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Locality Name:
Modum, Buskerud, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1463
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 2495
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2495.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Modum, Buskerud, Norway": 56
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 46

Number of Child Localities: 27
Child Localities:
Åmot
Berganlia
Delesteinåsen
Fempottmyr
Hasselåsen
Haugfoss
Hvalsknatten
Kastbråten
Kløftefoss
Langerud Magnesite Mine
Langsrud
Lysevatnet (Lysevann)
Mælum (Maelum)
Morud
Nesbruddet
Overntjern
Rødkollåsen
Seteråsberg (Sätersberg)
Simostranda
Skuterud Mines (Skutterud Mines; Modum Cobalt Mines)
Snarum
Sønsteby
Stulldammen
Svarthull
Tarmen
Tingelstadtjern Quarry
Vikersund

Latitude: 59°58'8"N
Longitude: 9°55'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.968888888889,9.9180555555556
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 As Au B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O P Pb S Si Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Mg O Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllactiteAllaniteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBeryl
BismutiteBranneriteBrochantiteBruciteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClay
ClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDevillineDiasporeEllenbergeriteEpidoteFairfieldite
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHexahydriteHoltedahliteHydrotalciteKieseriteKobelliteKornerupine
KtenasiteLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteMonaziteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSerpentineSkutteruditeSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTalcTetrahedriteTitanite
TourmalineVesuvianiteVivianiteWollastoniteZircon

116 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Y)  (*)Althausite  (*)Anatase  (*)
Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bianchite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brannerite  (*)Brianyoungite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Collinsite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)Devilline  (*)Diaspore  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Dypingite  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)
Galenobismutite  (*)Gedrite  (*)Geikielite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Glaucodot  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gunningite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Heneuite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)
Holtedahlite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydrotalcite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kornerupine  (*)Ktenasite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)
Lizardite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnesioferrite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Phosphoellenbergerite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Quintinite  (*)Raadeite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siegenite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Szaibélyite  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tinnunculite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)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)2146310801912783419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)146310331291251,91252,91258,91264,91277,91278,91288,91289,91291,91294,91295,913058803
Allanite-(Y)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaY(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1057103319126428
Althausite  (*)Not in a structural groupMg4(PO4)2(OH,O)(F,   )541541291273,913035
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21912522162
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21463541391278,91284,91303718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)414631080191289708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)14631080391289,91290,912913250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS146310801912789052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2146310801912785509
Bianchite  (*)HexahydriteZn(SO4)·6H2O19125240
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi14631080291252,912781966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31912521935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)191252716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4146310801912785516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6191259248
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)419125279
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61912521633
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)214631080291273,91289462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14631080591252,91278,91283,91289,9129127770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O14631080191278925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214631080591252,91253,91278,91284,9128927198
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl541541191303203
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1912523531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41463541291289,91303951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81463541491267,91273,91289,913031756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS14631080491278,91280,91285,91298966
Collinsite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(PO4)2·2H2O19127338
Copper  (*)CopperCu146310801912783846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18146310801912911008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3146310801912911797
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5191252344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS14631080291252,912784165
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O191252366
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)14631080191289481
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6146310801912784135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)214631080391273,91289,912919895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)14631080291278,91288648
Dypingite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O1463108019128950
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O614631080391273,91291,91296944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1912528173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O14631080191278814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21912529617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)14631080291288,912891188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14631080291252,9127824243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S4191252192
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)214631080391284,91292,91293178
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO31463849070
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)314631080191289504
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS14631080191278131
Gold  (*)CopperAu19125230554
Graphite  (*)NoneC146310801912782812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31913051544
Gunningite  (*)KieseriteZn(SO4)·H2O19125248
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1912526890
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S191252237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314635411091252,91258,91272,91273,91277,91289,91290,91291,91300,9130314640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1912521689
Heneuite  (*)NoneCaMg5(PO4)3(CO3)(OH)5415411913031
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O14631080191278251
Holtedahlite  (*)HoltedahliteMg12(PO3OH,CO3)(PO4)5(OH,O)65415411913031
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O1463541291289,91303341
Hydrotalcite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2CO3(OH)16(H2O)414631080391288,91289,9129187
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH1463541291295,91303367
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61912521066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3146310801912895433
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)21463108019128968
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O19125275
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4146310801912911507
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S414631080191278249
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41463541291289,91303359
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2191275762
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)191252451
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O41463108019128998
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1463541991265,91270,91273,91288,91289,91290,91291,91297,913031487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41463541691252,91253,91258,91278,91289,9130314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214631080291252,9127812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21912525674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O191252915
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)14631033291264,912784924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1912521066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211161108291278,912845800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)14631080291278,91295945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214631033691264,91272,91278,91284,91289,9130017380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6191268254
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81912521512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)214631080391278,91285,912912273
Phosphoellenbergerite  (*)Ellenbergerite(Mg,   )2Mg12(PO4,PO3OH)6(PO3OH,CO3)2(OH)6541541291273,913036
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O191252309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214631080591252,91253,91258,91278,9128939462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3191273341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S814631080391252,91278,912849056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2146310331391252,91258,91263,91264,91269,91278,91283,91284,91285,91287,91291,91294,9129561156
Quintinite  (*)HydrotalciteMg4Al2(OH)12(CO3)·3H2O146310801912898
Raadeite  (*)AllactiteMg7(PO4)2(OH)85415411913031
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO214631080391267,91289,912965614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)105710331912642705
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O191252142
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O191252292
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4191252249
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO514631080291278,912841516
Silver  (*)CopperAg146310801912785186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs314631080191278531
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1912522473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14631080391252,91253,9127821482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4146310801912891934
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)1463541391290,91291,9130387
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21463541791252,91265,91273,91289,91290,91291,913033337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13146310801912781803
Tinnunculite  (*)NoneC5H4N4O3·2H2O1912528
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O14631033591252,91264,91287,91293,912984899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101912521395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31913051247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41912521655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)541541191303939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)291251,912525251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_0062Henuite occurs in lenses of serpentine-magnesite rocks


