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Locality Name:
Liset, Selje, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 246100
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-246100.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Liset, Selje, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Liset Eclogite Pod

Latitude: 62°3'55"N
Longitude: 5°19'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 62.065277777778,5.3311111111111

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 Ca Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteGarnetMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyroxene
QuartzRutileSpinelStauroliteTitaniteTridymiteZircon

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Almandine  (*)Barroisite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Davidsmithite  (*)Eastonite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferro-taramite  (*)Geikielite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Lisetite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Margarite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nybøite  (*)Paragonite  (*)Preiswerkite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Staurolite  (*)Taramite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61934721022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6193472286
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31934722353
Barroisite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg3Al2)(Si7Al)O22(OH)219347249
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31934721797
Davidsmithite  (*)Tridymite(Ca,   )2Na6Al8Si8O321934721
Eastonite  (*)MicaKAlMg2(Si2Al2)O10(OH)219347211
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1934728173
Ferro-taramite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Fe2+3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21934721
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO319347270
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O319347214640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31934725433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41934721507
Lisetite  (*)NoneNa2CaAl4(SiO4)41934721
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O419347214899
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2193472168
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219347217380
Nybøite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg3Al2)(Si7Al)O22(OH)21934728
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2193472247
Preiswerkite  (*)MicaNaAlMg2(Si2Al2)O10(OH)219347214
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3193472244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO219347261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21934725614
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)193472978
Taramite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)219347210
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1934724899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1934725251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1934721025



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