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Locality Name:
Oslo, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 259
Youngest recorded age at locality: 259

mindat Locality ID: 33372
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33372.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Oslo, Norway": 57
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 39

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Bjerke
Frogner
Gamle Oslo
Grorud
Grünerløkka
Nordmarka
Nordre Aker
Oslo Meteorite
Søndre Nordstrand
Søsterhjemmet-Rikshospitalet
St. Hanshaugen
Vestre Aker

Latitude: 59°56'23"N
Longitude: 10°46'41"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.939722222222,10.778055555556

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 B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Si Sr Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca H O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAncyliteApatiteApophylliteAxiniteBaryte
BranneriteBrookiteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteChevkiniteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopiapite
CorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteElpiditeEpidoteEttringiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
GypsumHalotrichiteHarmotomeHeulanditeHexahydriteIronLepidocrociteMalachiteMicaMilarite
MolybdeniteMonaziteMordeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPalygorskitePectolitePhenakite
PrehnitePyritePyrosmalitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSodalite
SphaleriteSpinelStilbiteStilpnomelaneSulphurTitaniteVesuvianiteWollastoniteWöhleriteZircon
Zirconolite

104 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allophane  (*)
Almandine  (*)Aluminocopiapite  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)
Augite  (*)Axinite-(Mn)  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Birnessite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Brookite  (*)Bustamite  (*)
Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Copiapite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Elpidite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epistilbite  (*)
Ferrimolybdite  (*)Ferro-katophorite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)
Halotrichite  (*)Harmotome  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Ikaite  (*)Iron  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaersutite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Låvenite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Lorenzenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)Milarite  (*)Mogánite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)
Nukundamite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Pectolite  (*)
Phenakite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrosmalite-(Fe)  (*)Pyrosmalite-(Mn)  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Scolecite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stellerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)
Stolzite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Taenite  (*)Thaumasite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Troilite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2292700,927033419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6692692,92703,92714,92715,92718,927251022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1092692,92700,92703,92704,92714,92715,92718,92725,92728,927378803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)392692,92700,92714706
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O192719470
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31927032353
Aluminocopiapite  (*)Copiapite(Al,Mg)Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH,O)2·20H2O19269650
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2592700,92703,92714,92725,927282162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31927031534
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2192715295
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61927032060
Axinite-(Mn)  (*)AxiniteCa4Mn2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)219273688
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2392703,92737,927475509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)492694,92697,92700,9272311547
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2292698,92700606
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O259259192708178
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41927035516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6192698248
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2192725700
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)2192736101
Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite(Ce,Ca,Sr)(CO3)(OH,H2O)19270046
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)592692,92700,92703,92715,9274027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1927035707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2692692,92702,92703,92722,92737,9274027198
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)219270089
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1927033531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81927031756
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O192696382
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1927034165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O292703,927472970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1927031027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61926924135
Elpidite  (*)ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15·3H2O19272550
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)692692,92700,92703,92704,92737,927408173
Epistilbite  (*)MordeniteCa3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O192726138
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O192737345
Ferro-katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2292702,9270338
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1927142740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O192736303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2792692,92700,92703,92704,92718,92722,927259617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS592692,92700,92703,92722,9272524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)392703,92737,927477437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3392703,92736,927401544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O292696,927376890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl1927031398
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O192696409
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O592692,92700,92704,92715,92737290
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6192704741
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S192700237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3692692,92698,92700,92703,92714,9274014640
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O192703246
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O192696251
Ikaite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)·6H2O259259012
Iron  (*)IronFe1927161089
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61927372228
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2192703179
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O292703,927371271
Låvenite  (*)Wöhlerite(Na,Ca)4(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Zr,Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)419270358
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)192703581
Lorenzenite  (*)NoneNa2Ti2O3(Si2O6)19272582
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4692692,92700,92703,92714,92718,9273714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2392703,92737,9274712537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1927034924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O292700,92704156
Mogánite  (*)NoneSiO2·nH2O19270343
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2592692,92700,92725,92736,927375800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)192725945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O292703,927251508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219270317380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6192700254
Nukundamite  (*)NoneCu3.4Fe0.6S419270316
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O292700,927032994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)392692,92700,927032349
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O192703306
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)192744363
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)392698,92700,92704326
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21927031898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2592692,92700,92703,92725,9273739462
Pyrosmalite-(Fe)  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayFe2+8Si6O15(OH)10292699,9270038
Pyrosmalite-(Mn)  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)1019270025
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81927039056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21392692,92700,92703,92704,92714,92715,92718,92725,92728,92732,92737,92740,9274761156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1927251711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21927005614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)292703,927364894
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O192703390
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)292700,927256417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS492692,92703,92722,9272521482
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O192737189
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O292698,92700456
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)192698156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS292700,927252045
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F192700232
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)192716703
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O192734183
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O692692,92700,92704,92714,92725,927374899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21927032562
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1927161044
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10259259592706,92709,92736,92742,927471395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31927471247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41927001655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)192725939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)692692,92700,92703,92714,92715,927255251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O7192744140



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_723Oslo nordmarkite, Trondheimsveien, large new road cut near Oslo city limit.


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
Michelle_723259259259U-PbAge of Oslo Nordmarkitezircon   Zircon  132016Nordmarka, Oslo, NorwayNordmarkaNeumann (1960) NGT40_173See Table 1. "Agreement with the zircon age of the nordmarkite is good but may be accidental, for the zircon age is in itself a minimum figure"


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