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Locality Name:
Malerød, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 294
Youngest recorded age at locality: 294

mindat Locality ID: 236059
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-236059.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Malerød, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
E18 Roadcuts
Malerød Quarry
Midtfjellet Quarry (Mellomfyllet Quarry)
Vardåsen Quarry (Vardaasen Quarry; Vardasen Quarry)

Latitude: 59°4'47"N
Longitude: 9°56'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.079722222222,9.9430555555556
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 As B Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sr Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAncyliteApatiteApophylliteArsenopyriteBastnäsiteBrookiteCalcite
CancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteCatapleiiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumCristobaliteDiaspore
EpidoteEttringiteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGaidonnayiteGarnetLepidocrociteMicaMolybdenite
NatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSodalite
SphaleriteSpinelTitaniteTourmalineTridymiteWöhleriteZirconZirconolite

65 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)
Andradite  (*)Annite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Behoite  (*)
Berborite  (*)Böhmite  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Catapleiite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)
Datolite  (*)Epididymite  (*)Epidote  (*)Eudidymite  (*)Fayalite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Ce)  (*)Gaidonnayite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gonnardite  (*)Hambergite  (*)
Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)Hilairite  (*)Hochelagaite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Luinaite-(OH)  (*)Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Meliphanite  (*)Micheelsenite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Nordstrandite  (*)Opal  (*)Paranatrolite  (*)Petarasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Wöhlerite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O62942941948191022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)294294494817,94818,94819,948208803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O294294494817,94818,94819,948201627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2294294294819,948202162
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O294294394818,94819,9482092
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3294294294819,948201534
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2294294294817,94819356
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS294294294817,948199052
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F294294294817,94820304
Behoite  (*)CristobaliteBe(OH)2294294294817,9481924
Berborite  (*)NoneBe2(BO3)(OH)·H2O29429419481711
Böhmite  (*)LepidocrociteAlO(OH)294294194817195
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)294294194819115
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2294294194819700
Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite(Ce,Ca,Sr)(CO3)(OH,H2O)29429419481946
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)294294494817,94818,94819,9482027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O294294194819232
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O294294294819,94820113
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS229429419481927198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8294294194819577
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)294294194820498
Epididymite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Be2Si6O15·H2O294294294819,9482070
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2942941948198173
Eudidymite  (*)NoneNa2Be2Si6O15·H2O29429419482042
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)294294194818371
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2942941948192740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O294294194819303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22942941948179617
Gadolinite-(Ce)  (*)GadoliniteCe2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2294294294819,9482031
Gaidonnayite  (*)GaidonnayiteNa2ZrSi3O9·2H2O294294294819,9482021
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS294294294817,9481924243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3294294194817504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2942941948207437
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O294294394818,94819,94820167
Hambergite  (*)NoneBe2(BO3)(OH)29429419481981
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S294294294819,94820237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3294294294817,9481914640
Hilairite  (*)NoneNa2ZrSi3O9·3H2O29429419481918
Hochelagaite  (*)NoneCaNb4O11·8H2O294294294819,948209
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32942941948195433
Luinaite-(OH)  (*)Tourmaline(Na,   )(Fe2+,Mg)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)42942941948199
Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2294294294817,9482080
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4294294294817,9481914899
Meliphanite  (*)NoneCa4(Na,Ca)4Be4AlSi7O24(F,O)4294294294819,9482044
Micheelsenite  (*)Ettringite(Ca,Y)3Al(PO3OH)(CO3)(OH)6·12H2O2942941948194
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)294294394817,94819,948204924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2294294394817,94819,948205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)229429419482017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O294294494817,94818,94819,948201236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)294294394817,94819,94820884
Nordstrandite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3294294294817,9481964
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2942941948202994
Paranatrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O29429419481919
Petarasite  (*)NoneNa5Zr2Si6O18(Cl,OH)·2H2O2942941948196
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2294294294817,9481939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82942941948199056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO229429419481961156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2942941948192705
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl294294294817,94819444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS294294294817,9481921482
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)2942941948191006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O294294294819,948204899
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)429429419481783
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)294294294817,948195251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O7294294194819140


1 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
Be-00062294294294  high   YesGugiaiteBe146895Thorstein Quarry, Brunlanes, Larvik, Vestfold, NorwayLarvik plutonic complex, NorwayLarsen (2010) BOOK_LHGPM_2010 

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