniteTopazTridymiteZircon

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Analcime  (*)Augite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Copper  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Iron  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Milarite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Samarskite-(Y)  (*)
Spinel  (*)Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Troilite  (*)
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
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)192818706
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1928191627
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61928142060
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18292811,928184286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)492813,92814,92815,9281927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6292804,92818518
Copper  (*)CopperCu392813,92814,928153846
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1928198173
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4492806,92808,92811,92812196
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1928171188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31928175433
Iron  (*)IronFe1928171089
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1928141271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1928184924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O192818156
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)192804945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219281817380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O1928191236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)192817884
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3192817495
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21928141898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2292815,9281861156
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O8392806,92810,92818353
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41928171934
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O619280799
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1928184899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1928171044
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)192804939
Yttrotantalite-(Y)  (*)Columbite(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4292805,9280751
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251



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