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Locality Name:
Botnedal, Tokke, Telemark, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 251784
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-251784.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Botnedal, Tokke, Telemark, Norway": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Brandsnuten Manganese Deposit
Jønnverkskvæven

Latitude: 59°30'0"N
Longitude: 7°39'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.5,7.6513888888889
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Na O S Sb Si Th Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BrauniteCalciteClayCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetNone
OlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRutileSerpentineSpinelStilpnomelaneTitanite
WollastoniteZircon

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Bannisterite  (*)Braunite  (*)Bustamite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Caryopilite  (*)Copper  (*)Fluorite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hausmannite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Johannsenite  (*)Långbanite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Piemontite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Tephroite  (*)
Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31940241534
Bannisterite  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8·nH2O19402420
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)194024483
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)2194024101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)19402427770
Caryopilite  (*)Clay SerpentineMn2+3Si2O5(OH)419402483
Copper  (*)CopperCu1940243846
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21940249617
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31940241544
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4194024350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O319402414640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31940245433
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O4194024172
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O619402473
Långbanite  (*)NoneMn2+4Mn3+9Sb5+O16(SiO4)21940247
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1940244924
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)194024260
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS219402439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21940243106
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3194024244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO219402461156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1940241711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)194024969
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31940241214
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)194024240
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1940251006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1940244899


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