Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Froland, Aust-Agder, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1113
Youngest recorded age at locality: 830

mindat Locality ID: 2456
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2456.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Froland, Aust-Agder, Norway": 200
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 172

Number of Child Localities: 43
Child Localities:
Åmdalsmoen
Åsen Quarry
Bjellåsen
Blakstad
Blengsvatn
Bøylefossbru
Bøylestad Kobberverk
Dale
Froland Verk
Gloserheia (Lyngrott 1)
Graslien (Graslen)
Gunnerslått
Hanebuli
Hellheia
Hinnebu
Hoskulstjern
Høgeliknatten
Hundevatnet
Hynnekleiv
Igletjønn
Jomås
Jovatnet
Kleggåsen Ruby Quarry
Kleivmyr
Lauvland
Lauvrak
Lyngrott
Messelvannet
Middagsknatten West
Mjåvatn
Mykland
Nelaugfjell
Oksefjellet Iron Prospect
Øyna
Rambeisåsen
Ravnåsen
Revefjell
Rundomsmyråsen
Skinnfjordene
Småtjennliene (Småtjernliene)
Tolltanglia Sør
Uvatn Quarries
Viemyråsen Feldspar Quarry

Latitude: 58°33'34"N
Longitude: 8°31'41"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.559444444444,8.5280555555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Aeschynite	Allanite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Devilline	Diaspore	Dumortierite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet
Hydrotalcite	Kornerupine	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Schoepite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Vesuvianite
Woodwardite	Zircon

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 B Be C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O P Pb S Si Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Fe H K O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aeschynite Allanite Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Arsenopyrite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Columbite Copper Corundum Devilline Diaspore Dumortierite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet
Hydrotalcite Kornerupine Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Schoepite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Tetrahedrite Titanite Vesuvianite
Woodwardite Zircon

65 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Almandine ()*
Andalusite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Beryl ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorapatite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*
Devilline ()*	Diaspore ()*	Diopside ()*	Dumortierite ()*	Euxenite-(Y) ()*
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Fourmarierite ()*	Galena ()*
Gedrite ()*	Glaucocerinite ()*	Goethite ()*	Grandidierite ()*	Graphite ()*
Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kasolite ()*	Kornerupine ()*	Kyanite ()*
Langite ()*	Magnesiodumortierite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Microcline ()*	Muscovite ()*
Uranophane-β ()*	Preiswerkite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rozenite ()*	Rutile ()*	Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Siderophyllite ()*	Sillimanite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Thorite ()*
Titanite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Volkonskoite ()*
Woodwardite ()*	Wroewolfeite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Yttrotantalite-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	982	843	3	90260,90261,90268	3419
Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Aeschynite	(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆	1113	830	1	90124	141
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1113	830	6	90124,90148,90149,90196,90260,90261	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1113	830	2	90124,90178	706
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	982	843	1	90197	2353
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	982	843	1	90117	1310
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	982	843	1	90190	718
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	982	843	2	90119,90120	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	982	843	1	90261	2060
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	1113	830	3	90102,90124,90196	4286
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1113	830	6	90119,90120,90124,90257,90261,90268	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	982	843	2	90119,90120	27198
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl	982	843	1	90229	203
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	982	843	1	90117	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1090	843	2	90116,90196	1797
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	982	843	1	90120	366
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	1090	843	1	90196	481
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	982	843	1	90268	4135
Dumortierite ()*	Dumortierite	AlAl₆BSi₃O₁₈	982	843	1	90117	231
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(NbTi)O₆	1113	830	1	90124	414
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Scheelite	YNbO₄	982	843	2	90102,90263	196
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1113	830	3	90124,90196,90268	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1113	830	2	90124,90177	9617
Fourmarierite ()*	Schoepite	Pb_1-xO_3-2x(UO₂)₄(OH)_4+2x·4H₂O	1113	830	1	90124	61
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	982	843	1	90120	24243
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	982	843	1	90117	178
Glaucocerinite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Zn_1-xAl_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)	982	843	1	90120	20
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1113	830	1	90124	7437
Grandidierite ()*	None	MgAl₃O₂(BO₃)(SiO₄)	982	843	1	90117	40
Graphite ()*	None	C	982	843	2	90119,90120	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1113	830	2	90116,90124	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	982	843	2	90100,90116	5433
Kasolite ()*	None	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄)·H₂O	1113	830	1	90124	198
Kornerupine ()*	Kornerupine	(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al, )₁₀(Si,Al,B)₅O₂₁(OH,F)₂	982	843	1	90117	68
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	1090	843	2	90117,90196	1507
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	982	843	1	90120	593
Magnesiodumortierite ()*	Dumortierite	MgAl₆BSi₃O₁₇(OH)	982	843	1	90117	6
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1113	830	12	90102,90124,90197,90213,90225,90226,90227,90228,90229,90233,90234,90268	14899
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1113	830	17	90102,90108,90124,90141,90148,90149,90206,90208,90211,90213,90217,90222,90223,90232,90274,90276,90293	4924
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1090	843	15	90102,90124,90141,90166,90178,90196,90197,90206,90208,90211,90220,90222,90223,90281,90296	17380
Uranophane-β ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	1113	830	1	90124	144
Preiswerkite ()*	Mica	NaAlMg₂(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂	982	843	1	90116	14
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1113	830	5	90119,90120,90124,90178,90261	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	982	843	3	90119,90120,90261	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1113	830	26	90102,90108,90119,90120,90124,90141,90149,90166,90178,90180,90197,90206,90208,90211,90213,90217,90220,90222,90223,90232,90260,90274,90276,90281,90293,90296	61156
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	982	843	1	90122	293
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1113	830	3	90124,90196,90268	5614
Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈	982	843	3	90102,90178,90220	353
Siderophyllite ()*	Mica	KFe²⁺₂Al(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂	1113	830	0		92
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1090	843	1	90196	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	982	843	1	90119	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	982	843	2	90119,90120	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	982	843	1	90116	1934
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	982	843	1	90120	1803
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1113	830	3	90124,90178,90197	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1113	830	3	90124,90261,90268	4899
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1113	830	3	90102,90124,90178	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	1113	830	1	90124	890
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	982	843	1	90125	1395
Volkonskoite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Ca_0.3(Cr,Mg)₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	1090	1090	1	90196	22
Woodwardite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Cu_1-xAl_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)	982	843	1	90120	57
Wroewolfeite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	982	843	1	90120	95
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1113	830	3	90124,90178,90197	939
Yttrotantalite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	(Y,U,Fe²⁺)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)₄	982	843	2	90178,90264	51
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1068	843	5	90116,90124,90178,90180,90197	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000163	Large (800m x 150m) relatively unaltered pegmatite in the SE of Norway
Giersdorf_00000164	Large (800m x 150m) relatively unaltered pegmatite in the SE of Norway
Giersdorf_00000165	Large (800m x 150m) relatively unaltered pegmatite in the SE of Norway
Giersdorf_00000166	Large (800m x 150m) relatively unaltered pegmatite in the SE of Norway
Giersdorf_00000167	Large (800m x 150m) relatively unaltered pegmatite in the SE of Norway
Giersdorf_00000168	Large (800m x 150m) relatively unaltered pegmatite in the SE of Norway
Jen_0000021	9 km north of Arendal, gneisses of Bamble formation

