Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Sabetjok Mine, Birtavarre Mining District, Kåfjord, Troms, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 541
Youngest recorded age at locality: 419

mindat Locality ID: 252263
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-252263.html

Tectonic Settings: Backarc Environment

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sabetjok Mine, Birtavarre Mining District, Kåfjord, Troms, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 69°24'27"N
Longitude: 21°0'49"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 69.4075,21.013611111111

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Chalcopyrite	Cubanite	Marcasite	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Sphalerite	Valleriite	Wurtzite

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 Cu Fe H Mg O S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Cu Fe H Mg O S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Cubanite Marcasite Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite Valleriite Wurtzite

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Chalcopyrite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Valleriite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	510	510	27198
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	510	510	802
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	510	510	5674
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	510	510	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	510	510	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	510	510	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	510	510	21482
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	510	510	237

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	vms-00683	541	419	Cambrian-Silurian							Yes				252264	Moskogaissa Mines, Birtavarre Mining District, Kåfjord, Troms, Norway	Moskogaissa	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034
	vms-00690	510	510	Cambrian										S	252263	Sabetjok Mine, Birtavarre Mining District, Kåfjord, Troms, Norway	Sabetjok	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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