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Locality Name:
Svelvik, Vestfold, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 32601
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32601.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Svelvik, Vestfold, Norway": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Berger
Brentåsen
Juve Quarry
Mariås
Nesbygda
Nyveien
Roadcuts Rv 319
Sandvika
Svelvikmarka

Latitude: 59°36'21"N
Longitude: 10°23'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.605833333333,10.396111111111

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 Mo Na O P S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe H O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousBerylCalciteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteMica
MolybdeniteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutileSulphurTopazZircon

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sulphur  (*)Topaz  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)295047,950558803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21950482162
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2195047606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18395046,95047,950484286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)19504727770
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2695045,95047,95048,95051,95057,950589617
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61950472228
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2595047,95051,95052,95053,950545800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)195047945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219504717380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O295046,950472994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)895044,95045,95046,95047,95048,95056,95057,950582349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS219504739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21295044,95045,95046,95047,95048,95051,95052,95053,95054,95055,95056,9505861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2395047,95048,950555614
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1950472045
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2395046,95047,950481476
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1950475251



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