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Locality Name:
Svalbard, Norway

mindat Locality ID: 29221
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29221.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Svalbard, Norway": 53
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 35

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Bear Island
Hopen
Kvitøya
Prins Karls Forland
Spitsbergen

Latitude: 77°13'37"N
Longitude: 14°53'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 77.226944444444,14.888333333333

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.

Acanthite	Allanite	Alum	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Beryl
Calcite	Carpholite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Corundum	Covellite
Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet	Geocronite	Gypsum	Humite
Lawsonite	Malachite	Melanterite	Mica	Millerite	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine
Parisite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sapphirine	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stannite	Staurolite	Stilpnomelane	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Thortveitite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Zircon

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: Ag Al As B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn N Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allanite Alum Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bastnäsite Beryl
Calcite Carpholite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Corundum Covellite
Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet Geocronite Gypsum Humite
Lawsonite Malachite Melanterite Mica Millerite Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine
Parisite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sapphirine Sphalerite Spinel
Stannite Staurolite Stilpnomelane Sulphur Tetrahedrite Thortveitite Titanite Tourmaline Zircon

89 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Alum-(K) ()*
Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Beryl ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chloritoid ()*	Clinohumite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Digenite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Elbaite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferrocarpholite ()*	Fersmite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*
Glaucophane ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Hingganite-(Y) ()*	Hoelite ()*	Idaite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Jadeite ()*	Jordanite ()*	Keiviite-(Y) ()*	Kyanite ()*
Lawsonite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Millerite ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Omphacite ()*	Paragonite ()*	Parisite-(Ce) ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Salammoniac ()*	Sapphirine ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*
Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Staurolite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*
Strontianite ()*	Sudoite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Witherite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	93535	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	93522,93524	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			4	93522,93524,93535,93552	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	93535	706
Alum-(K) ()*	Alum	KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	93538	92
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	93532	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	93525	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	93562	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			3	93549,93559,93560	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			10	93511,93513,93514,93515,93517,93518,93535,93556,93559,93563	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F			1	93535	304
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	93535	4286
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			2	93559,93561	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			14	93511,93513,93514,93515,93518,93524,93526,93528,93533,93535,93537,93552,93558,93561	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			2	93514,93515	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			3	93549,93559,93561	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			8	93511,93515,93521,93537,93549,93559,93561,93562	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂			3	93522,93523,93548	376
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂			1	93528	236
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	93522,93535	1025
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆			1	93535	518
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆			1	93535	289
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	93547	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			2	93559,93561	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			2	93559,93561	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			5	93511,93524,93526,93532,93561	9895
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	93520	520
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	93524,93535	8173
Ferrocarpholite ()*	Carpholite	Fe²⁺Al₂Si₂O₆(OH)₄			1	93548	25
Fersmite ()*	Columbite	CaNb₂O₆			1	93535	83
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	93535	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	93511,93561	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	93528	1188
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄			1	93535	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			10	93511,93513,93514,93515,93517,93535,93537,93559,93561,93562	24243
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	93552	286
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	93551	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	93524	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	93535	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			2	93532,93545	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	93552	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄			1	93547	407
Hingganite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	BeY(SiO₄)(OH)			1	93535	55
Hoelite ()*	None	C₁₄H₈O₂	0	0	1	93553	4
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄			1	93561	142
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			2	93535,93552	5433
Jadeite ()*	Pyroxene	NaAlSi₂O₆			1	93552	154
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃			1	93549	105
Keiviite-(Y) ()*	Thortveitite	Y₂Si₂O₇			1	93535	13
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄			1	93523	1507
Lawsonite ()*	Lawsonite	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	93552	121
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	93554	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			4	93549,93559,93560,93562	12537
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	93543	915
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			1	93562	1066
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)			1	93535	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			5	93522,93523,93524,93535,93552	17380
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆			1	93552	229
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	93548	247
Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Parisite	CaCe₂(CO₃)₃F₂			1	93535	112
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			2	93525,93528	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			5	93522,93524,93535,93552,93561	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	93522	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			2	93521,93522	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			10	93511,93521,93522,93524,93535,93547,93550,93551,93552,93561	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			2	93535,93552	5614
Salammoniac ()*	None	(NH₄)Cl			1	93553	105
Sapphirine ()*	Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]			1	93547	129
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			3	93525,93551,93558	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			1	93547	1516
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	93535	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			5	93511,93515,93537,93561,93562	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			2	93525,93528	1934
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	93523	978
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O			1	93522	456
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)			2	93511,93517	589
Sudoite ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₂Al₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₈			1	93548	51
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	93553	2045
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F			1	93535	232
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	93559	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			2	93549,93561	5317
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)			1	93535	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			2	93535,93552	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			3	93522,93524,93555	2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	93535	2718
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)			3	93511,93514,93518	251
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)			1	93535	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	93535	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	93522	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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