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Locality Name:
Overntjern, Modum, Buskerud, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 241323
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-241323.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Overntjern, Modum, Buskerud, Norway": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Mica Prospect
Overntjern Quarry

Latitude: 59°57'1"N
Longitude: 9°52'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.950277777778,9.8691666666667
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 C Ca F Fe H K Mg O P Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BruciteCalciteChloriteClayCorundumEllenbergeriteFairfielditeGarnetMicaNone
Not in a structural groupPyroxeneTalc

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Althausite  (*)Brucite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Collinsite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phosphoellenbergerite  (*)
Pyrope  (*)Talc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Althausite  (*)Not in a structural groupMg4(PO4)2(OH,O)(F,   )1912735
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2191273462
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81912731756
Collinsite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(PO4)2·2H2O19127338
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21912739895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6191273944
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3291272,9127314640
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1912731487
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219127217380
Phosphoellenbergerite  (*)Ellenbergerite(Mg,   )2Mg12(PO4,PO3OH)6(PO3OH,CO3)2(OH)61912736
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3191273341
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21912733337


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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