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Locality Name:
Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway

mindat Locality ID: 33366
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33366.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway": 114
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 104

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Barlinddalen Mines
Blårud Mine
Christian VII Mine
Elgtjernhaug Prospect
Figenbom Prospect
Fulsebakkåsen - East
Fulsebakkåsen - South
Haus-Gabelås
Helgevannet Mine-field
Jonsknuten
Knutehovet Mine-field
Kopparvollane Mine
Krags Mine
Ollebak Prospect
Oprindelsen
Overberget Mining Field
St. Andreasfjell
Underberget Mining Field

Latitude: 59°38'37"N
Longitude: 9°35'31"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.643611111111,9.5919444444444

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Allargentum	Alunite	Amphibole	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Axinite	Baryte
Bournonite	Brewsterite	Brochantite	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Devilline	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite
Garnet	Gypsum	Harmotome	Heulandite	Jalpaite	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica
Milarite	Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Palygorskite	Parisite	Pentlandite	Perovskite
Polybasite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sepiolite	Serpentine
Skutterudite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilbite	Stilpnomelane	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Vivianite
Wurtzite

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 Al As Au B Ba C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Se Si Sr Te Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B C Ca Ce Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te W

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Alunite Amphibole Apophyllite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Axinite Baryte
Bournonite Brewsterite Brochantite Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite
Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Devilline Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite
Garnet Gypsum Harmotome Heulandite Jalpaite Kaolinite Löllingite Malachite Marcasite Mica
Milarite Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Palygorskite Parisite Pentlandite Perovskite
Polybasite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sepiolite Serpentine
Skutterudite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stilbite Stilpnomelane Sulphur Tetrahedrite Titanite Vivianite
Wurtzite

111 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Allargentum ()*	Almandine ()*	Anatase ()*
Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Antimony ()*
Aragonite ()*	Argentopentlandite ()*	Argentopyrite ()*	Armenite ()*	Arsenic ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Baryte ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Brewsterite-Ba ()*	Brewsterite-Sr ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcomenite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Datolite ()*
Devilline ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dyscrasite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*
Eucairite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Harmotome ()*
Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Heulandite-Ba ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jalpaite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Microcline ()*	Mirabilite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Naumannite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Nontronite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Palygorskite ()*
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Polybasite ()*	Portlandite ()*	Posnjakite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rapidcreekite ()*	Rutile ()*	Safflorite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scolecite ()*
Sepiolite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stellerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Sternbergite ()*	Stevensite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*
Sulphur ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thénardite ()*	Titanite ()*
Tremolite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	6	91115,91126,91134,91136,91142,91171	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	91115,91153	8803
Allargentum ()*	Allargentum	Ag_1-xSb_x (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)	0		69
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	91111	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	4	91106,91115,91136,91142	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	0		2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	91136	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	91142	445
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	0		708
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	0		363
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	91142	3250
Argentopentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈	1	91136	67
Argentopyrite ()*	Cubanite	AgFe₂S₃	1	91136	53
Armenite ()*	Milarite	BaCa₂(Al₆Si₉)O₃₀·2H₂O	2	91112,91113	23
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	0		379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	3	91102,91104,91107	9052
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	6	91099,91106,91113,91126,91142,91193	260
Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Mn²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	1	91108	88
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	8	91113,91126,91134,91136,91142,91171,91179,91193	11547
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	0		843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	0		1089
Brewsterite-Ba ()*	Brewsterite	Ba(Al₂Si₆)O₁₆·5H₂O	1	91113	9
Brewsterite-Sr ()*	Brewsterite	Sr(Al₂Si₆)O₁₆·5H₂O	1	91113	8
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	91179	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	8	91106,91112,91113,91126,91134,91136,91142,91167	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	0		4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	0		5707
Chalcomenite ()*	None	Cu(Se⁴⁺O₃)·2H₂O	1	91178	40
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	6	91107,91113,91126,91142,91178,91198	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	0		577
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	2	91131,91145	1382
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	1	91126	2600
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	2	91178,91179	281
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	91178	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	0		1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	0		966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	0		3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	91178	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1	91136	802
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	0		498
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	2	91178,91179	366
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	91136	9895
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	1	91136	180
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	3	91113,91126,91193	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	4	91092,91126,91142,91170	814
Eucairite ()*	None	CuAgSe	1	91178	54
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	2	91126,91193	303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	4	91126,91136,91142,91193	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	0		663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4	91113,91126,91132,91171	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	0		7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	91158	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	0		2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	91126	6890
Harmotome ()*	Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂·12H₂O	6	91089,91091,91113,91126,91142,91188	290
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	0		741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	0		14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	0		804
Heulandite-Ba ()*	Heulandite	(Ba,Ca,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·22H₂O	1	91113	8
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	91115	5433
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	2	91126,91136	116
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	0		5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	3	91126,91138,91142	1271
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	0		762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	0		14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	91178	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2	91134,91136	5674
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	0		300
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	91113	4924
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O	2	91115,91126	223
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	91178	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	0		1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	91178	17380
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	0		254
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	0		1236
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se	2	91178,91198	192
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	0		633
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	0		471
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0		2349
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	0		306
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	0		767
Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Parisite	CaCe₂(CO₃)₃F₂	0		112
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	2	91126,91142	716
Portlandite ()*	Brucite	Ca(OH)₂	0		51
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	1	91179	309
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	91099,91113,91193	1898
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	2	91136,91142	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	6	91107,91113,91115,91126,91132,91142	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	91107,91112	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	12	91106,91107,91112,91113,91115,91116,91126,91134,91142,91170,91171,91178	61156
Rapidcreekite ()*	None	Ca₂(SO₄)(CO₃)·4H₂O	1	91142	10
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	91089	5614
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	0		317
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	0		4894
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	2	91121,91137	390
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	0		241
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	0		6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	47	91089,91091,91093,91102,91104,91106,91109,91110,91112,91115,91116,91117,91118,91119,91120,91122,91123,91125,91126,91128,91131,91134,91136,91138,91139,91142,91145,91146,91150,91154,91158,91159,91160,91161,91164,91165,91167,91171,91173,91176,91178,91179,91181,91190,91191,91193,91202	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	0		531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	6	91107,91113,91126,91132,91142,91171	21482
Stellerite ()*	Stilbite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂·28H₂O	1	91193	189
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	3	91126,91134,91142	586
Sternbergite ()*	Cubanite	AgFe₂S₃	0		62
Stevensite ()*	Clay	(Ca,Na)_xMg_3-ySi₄O₁₀(OH)₂	0		57
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	0		456
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	0		2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	0		1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	91142	5317
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)	1	91136	299
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	91132	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0		2562

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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