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Locality Name:
Hidra (Hitterø), Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 3100
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3100.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hidra (Hitterø), Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norway": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Hæstad
Helle Feldspar Quarry
Rasvåg Feldspar Quarries
Sønnevig Feldspar Quarry
Urstad Feldspar Mine
Veisdal Feldspar Quarry
Wreck Site

Latitude: 58°13'19"N
Longitude: 6°34'47"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.221944444444,6.5797222222222

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 As Be C Ca Ce Cl Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta Th Ti U Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca Ce Fe H Nb O P Si Th Ti Y 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteBerylChevkiniteClayColumbiteCorundumFeldsparGadoliniteGarnetLöllingite
MicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPyroxeneQuartzSpinelZircon

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Abhurite  (*)Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Cotunnite  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Ferrosilite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Quartz  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Thorite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Abhurite  (*)Not in a structural groupSn2+21O6(OH)14Cl16001945337
Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6043
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6794523,94524,94526,94528,94529,94531,94532141
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)994523,94524,94525,94527,94528,94529,94530,94531,945328803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181945234286
Cotunnite  (*)NonePbCl219453354
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O60414
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O6084
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2794523,94524,94526,94528,94529,94531,94532163
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3894523,94524,94527,94528,94529,94530,94531,945325433
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O19452399
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2194533762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4894523,94524,94527,94528,94529,94530,94531,9453214899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)894524,94525,94527,94528,94529,94530,94531,945324924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2294523,945295800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)0945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2794523,94524,94527,94528,94529,94531,9453217380
Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4MgFe3+2Ti2O8(Si2O7)219453146
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6794523,94524,94526,94528,94529,94531,94532121
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2994523,94524,94525,94527,94528,94529,94530,94531,9453261156
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3394528,94529,945311214
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1945291006
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)894523,94524,94526,94527,94528,94529,94531,94532939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)794523,94524,94526,94528,94529,94531,945325251



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060312Hidra (Hitterø), Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R060312
R080045Hidra (Hitterø), Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R080045
R060351Hidra (Hitterø), Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R060351


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