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Locality Name:
Grua Mining District, Grua, Lunner, Oppland, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 274
Youngest recorded age at locality: 258

mindat Locality ID: 2476
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2476.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Grua Mining District, Grua, Lunner, Oppland, Norway": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 13

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Karlstjern Mines
Lykkens Prøve Mine
Mutta Mine (Mutta Prospect)
Muttatjern Quarry
Nyseter Mines
Øståsen
Østhagan Limestone And Fe Mines
Ristirevberget Mine
Skjerpemyr Mine
Svea
Typografhjemmet Mine

Latitude: 60°15'35"N
Longitude: 10°39'7"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.259722222222,10.651944444444

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: Ag Al Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Si Te Ti V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca Fe H Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteBaryteBrauniteBrochantiteCalciteCancrinite-sodalite
ChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumDescloiziteDiasporeEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetGypsumIlvaiteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMilleriteMolybdeniteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltScheeliteSodalite
SphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteStilpnomelaneSulphurTetradymiteTitaniteWollastoniteWurtzite

72 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Alamosite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Braunite  (*)
Brianyoungite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Coronadite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Greenockite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Helvine  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hetaerolite  (*)Hydrotungstite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Ilvaite  (*)Kentrolite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanotekite  (*)Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Osarizawaite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)
Stolzite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Titanite  (*)Uvarovite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S292556,925662793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)227425803419
Alamosite  (*)Not in a structural groupPbSiO319256617
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)274258392559,92563,925668803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3592557,92563,92564,92566,925681534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)292556,925662734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21925663092
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6292556,92566919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2392556,92557,925665509
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)192566483
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)4274258292556,9255979
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6392556,92557,925661633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)274258792555,92556,92557,92559,92563,92564,9256627770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)392556,92557,925664979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1925665707
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O192566197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2274258592555,92556,92559,92565,9256627198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41925673902
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16192566227
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1925562970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22742581925599895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)274258492555,92559,92563,925668173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22742581925599617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS274258792555,92556,92557,92558,92559,92565,9256624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1925667437
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS192566717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3292555,925631544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O274258292555,925596890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6274258492557,92559,92563,92568741
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S274258192559237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3274258492555,92559,92561,9256614640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O392556,92557,925661689
Hetaerolite  (*)SpinelZnMn3+2O419256673
Hydrotungstite  (*)NoneWO2(OH)2·H2O19256613
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH192566367
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6274258492556,92557,92559,925661066
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)274258292559,92566197
Kentrolite  (*)NonePb2Mn3+2O2(Si2O7)19256622
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2392556,92557,92566987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4274258392559,92561,9256614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2274258492556,92557,92559,9256612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21925665674
Melanotekite  (*)NonePb2Fe3+2O2(Si2O7)19256622
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1925604924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1925661066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22742581925595800
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)192566362
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1925632349
Osarizawaite  (*)AlunitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)619255664
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21925631898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2274258692555,92556,92559,92563,92565,9256639462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1925661725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8274258292559,925639056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2274258692555,92556,92559,92560,92563,9256661156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1925661711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)274258192559969
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10192566312
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2192566454
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O274258192559293
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)274258392556,92559,925664894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1925666417
Silver  (*)CopperAg392556,92558,925665186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)274258492556,92557,92559,925662473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS274258692555,92556,92557,92559,92566,9256821482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O192566456
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)192556156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1925552045
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S274258192559510
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2742581925594899
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)3392563,92564,92567212
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3274258392559,92564,925671247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4392556,92557,925661655



1 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
sedznpb-00352274258266±8 – 262±3        14375Nyseter Mines, Grua Mining District, Grua, Lunner, Oppland, NorwayNyseterSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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