6 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
Co-00002881849865±16Rb-Sr whole-rock ischron       2495Modum, Buskerud, NorwayModum complexAndersen & Grorud (1998)10.1016/S0301-9268(98)00061-8PR91_419 
Co-00057105710331045±12albite-titanite-tourmaline-apatite isochron       175646Ramfoss, Kløftefoss, Modum, Buskerud, NorwayRamfoss pegmatite, SnarumAndersen & Grorud (1998)10.1016/S0301-9268(98)00061-8PR91_419 
Co-00003121210801146±66Pb-Pb random mixture of iron-cobalt sulphide and arsenid   Cobaltite, Erythrite, Glaucodot, Linnaeite, SkutteruditeCo, U, Fe, Cu, As, S2497Skuterud Mines (Skutterud Mines; Modum Cobalt Mines), Modum, Buskerud, NorwaySkuterud cobalt minesAndersen & Grorud (1998)10.1016/S0301-9268(98)00061-8PR91_419 
Co-00004146314051434±29Pb-Pb random mixture of iron-cobalt sulphide and arsenid   Cobaltite, Erythrite, Glaucodot, Linnaeite, SkutteruditeCo, U, Fe, Cu, As, S2497Skuterud Mines (Skutterud Mines; Modum Cobalt Mines), Modum, Buskerud, NorwaySkuterud cobalt minesAndersen & Grorud (1998)10.1016/S0301-9268(98)00061-8PR91_419 
Mo-00041111611081112±4Re-Os molybdeniteBU9601  Molybdenite Mo2497Skuterud Mines (Skutterud Mines; Modum Cobalt Mines), Modum, Buskerud, NorwaySkuterudBingen et al. (2008) NJG88_13 
Michelle_0062541541Precambrian Age of mineralizationlow      7838Tingelstadtjern Quarry, Modum, Buskerud, NorwayTingelstadtjern depositKrause et al. (1999) AM84_1195 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070081Åmot, Modum, Buskerud, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R070081
R100195Skuterud Mines (Skutterud Mines; Modum Cobalt Mines), Modum, Buskerud, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R100195
R060758Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R060758
R050457Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R050457
R060006Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R060006
R040114Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R040114
R070113Tingelstadtjern Quarry, Modum, Buskerud, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R070113
R060710Tingelstadtjern Quarry, Modum, Buskerud, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R060710

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