Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Kalix, Norrbotten County, Sweden

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1177
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1107

mindat Locality ID: 288791
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-288791.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kalix, Norrbotten County, Sweden": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Gräddmanshällan Västra
Kamlunge
Töre

Latitude: 65°46'43"N
Longitude: 22°54'47"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 65.778611111111,22.913055555556

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 Fe Mg O Si Th Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteBerylNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzSpinelZircon

7 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Thorite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21177110711119332162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51177110711119351310
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181177110711119351008
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21177110711119329895
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O411771107111193314899
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2117711072111932,11193561156
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1177110711119331006



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0001024MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Micaceous and picritic lamprophyres.


1 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
Jen_0001024117711071142 ±35K-Ar phlogopite   Phlogopite  288791Kalix, Norrbotten County, SwedenKalix areaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 


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