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Locality Name:
Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, Sweden

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1804
Youngest recorded age at locality: 521

mindat Locality ID: 24154
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24154.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, Sweden": 32
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 22

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Alnö
Baggböle
Hässjö
Järkvissle
Nolsby
Stugholmen
Töva
Tynderö
Västanå

Latitude: 62°36'34"N
Longitude: 17°11'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 62.609444444444,17.196111111111
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 Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Ta Th Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAllaniteAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteAphthitaliteAragoniteArsenolampriteArsenopyrite
BaddeleyiteBaryteBerylBrookiteBruciteCalciteCalzirtiteCancriniteChalcopyriteChlorite
ClayColumbiteCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHarmotome
MarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePectolite
PentlanditePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhabdophaneRocksaltRutileSerpentineSphalerite
SpinelTalcTitaniteTridymiteValleriiteVivianiteWollastoniteWöhleriteZircon

99 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)
Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Annite  (*)
Antigorite  (*)Aphthitalite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Baddeleyite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Brockite  (*)Brookite  (*)
Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calzirtite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Celestine  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Ferro-richterite  (*)Fersmite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halite  (*)Hanksite  (*)Harmotome  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Herzenbergite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaersutite  (*)Kalicinite  (*)
Kimzeyite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Monticellite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nahcolite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Pargasite  (*)Pectolite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Periclase  (*)Perovskite  (*)
Petalite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Portlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Richterite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorlomite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Spodumene  (*)Strontianite  (*)Sylvite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tazheranite  (*)Thénardite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Triphylite  (*)Valleriite  (*)Violarite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Wöhlerite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Xonotlite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6594.152111130761022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6594.15771113077286
Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6594.1521111307643
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)18045212113076,1131008803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)594.15211113076706
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O594.15772113086,1130941627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2594.157711130822162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO511130971310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3594.15773113076,113086,1130921534
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2594.15771113092356
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4594.15211113076708
Aphthitalite  (*)AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)2594.1521111307677
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)594.157711130903250
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2594.15772113083,113092295
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS594.152111130769052
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2594.1585.32113076,113094238
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)594.15774113076,113084,113091,11309911547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1818041796.811131004286
Brockite  (*)Rhabdophane(Ca,Th,Ce)(PO4)·H2O111310448
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2594.15211113076700
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2594.15211113076462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)594.15778113081,113091,113093,113094,113095,113099,113102,11310627770
Calzirtite  (*)CalzirtiteCa2Zr5Ti2O16594.15772113076,11309332
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O594.15211113076232
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO218041796.811131005171
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)594.152111130761252
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2594.1521111307627198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4594.152111130763902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8594.152111130761756
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6594.157711130924135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2594.15772113076,1130929895
Ferro-richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2594.1521111307630
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O6594.15773113076,113079,11310383
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F594.152111130762740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2594.15774113080,113084,113091,1130999617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)594.152111130761188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS111310624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)594.157711130917437
Graphite  (*)NoneC594.152111130762812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11130996890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl594.152111130761398
Hanksite  (*)NoneKNa22(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl594.1521111307612
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O594.15212113076,113104290
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2594.15771113077209
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3594.15772113080,11310314640
Herzenbergite  (*)ArsenolampriteSnS18041796.82113100,11310735
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH594.15771113078367
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3594.15772113076,1130805433
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2594.15772113076,113088179
Kalicinite  (*)NoneKH(CO3)594.152111130767
Kimzeyite  (*)GarnetCa3Zr2(SiAl2)O12594.1521111307617
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)594.15211113076451
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4594.15212113076,113103229
Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2594.1521111307679
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4594.15773113076,113092,11309414899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211130995674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2594.152111130765800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)594.15211113076945
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)594.15211113076153
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2594.15773113076,113080,11308617380
Nahcolite  (*)NoneNaH(CO3)594.1521111307678
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O594.15772113076,1130941236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)594.15772113076,113086884
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)594.157711130792349
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS594.15211113076767
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2594.15771113088313
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)594.15211113076363
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8594.152111130761512
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO594.15772113076,113095114
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3594.15772113076,113089495
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O1018041796.82113100,113107124
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2594.15772113076,1130922273
Portlandite  (*)BruciteCa(OH)2594.1577111309051
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2594.15776113076,113080,113084,113091,113099,11310239462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3594.15211113076244
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8594.15772113079,1130859056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218045773113076,113095,11310061156
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2594.15211113076148
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2594.152111130765614
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O12594.1521111307654
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS594.1521111307621482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4594.152111130761934
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O618041796.82113100,113107688
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)594.15211113076589
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl594.15211113076275
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2594.157711130913337
Tazheranite  (*)Fluorite(Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,   )2594.152111130768
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)594.15211113076299
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)594.15212113076,1131041006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O594.15773113076,113093,1130944899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2594.157711130862562
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)18041796.81113100313
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]594.15211113076237
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4594.15211113076380
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O594.15211113076636
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)4594.1577111308783
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3594.157711130931247
Xonotlite  (*)NoneCa6Si6O17(OH)2594.15211113076109
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)594.15772113076,1130865251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000506Baltica carbonatite complex
Jen_0000507Baltica carbonatite complex
Jen_0000508Baltica carbonatite complex
Jen_0000905MAGMATIC STYLE: Central intrusions and swarm of cone sheets and dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, urtite, nepheline syenite; fenites.
Jen_0000906MAGMATIC STYLE: Central intrusions and swarm of cone sheets and dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, urtite, nepheline syenite; fenites.
Jen_0000907MAGMATIC STYLE: Central intrusions and swarm of cone sheets and dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, urtite, nepheline syenite; fenites.


7 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
Jen_0000506594.1585.3589.7±4.4U-Pb baddeleyite   Baddeleyite  9421Alnö, Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, SwedenAlnöErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000507588.5577.1582.8±5.7U-Pb apatite     9421Alnö, Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, SwedenAlnöErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000508591577584±7Ar-Ar       9421Alnö, Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, SwedenAlnöErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000905559547553±6Rb-Sr       9421Alnö, Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, SwedenAlnöWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000906562562562U-Pb pyrochlore   Pyrochlore  9421Alnö, Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, SwedenAlnöWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000907553521537±16K-Ar phlogopite   Phlogopite  9421Alnö, Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, SwedenAlnöWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Alexandra-031318041796.81800.4±3.6U-PbAge of pegmatiteсolumbiteJAR-5, JAR-10, JAR-20, JAR-20A    10655Järkvissle, Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, SwedenJärkvissleRomer and Smeds (1997)10.1016/S0301-9268(96)00050-2PR82_85 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060349Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, Swedenhttps://rruff.info/R060349

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