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Locality Name:
Kamfjord Quarry, Vesterøya, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 32276
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32276.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kamfjord Quarry, Vesterøya, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 59°7'36"N
Longitude: 10°15'26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.126666666667,10.257222222222
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 B Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb O P S Si Ti Y Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmorphousAnalcimeApatiteArsenopyriteBaddeleyiteBastnäsiteCalciteClayClinozoisite
CorundumEpidoteFeldsparGadoliniteGarnetHeulanditeMolybdeniteNatroliteNonePectolite
PyriteSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelTitaniteTridymiteVesuvianiteWöhleriteZirconZirconolite

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Analcime  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Datolite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Gonnardite  (*)Grossular  (*)Heulandite-K  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Meliphanite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Opal  (*)Pectolite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wöhlerite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0706
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O01627
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO20238
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F0304
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)0115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)0498
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O0167
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Heulandite-K  (*)Heulandite(K,Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O032
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Meliphanite  (*)NoneCa4(Na,Ca)4Be4AlSi7O24(F,O)4044
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O01236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)0884
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)0363
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)4083
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O70140


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