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Locality Name:
Kontakt Adit, Konnerudkollen Mines (Konnerud Mines), Konnerud, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 270
Youngest recorded age at locality: 265

mindat Locality ID: 32251
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32251.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kontakt Adit, Konnerudkollen Mines (Konnerud Mines), Konnerud, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 59°44'5"N
Longitude: 10°7'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.734722222222,10.125

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 Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteDiasporeEpsomiteFluoriteGarnetMeneghiniteNonePyritePyroxene
QuartzRhodoniteRocksaltScheeliteSphalerite

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Babingtonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Goslarite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Langite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Wroewolfeite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS32702650315
Babingtonite  (*)RhodoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)2702650161
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)270265027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S27026505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2270265027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O627026504135
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF227026509617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS270265024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)27026507437
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O2702650188
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)327026501544
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)22702650201
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O2702650593
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2270265039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2270265061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS270265021482
Wroewolfeite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O270265095
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO427026501655



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
sedznpb-00350270265270–265     Yes  32787Konnerudkollen Mines (Konnerud Mines), Konnerud, Drammen, Buskerud, NorwayKonnerudkollenSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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