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Locality Name:
Ettedal Mine (Espeland Pb-Ag Deposit), Vegårshei, Aust-Agder, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1570
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1450

mindat Locality ID: 32929
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32929.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ettedal Mine (Espeland Pb-Ag Deposit), Vegårshei, Aust-Agder, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 58°43'33"N
Longitude: 8°47'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.725833333333,8.7897222222222
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: Ag As Bi Co Cu Fe Ni Pb S Sb Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Bi Co Cu Fe Ni Pb S Sb Te Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicArsenopyriteChalcopyriteCobaltiteNickelineNoneRocksaltSphaleriteTetrahedriteUllmannite

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gudmundite  (*)Hessite  (*)Matildite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Ullmannite  (*)
Willyamite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1570145009052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1570145001966
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11157014500843
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb157014500175
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215701450027198
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12157014500663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15701450024243
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS157014500170
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te157014500804
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2157014500252
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS31570145001425
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81570145009056
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15701450021482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4157014500586
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS157014500293
Willyamite  (*)CobaltiteCoSbS15701450025


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
Kristen002403157014501510±60  galena   Galena  32929Ettedal Mine (Espeland Pb-Ag Deposit), Vegårshei, Aust-Agder, NorwayEspelandMoorbath and Vokes (1963) NGT43_283age from lead isotope model

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