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Locality Name:
Tuften (Tuften 1 Quarry; Tuften 2 Quarry), Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 294
Youngest recorded age at locality: 294

mindat Locality ID: 2493
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2493.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tuften (Tuften 1 Quarry; Tuften 2 Quarry), Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
A/S Granit Quarry
Svensken Quarry

Latitude: 59°2'19"N
Longitude: 9°51'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.038611111111,9.8555555555556
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 B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Sb Si Sr Ti Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAncyliteApatiteApophylliteAragonite
ArsenopyriteAstrophylliteBaddeleyiteBastnäsiteCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteCatapleiiteChalcopyriteChlorite
ClayCopperCorundumCovelliteCristobaliteDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteEttringiteFeldspar
FluoriteGadoliniteGaidonnayiteGypsumGyroliteKaoliniteLöllingiteLepidocrociteMalachiteMica
MolybdeniteMonaziteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePalygorskitePerovskitePeterandresenite
PharmacosideritePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSodalite
SphaleriteSpinelSulphurTetrahedriteThomsoniteTitaniteTourmalineTridymiteWöhleriteZircon
Zirconolite

106 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Alflarsenite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Amesite  (*)
Analcime  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Annite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Astrophyllite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Behoite  (*)Berborite  (*)
Bertrandite  (*)Böhmite  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Calciohilairite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Catapleiite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Chiavennite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Diaspore  (*)
Digenite  (*)Epididymite  (*)Eudidymite  (*)Fayalite  (*)Ferro-edenite  (*)
Ferrochiavennite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Ce)  (*)
Gaidonnayite  (*)Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Gonnardite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Gyrolite  (*)Hambergite  (*)Hansesmarkite  (*)Helvine  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hilairite  (*)Hingganite-(Y)  (*)Hiortdahlite  (*)
Hydrocerussite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kamphaugite-(Y)  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Karibibite  (*)
Låvenite  (*)Lead  (*)Leucophanite  (*)Litharge  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Luinaite-(OH)  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Meliphanite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Neotocite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Opal  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Peterandresenite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Philipsbornite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Schorl  (*)Sodalite  (*)
Sphaerobertrandite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tetrawickmanite  (*)
Thaumasite  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Tvedalite  (*)Wöhlerite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Yukonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6294294294893,948941022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2942941948938803
Alflarsenite  (*)NoneNaCa2Be3Si4O13(OH)·2H2O29429401
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2942940706
Amesite  (*)Clay SerpentineMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)429429419489474
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O294294294893,948941627
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O294294092
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2294294294893,94894356
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)29429403250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS294294294893,948949052
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F294294194893161
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO22942940238
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F294294194893304
Behoite  (*)CristobaliteBe(OH)229429419489324
Berborite  (*)NoneBe2(BO3)(OH)·H2O29429419489311
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)22942940606
Böhmite  (*)LepidocrociteAlO(OH)294294194893195
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)2942940115
Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite(Ce,Ca,Sr)(CO3)(OH,H2O)29429419489346
Calciohilairite  (*)NoneCaZrSi3O9·3H2O2942941948937
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)29429419489327770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O294294194893232
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O294294194893113
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2942941948934979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS229429419489327198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8294294194894577
Chiavennite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(BeOH)2Si5O13·2H2O294294294893,9489422
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2942941948933531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS29429404165
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)294294194893481
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S29429401027
Epididymite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Be2Si6O15·H2O29429419489370
Eudidymite  (*)NoneNa2Be2Si6O15·H2O29429419489342
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)294294194893371
Ferro-edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Fe2+5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2294294057
Ferrochiavennite  (*)NoneCa1-2Fe[(Si,Al,Be)5Be2O13(OH)2]·2H2O2942941948932
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2942941948932740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O294294194893303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2294294294893,948949617
Gadolinite-(Ce)  (*)GadoliniteCe2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2294294031
Gaidonnayite  (*)GaidonnayiteNa2ZrSi3O9·2H2O29429419489321
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS294294294893,9489424243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3294294194893504
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O294294194893167
Graphite  (*)NoneC29429402812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O29429406890
Gyrolite  (*)GyroliteNaCa16(Si23Al)O60(OH)8·14H2O294294194893142
Hambergite  (*)NoneBe2(BO3)(OH)294294294893,9489481
Hansesmarkite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa2Mn2Nb6O19·20H2O2942941948931
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S294294194893237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O329429419489314640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O29429401689
Hilairite  (*)NoneNa2ZrSi3O9·3H2O29429419489318
Hingganite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteBeY(SiO4)(OH)294294055
Hiortdahlite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4(Ca0.5Zr0.5)Zr(Si2O7)2OF329429419489321
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)2294294194893201
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O329429405433
Kamphaugite-(Y)  (*)NoneCaY(CO3)2(OH)·H2O29429419489328
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42942941948935591
Karibibite  (*)NoneFe3+3(As3+O2)4(As3+2O5)(OH)29429419489319
Låvenite  (*)Wöhlerite(Na,Ca)4(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Zr,Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)429429419489358
Lead  (*)CopperPb294294194893192
Leucophanite  (*)NoneNaCaBeSi2O6F29429419489355
Litharge  (*)NonePbO294294194893139
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2294294194893762
Luinaite-(OH)  (*)Tourmaline(Na,   )(Fe2+,Mg)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)42942941948939
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4294294294893,9489414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)229429419489312537
Meliphanite  (*)NoneCa4(Na,Ca)4Be4AlSi7O24(F,O)429429419489344
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2942941948934924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2294294294893,948945800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)294294194893945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O2942941948931508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2294294017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O294294294893,948941236
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)294294194893186
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)294294194893884
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2942941948932994
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O294294194893306
Peterandresenite  (*)PeterandreseniteMn4Nb6O19·14H2O2942941948931
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O294294194893428
Philipsbornite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)629429419489351
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)229429402273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)22942941948931898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS229429419489339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S829429409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2294294061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)2942941948931711
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)29429402705
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl294294194893444
Sphaerobertrandite  (*)NoneBe3(SiO4)(OH)229429419489311
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS294294294893,9489421482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS2942941948932045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1329429405317
Tetrawickmanite  (*)PerovskiteMn2+Sn4+(OH)62942941948938
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O294294194893183
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O294294194893452
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)2942941948931006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O29429404899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O2942940433
Tvedalite  (*)NoneCa4Be3Si6O17(OH)4·3H2O2942941948935
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)429429419489383
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO42942941948931655
Yukonite  (*)NoneCa2Fe3+3(AsO4)3(OH)4·4H2O29429419489329
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2942941948935251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O72942940140


5 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
Be-00059294294294  high   YesFerrochiavenniteBe243592Blåfjell (E18 Roadcuts), Kokkersvold E18 Roadcuts, Langangen, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway Larsen (2010) BOOK_LHGPM_2010 
Be-00062294294294  high   YesGugiaiteBe146895Thorstein Quarry, Brunlanes, Larvik, Vestfold, NorwayLarvik plutonic complex, NorwayLarsen (2010) BOOK_LHGPM_2010 
Be-00051294294294  high   YesHingganite-(Ce)Be194886Arent Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway Larsen (2010) BOOK_LHGPM_2010 
Be-00013294294294  high    AlflarseniteBe2493Tuften (Tuften 1 Quarry; Tuften 2 Quarry), Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway Larsen (2010) BOOK_LHGPM_2010 
Be-00034294294294  high   YesTvedaliteBe12279Vevja Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway Larsen (2010) BOOK_LHGPM_2010 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070466Tuften (Tuften 1 Quarry; Tuften 2 Quarry), Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R070466

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