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Locality Name:
Åneland, Evje Og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 923
Youngest recorded age at locality: 895

mindat Locality ID: 265031
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-265031.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Åneland, Evje Og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, Norway": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Åneland 01 Feldspar Prospect (Arendaliterfjell)
Åneland 02 Feldspar Quarry (Smænelia)
Åneland 03 Feldspar Quarry (Fotspor)
Åneland 04 Feldspar Quarry (Ånelandslia)
Åneland 05 Feldspar Quarry (Kattedalen)
Åneland 06 Feldspar Quarry
Åneland 07 Feldspar Quarry
Åneland 08 Feldspar Quarry
Åneland 09 Feldspar Quarry
Åneland 10 Feldspar Prospect

Latitude: 58°35'2"N
Longitude: 7°51'17"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.583888888889,7.8547222222222

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 Be Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O P Si Ta Th Ti U Y 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteBerylChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldspar
MicaMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzSpinelTopaz

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Beryl  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Corundum  (*)
Diaspore  (*)Epidote  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)923895589915,89916,89917,89918,899198803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)923895189916706
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O189238951899194286
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)89238951899161756
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O39238951899161797
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)923895189916481
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)9238951899168173
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6923895189919414
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4923895389915,89916,8991914899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)923895589915,89916,89917,89918,899194924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)923895189919945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2923895589915,89916,89917,89918,8991917380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2923895589915,89916,89917,89918,8991961156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO59238951899161516
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F29238951899191476



4 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
Bradley_2012_119913909911±2U/Pb gadolinite  Yes  5491Evje Og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, NorwayEvjeMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
Mo-00067914904909±5Rb-Sr    YesMolybdeniteMo5491Evje Og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, NorwayEvje-IvelandAndersen (2001) MT2001_Andersen 
Mo-00068923895909±14U-Pb gadolinitegd-7 YesMolybdeniteMo5491Evje Og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, NorwayEvje-IvelandScherer et al. (2001)10.1126/science.1061372S293_683 
Mo-00069912.1908.9910.5±1.6U-Pb concordia gadolinitegd-5, gd-6, gd-7, gd-8 YesMolybdeniteMo5491Evje Og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, NorwayEvje-IvelandScherer et al. (2001)10.1126/science.1061372S293_683 


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