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Locality Name:
Kvænangen, Troms, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 36998
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-36998.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kvænangen, Troms, Norway": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Burfjorddalen
Cedars Mine
Gierdduidvárri
Reinfjorden

Latitude: 69°55'17"N
Longitude: 22°3'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 69.921388888889,22.058055555556
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 Au B Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pd Pt S Si Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AxiniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteFeldsparMelonite
MicaMilleriteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePyriteQuartzRutileSphalerite
SpinelSulphurTitaniteWurtzite

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Mackinawite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Melonite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)
Millerite  (*)Moncheite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siegenite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Titanite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1941488803
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2194149260
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)294147,9415027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2394147,94148,9415027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1941484165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3294147,94150802
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21941509895
Gold  (*)CopperAu294147,9415030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3394147,94148,9415014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31941475433
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)194147451
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1941501487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4294147,9414814899
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2194147207
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe2194150155
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1941471066
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)2194150133
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8294147,941501512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21941502273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2294147,9414839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8394147,94148,941509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2294147,9414861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21941485614
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4194147249
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51941501516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS294147,9414821482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1941482045
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1941484899
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4194147380


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