11 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Cr-00016	1090	1090	1090	U-Pb	cleveite		Yes		Volkonskoite	Cr	14334	Aust-Agder, Norway	Aust-Agder, Telemark	Gastil (1960)	10.2475/ajs.258.1.1	AJS258_1
Mo-00039	982	944		Rb-Sr						Mo	2456	Froland, Aust-Agder, Norway		Baadsgaard et al. (1984)		NGT64_111
Mo-00040	943	843	893±50	Rb-Sr					Molybdenite	Mo	2456	Froland, Aust-Agder, Norway	Froland	Baadsgaard et al. (1984)		NGT64_111
Bradley_2012_070	1068	1052	1060±8	U/Pb	zircon			Zircon			49658	Gloserheia (Lyngrott 1), Froland, Aust-Agder, Norway	Gloserheia	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	10.3749/canmin.52.2.183	CM52_183
Giersdorf_00000163	900	830	900	Rb-Sr							49658	Gloserheia (Lyngrott 1), Froland, Aust-Agder, Norway	Gloserheia pegmatite, Froland	Baadsgaard, et. al (1984)		NGT64_111
Giersdorf_00000164	1045	1045	1045	Rb-Sr					Muscovite		49658	Gloserheia (Lyngrott 1), Froland, Aust-Agder, Norway	Gloserheia pegmatite, Froland	Baadsgaard, et. al (1984)		NGT64_111
Giersdorf_00000165	1073	1051	1062	Rb-Sr					Orthoclase		49658	Gloserheia (Lyngrott 1), Froland, Aust-Agder, Norway	Gloserheia pegmatite, Froland	Baadsgaard, et. al (1984)		NGT64_111	Rb-Sr dating of Plagioclase reveals an anomaly attributed by the leaching of 87-Sr from Muscovite into the Plagioclase
Giersdorf_00000166	1113	1057	1085	Pb-Pb					Orthoclase		49658	Gloserheia (Lyngrott 1), Froland, Aust-Agder, Norway	Gloserheia pegmatite, Froland	Baadsgaard, et. al (1984)		NGT64_111
Giersdorf_00000167	1068	1054	1060+8/-6	Pb-Pb							49658	Gloserheia (Lyngrott 1), Froland, Aust-Agder, Norway	Gloserheia pegmatite, Froland	Baadsgaard, et. al (1984)		NGT64_111
Giersdorf_00000168	1030	1030	~1030	Pb-Pb		IZ-1-6					49658	Gloserheia (Lyngrott 1), Froland, Aust-Agder, Norway	Gloserheia pegmatite, Froland	Baadsgaard, et. al (1984)		NGT64_111
Jen_0000021	1068	1054	1068-1054	Rb-Sr	k-feldspar						49658	Gloserheia (Lyngrott 1), Froland, Aust-Agder, Norway	Gloserheia pegmatite	Černý (1991)	10.1016/0301-9268(91)90111-M	PR51_429

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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