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Locality Name:
Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 33787
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33787.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway": 60
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 57

Number of Child Localities: 43
Child Localities:
Årstad Mine
Årstadøy (Øyno)
Bakka
Barstad
Bjelland
Blåfjell Mine
Blåfjellskaret
Bø Outfield (Prestegårdsskogen)
Bøstølen
Brambo
Brombo
Bryns Prospect
Dalens Dyke
Drageland
Dydland
Flordal
Florklev
Frøytlog
Gaudland
Hauge Mine
Jøssingfjord
Kjørfjell
Klorkleiv
Krune
Laksedal
Lauvås
Mydland
Mydland Norite Occurrence
Myssavatnet Mangerite Occurrence
Ørsland
Prestbro
Raunsli
Rekefjord
Rødvelt
Sandbekk
Sel/Skjeverås Jotunite Occurrence
Sletthei Prospect
Sokndal
Store Ålgård
Tellnes Mines
Urdal Mine
Vatland
Ymmestein

Latitude: 58°21'38"N
Longitude: 6°19'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.360555555556,6.3308333333333
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 C Ca Ce Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Ni O S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteBaddeleyiteCalciteChalcopyriteChevkiniteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteGypsum
KaoliniteMarcasiteMilleriteNickelineNoneOlivinePentlanditePyritePyroxeneSphalerite
SpinelZircon

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Baddeleyite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Millerite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2293269,93281238
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)19328127770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2293269,9328127198
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6293269,93281944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1932298173
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1932811188
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1932826890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6193228741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3293230,9328114640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O34593225,93227,93230,93231,93232,93233,93234,93235,93237,93238,93239,93240,93241,93242,93243,93244,93245,93246,93247,93249,93250,93251,93253,93255,93256,93258,93259,93260,93263,93264,93265,93267,93269,93270,93271,93272,93273,93274,93275,93276,93278,93279,93280,93281,932845433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61932822228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4293248,932545591
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4193230249
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41093225,93230,93242,93246,93253,93258,93260,93263,93269,9328114899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2293230,932695674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS293269,932811066
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8393269,93281,932821512
Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4MgFe3+2Ti2O8(Si2O7)219326946
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2393230,93269,9328139462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3193281244
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8493267,93269,93281,932829056
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4293269,93281249
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS19328121482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4393258,93269,932811934
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)393228,93252,932815251


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