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Locality Name:
Kolsva, Köping, Västmanland County, Sweden

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1804.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1797.3

mindat Locality ID: 3162
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3162.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kolsva, Köping, Västmanland County, Sweden": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 59°34'14"N
Longitude: 15°49'17"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.570555555556,15.821388888889

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 C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb O S Si Ta Th Ti U Y 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb O S Si Ti Y 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerylChloriteClayColumbiteCorundumFeldsparFluoriteGarnetMicaMolybdenite
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePhenakitePyrophylliteQuartzSpinelTopaz

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Annite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Celadonite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Euclase  (*)
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)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)1804.91797.308803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31804.91797.302353
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21804.91797.30356
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)21804.91797.30606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181804.91797.304286
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)21804.91797.30309
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O41804.91797.30321
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81804.91797.301756
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O61804.91797.30518
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)1804.91797.30120
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O61804.91797.30414
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21804.91797.309617
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31804.91797.3014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41804.91797.3014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1804.91797.304924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21804.91797.305800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21804.91797.3017380
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)1804.91797.30326
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)21804.91797.30771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21804.91797.3061156
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O81804.91797.30353
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51804.91797.301516
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F1804.91797.30232
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21804.91797.301476



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
Alexandra-03161804.91797.31801.1 ±3.8U-PbAge of pegmatiteсolumbiteKSV-5, KSV-10, KSV-20    3162Kolsva, Köping, Västmanland County, SwedenKolsvaRomer and Smeds (1997)10.1016/S0301-9268(96)00050-2PR82_85As the dated columbite is part of a secondary sillimanite-bearing mineral assemblage that reflects late-magmatic deformation, this age represents a minimum estimate for the crystallization of the Kolsva pegmatite.


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