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Locality Name:
Langsæv Mine, Steinsås, Barbudalen, Arendal Iron Mines, Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 32916
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32916.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Langsæv Mine, Steinsås, Barbudalen, Arendal Iron Mines, Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 58°28'19"N
Longitude: 8°45'41"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.471944444444,8.7613888888889

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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetHeulanditeMolybdenite
NatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzSphaleriteSpinelStilbite
TitaniteZircon

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Heulandite-Ca  (*)
Heulandite-K  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stellerite  (*)
Titanite  (*)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)08803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O01627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O0246
Heulandite-K  (*)Heulandite(K,Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O032
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O01236
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O0189
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251



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