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Locality Name:
Berdalen, Luster, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 246086
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-246086.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Berdalen, Luster, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Hurrungane

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 B Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sr Th Ti Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleApatiteBastnäsiteBerylChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundum
EpidoteGarnetHeulanditeMalachiteMicaMonaziteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupParisite
PrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelTitaniteTourmalineZircon

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Beryl  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite-Sr  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Scolecite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21934453419
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)193445706
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2193445718
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F193445304
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181934454286
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS219344527198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1934451025
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6193445944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1934458173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1934452740
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O319344514640
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O193445246
Heulandite-Sr  (*)Heulandite(Sr,Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72·24H2O1934459
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31934455433
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1934451271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O419344514899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)219344512537
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)193445945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1934451508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219344517380
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F2193445112
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21934452273
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6193445121
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21934451898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS219344539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO219344561156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21934455614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1934452705
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O193445390
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31934451214
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1934451006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1934454899
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)193445939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1934455251


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