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Locality Name:
Skuterud Mines (Skutterud Mines; Modum Cobalt Mines), Modum, Buskerud, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1463
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1080

mindat Locality ID: 2497
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2497.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Skuterud Mines (Skutterud Mines; Modum Cobalt Mines), Modum, Buskerud, Norway": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Bennecke Adit
Clara Adit
Forhaapnings Adit
Fortuna Mine
Ludvig Eugen Adit
Mellomgruvene
Nordgruvene
Sørgruvene

Latitude: 59°58'22"N
Longitude: 9°51'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.972777777778,9.8644444444444
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 B Bi C Ca Ce Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B Bi C Ca Ce Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCopperCovellite
FeldsparHexahydriteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmaline
Vivianite

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dravite  (*)
Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)Gedrite  (*)Glaucodot  (*)Graphite  (*)
Hexahydrite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Titanite  (*)
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)21463108003419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1463108008803
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)214631080191284718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1463108009052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21463108005509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1463108001966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41463108005516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1463108019128327770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O146310800925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21463108019128427198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS14631080291280,91285966
Copper  (*)CopperCu1463108003846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1463108004165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61463108004135
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)146310800648
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O146310800814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14631080024243
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)214631080191284178
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS146310800131
Graphite  (*)NoneC1463108002812
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O146310800251
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4146310800249
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414631080014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214631080012537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1463108004924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2111611081912845800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)146310800945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21463108019128417380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2146310801912852273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214631080039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8146310801912849056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214631080491283,91284,91285,9128761156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5146310801912841516
Silver  (*)CopperAg1463108005186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3146310800531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14631080021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131463108001803
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O146310801912874899


3 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-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 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R100195Skuterud Mines (Skutterud Mines; Modum Cobalt Mines), Modum, Buskerud, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R100195

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