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Locality Name:
Nordreisa, Troms, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 541
Youngest recorded age at locality: 444

mindat Locality ID: 36485
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-36485.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nordreisa, Troms, Norway": 17
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 13

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Klubbeneshamn
Oksfjorddalen
Ráisduottarháldi Mountain
Reisa National Park
Russeholmen Deposit
Storslett
Vaddas-Rieppe Ore Field

Latitude: 69°37'11"N
Longitude: 21°21'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 69.619722222222,21.366111111111

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 Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCorundumCovellite
CubaniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetMalachiteMarcasiteMeloniteMolybdeniteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinel
StanniteStauroliteStibniteTalcTetradymiteTitaniteWurtziteZircon

49 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)
Grossular  (*)Hedleyite  (*)Hematite  (*)Idaite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Liebigite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melonite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Staurolite  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
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)21941723419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1941758803
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2541444494180,94181,94183,94184718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS541444394179,94181,941829052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi541444594179,94180,94181,94182,941831966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S35414441941821935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4541444494174,94176,94181,941825516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11541444194181843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)494168,94175,94177,9417827770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S294174,941765707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS25414441194172,94175,94176,94177,94178,94179,94180,94181,94182,94183,9418427198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1941721025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS541444194182966
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS541444294176,941814165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3541444694179,94180,94181,94182,94183,94184802
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O65414441941814135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6194172944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)541444394177,94182,941848173
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1941721188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS541444494179,94180,94181,9418224243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31941781544
Hedleyite  (*)TetradymiteBi7Te3541444594179,94180,94181,94183,94184104
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3541444494174,94175,94180,9418114640
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS4541444194181142
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3541444594180,94181,94182,94183,941845433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41941721507
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1941681271
Liebigite  (*)NoneCa2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O19417578
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4541444294176,94182249
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)541444594180,94181,94182,94183,94184451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4541444694172,94174,94175,94180,94181,9418214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)254144419418112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS25414441941815674
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2194176207
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2541444494177,94181,94182,941845800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2541444894168,94175,94177,94178,94180,94181,94182,9418439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8541444794172,94179,94180,94181,94182,94183,941849056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2541444794176,94177,94178,94180,94181,94182,9418461156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2541444294180,941825614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51941721516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS541444794171,94179,94180,94181,94182,94183,9418421482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4541444294181,941831934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)541444294180,94183978
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)25414441941843337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O541444394172,94183,941844899
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21941752718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O194175890
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)541444294180,941835251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1941721025



2 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
vms-00698485444Ordovician        32254Vaddas-Rieppe Ore Field, Nordreisa, Troms, NorwayVáddásMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00686541444Cambrian-Ordovician        47837Rieppe, Vaddas-Rieppe Ore Field, Nordreisa, Troms, NorwayRieppeMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 


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