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Locality Name:
Tysvær, Rogaland, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 268103
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-268103.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tysvær, Rogaland, Norway": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Dalva Quarry
Førlandsfjorden
Fuglavatnet
Hattarvik
Haukås
Hervik
Hesjafjellet
Hetland
Nes
Nordtveit

Latitude: 59°21'32"N
Longitude: 5°34'26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.358888888889,5.5738888888889
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: As Au Bi C Ca Cu F Fe O Pb S Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteCopperFluoriteLöllingiteNickelineNonePyrite
QuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStannite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21933153092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1933169052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1933161966
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)19331927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS219331927198
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21933199617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS19331924243
Gold  (*)CopperAu19331630554
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2193316762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O419332314899
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS219332039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81933169056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2793315,93316,93319,93320,93321,93322,9332361156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS19331921482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4193316668


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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