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Locality Name:
Li, Evje Og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 923
Youngest recorded age at locality: 895

mindat Locality ID: 35599
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-35599.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Li, Evje Og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, Norway": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Li 01 Feldspar Quarry (Likleiven)
Li 02 Feldspar Quarry (Li Gruve)
Li 03 Feldspar Quarry (Litunet)
Li 04 Feldspar Quarry (Liheia)
Li 05 Feldspar Quarry
Li 06 Feldspar Quarry
Li 07 Feldspar Quarry
Li 08 Feldspar Quarry
Li 09 Feldspar Prospect
Li 10 Feldspar Quarry
Li 11 Feldspar Quarry
Li 12 Feldspar Quarry

Latitude: 58°31'31"N
Longitude: 7°51'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.525277777778,7.8536111111111

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 Be Bi C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mn Na Nb O P S Si Ta Th Ti U Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Bi C Ca Ce Fe H Nb O Si Ta U Y 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteArsenicBastnäsiteBerylBismutiteCalciteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundum
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteMicaMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupQuartz
SpinelStibniteTopazZircon

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bavenite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)
Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderophyllite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Topaz  (*)
Yttrotantalite-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)923895590048,90049,90051,90052,900538803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)9238950706
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F923895190051304
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)923895190049255
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2923895290051,90053606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18923895290051,900534286
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O39238950214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi92389501966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S39238951900511935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)9238950716
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)92389519005127770
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)9238951900518173
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6923895390048,90049,90052414
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF29238951900519617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2923895290049,90051163
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)9238951900537437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O392389519005314640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O492389519005114899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)923895590048,90049,90051,90052,900534924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)923895190051945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2923895490048,90049,90051,9005317380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2923895590048,90049,90051,90052,9005361156
Siderophyllite  (*)MicaKFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)292389519004992
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6923895190053211
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F29238951900511476
Yttrotantalite-(Y)  (*)Columbite(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4923895051
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)9238951900515251



4 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
Bradley_2012_119913909911±2U/Pb gadolinite  Yes  5491Evje Og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, NorwayEvjeMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
Mo-00067914904909±5Rb-Sr    YesMolybdeniteMo5491Evje Og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, NorwayEvje-IvelandAndersen (2001) MT2001_Andersen 
Mo-00068923895909±14U-Pb gadolinitegd-7 YesMolybdeniteMo5491Evje Og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, NorwayEvje-IvelandScherer et al. (2001)10.1126/science.1061372S293_683 
Mo-00069912.1908.9910.5±1.6U-Pb concordia gadolinitegd-5, gd-6, gd-7, gd-8 YesMolybdeniteMo5491Evje Og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, NorwayEvje-IvelandScherer et al. (2001)10.1126/science.1061372S293_683 


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