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Locality Name:
Vesterøya, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 33452
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33452.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vesterøya, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway": 30
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 25

Number of Child Localities: 23
Child Localities:
Auve
Buer
Buerskogen
Fjellvik
Folehavna
Framnes
Haga
Holtanskogen
Holtåsen
Husebyåsen Prospect
Husefjell
Kamfjord Quarry
Kamfjordåsene E
Kariåsen
Nedre Holtan
Ormestad School
Rambergåsen
Tveitan
Urderåsen
Varden Area
Veløyveien
Vindal
Vøra

Latitude: 59°6'17"N
Longitude: 10°15'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.104722222222,10.254444444444

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 As B Be C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteArsenopyriteAstrophylliteBaddeleyiteBastnäsiteCalcite
Cancrinite-sodaliteCatapleiiteChevkiniteClayClinozoisiteCorundumDiasporeElpiditeEpidoteEudialyte
FeldsparGadoliniteGarnetHeulanditeMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural group
ParisitePectolitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSapphirineSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphalerite
SpinelStilbiteStilpnomelaneTitaniteTridymiteVesuvianiteWöhleriteZirconZirconolite

64 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Analcime  (*)
Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)
Baddeleyite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)
Catapleiite  (*)Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)Datolite  (*)Elpidite  (*)Epididymite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Eudidymite  (*)Ferrokentbrooksite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluoro-richterite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gonnardite  (*)Grossular  (*)Helvine  (*)
Hematite  (*)Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite-K  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Katophorite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Meliphanite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Pectolite  (*)Polylithionite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stilbite-Ca  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Sveinbergeite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Wöhlerite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61395014,95015,95016,95020,95025,95026,95029,95032,95033,95035,95038,95040,950421022
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]1395014,95015,95020,95021,95023,95024,95025,95026,95029,95033,95034,95035,95042133
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1795014,95015,95016,95017,95020,95021,95022,95025,95026,95027,95029,95033,95035,95038,95040,95041,950428803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)295027,95029706
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O395027,95028,950361627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21950422162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31950291534
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2395029,95040,95042295
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS395015,95027,950299052
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F395015,95026,95042161
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2195027238
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F1395014,95015,95016,95018,95025,95026,95027,95028,95029,95033,95034,95036,95042304
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2295015,95029606
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)495027,95028,95029,95036115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1095015,95017,95027,95029,95032,95036,95038,95040,95041,9504227770
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O295015,95042113
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2395018,95026,9503489
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)195027498
Elpidite  (*)ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15·3H2O695015,95024,95025,95026,95029,9504250
Epididymite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Be2Si6O15·H2O695015,95016,95025,95029,95033,9504270
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)295022,950278173
Eudidymite  (*)NoneNa2Be2Si6O15·H2O295025,9504242
Ferrokentbrooksite  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe2+3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(F,Cl)219502915
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1495015,95021,95022,95023,95025,95026,95027,95028,95029,95035,95036,95038,95040,950422740
Fluoro-richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22F219502924
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS295015,9502924243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)395015,95032,950407437
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O295027,95036167
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3495022,95027,95029,950411544
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S295025,95029237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3395015,95025,9502914640
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O195015246
Heulandite-K  (*)Heulandite(K,Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O295015,9502732
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3395027,95029,950345433
Katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2795015,95025,95026,95029,95031,95035,9504246
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41495014,95015,95020,95025,95026,95027,95029,95031,95033,95034,95035,95036,95038,9504214899
Meliphanite  (*)NoneCa4(Na,Ca)4Be4AlSi7O24(F,O)419502744
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2095014,95015,95016,95017,95020,95021,95022,95023,95025,95026,95027,95028,95029,95032,95033,95034,95035,95038,95040,950424924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2895015,95020,95026,95027,95029,95036,95038,950405800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)595015,95025,95026,95029,95042945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O495015,95027,95035,950421508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2495015,95021,95025,9503217380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O395027,95028,950361236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)295027,95036884
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O395015,95025,950272994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1950362349
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F2295015,95029112
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)195027363
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F2395015,95016,9504289
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2995015,95017,95020,95025,95027,95029,95036,95038,9504039462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3195015244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21095015,95025,95026,95029,95032,95033,95035,95040,95041,9504261156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2895021,95025,95029,95030,95032,95038,95040,95042375
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1950156417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS295015,9502921482
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O295022,95041268
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O295015,95041456
Sveinbergeite  (*)Astrophyllite(H2O)2[Ca(H2O)](Fe2+6Fe3+)Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4[(OH)(H2O)]1950151
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)495015,95025,95029,950421006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O495015,95025,95027,950294899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101950271395
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)419502783
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1695014,95015,95016,95018,95022,95025,95026,95027,95028,95029,95033,95035,95036,95038,95040,950425251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O7395027,95029,95036140



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