Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Mørje, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway

mindat Locality ID: 38760
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-38760.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mørje, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Auen Quarry (Blue Pearl Quarry)
Bassebo Quarry
Eikevegåsen Quarry
Hallingsås Quarry
Mørje 1 Quarry
Mørje 2 Quarry
Sagåsen
Torbjørnsås Quarry (Thorbjørnsås)

Latitude: 59°3'12"N
Longitude: 9°49'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.053333333333,9.8308333333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Analcime	Ancylite	Apatite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Astrophyllite	Bastnäsite	Calcite
Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Catapleiite	Cerite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Corundum	Covellite	Cristobalite
Diaspore	Eudialyte	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Hellandite	Heulandite	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite
Malachite	Melilite	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Parisite
Pectolite	Perovskite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Rocksalt	Sapphirine	Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite
Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur	Thomsonite	Tridymite	Wöhlerite	Zircon	Zirconolite

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 Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K La Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb REE S Si Sn Sr Th Ti Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Analcime Ancylite Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Astrophyllite Bastnäsite Calcite
Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite Catapleiite Cerite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Corundum Covellite Cristobalite
Diaspore Eudialyte Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite Hellandite Heulandite Kaolinite Löllingite Lepidocrocite
Malachite Melilite Mica Molybdenite Monazite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Parisite
Pectolite Perovskite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Rocksalt Sapphirine Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite
Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur Thomsonite Tridymite Wöhlerite Zircon Zirconolite

101 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Aenigmatite ()*	Albite ()*	Amesite ()*	Analcime ()*
Anatase ()*	Ancylite-(Ce) ()*	Annite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Astrophyllite ()*
Barylite ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Behoite ()*	Berborite ()*	Bertrandite ()*
Böhmite ()*	Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Bromellite ()*	Calcioancylite-(Ce) ()*	Calcite ()*
Cancrinite ()*	Catapleiite ()*	Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chamosite ()*	Chiavennite ()*	Covellite ()*	Datolite ()*	Diaspore ()*
Ephesite ()*	Epididymite ()*	Eudialyte ()*	Eudidymite ()*	Ferrokentbrooksite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Fluorite ()*	Gadolinite-(Ce) ()*	Galena ()*
Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gonnardite ()*	Gonyerite ()*	Grenmarite ()*
Hambergite ()*	Helvine ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Heulandite-Ca ()*
Hisingerite ()*	Hydrocerussite ()*	Hydroxylgugiaite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Låvenite ()*	Leucophanite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Meliphanite ()*	Microcline ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Mosandrite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Neotocite ()*
Nepheline ()*	Nordstrandite ()*	Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Pectolite ()*	Polylithionite ()*
Powellite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophanite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rinkite-(Ce) ()*	Rosenbuschite ()*	Sauconite ()*	Serandite ()*
Sodalite ()*	Sphaerobertrandite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tadzhikite-(Ce) ()*
Tetrawickmanite ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thorite ()*	Tritomite-(Ce) ()*	Tvedalite ()*
Wickmanite ()*	Wöhlerite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zirconolite ()*
Zirsilite-(Ce) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	4	93921,93922,93926,93928	1022
Aenigmatite ()*	Sapphirine	Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]	1	93926	133
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	5	93919,93921,93923,93926,93928	8803
Amesite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mg₂Al(AlSiO₅)(OH)₄	2	93926,93928	74
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	4	93921,93926,93928,93929	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	93926	2162
Ancylite-(Ce) ()*	Ancylite	CeSr(CO₃)₂(OH)·H₂O	3	93920,93926,93928	92
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	3	93921,93926,93928	356
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	93926,93928	9052
Astrophyllite ()*	Astrophyllite	K₂NaFe²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F	2	93926,93928	161
Barylite ()*	None	BaBe₂Si₂O₇	1	93926	33
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	2	93926,93928	304
Behoite ()*	Cristobalite	Be(OH)₂	3	93926,93928,93929	24
Berborite ()*	None	Be₂(BO₃)(OH)·H₂O	4	93926,93927,93928,93929	11
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	3	93926,93928,93929	606
Böhmite ()*	Lepidocrocite	AlO(OH)	5	93921,93926,93927,93928,93929	195
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	(Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃(OH)	3	93921,93926,93928	115
Bromellite ()*	None	BeO	1	93926	9
Calcioancylite-(Ce) ()*	Ancylite	(Ce,Ca,Sr)(CO₃)(OH,H₂O)	1	93928	46
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	93926,93927,93928,93929	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	3	93921,93926,93928	232
Catapleiite ()*	Catapleiite	Na₂Zr(Si₃O₉)·2H₂O	1	93928	113
Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Cerite	(Ce₇Ca₂) Mg(SiO₄)₃(SiO₃OH)₄(OH)₃	3	93926,93927,93928	47
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2	93926,93928	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	93926	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1	93929	577
Chiavennite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(BeOH)₂Si₅O₁₃·2H₂O	2	93926,93928	22
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	93926	4165
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	1	93923	498
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	4	93926,93927,93928,93929	481
Ephesite ()*	Mica	NaLiAl₂(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	93926	21
Epididymite ()*	Not in a structural group	Na₂Be₂Si₆O₁₅·H₂O	3	93926,93928,93929	70
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂	1	93926	182
Eudidymite ()*	None	Na₂Be₂Si₆O₁₅·H₂O	2	93926,93928	42
Ferrokentbrooksite ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe²⁺₃Zr₃Nb(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(F,Cl)₂	1	93928	15
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	93928	2740
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	3	93926,93928,93929	303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	4	93926,93927,93928,93929	9617
Gadolinite-(Ce) ()*	Gadolinite	Ce₂Fe²⁺Be₂O₂(SiO₄)₂	1	93919	31
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	93928	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	3	93926,93928,93929	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	93928	7437
Gonnardite ()*	Natrolite	(Na,Ca)₂(Si,Al)₅O₁₀·3H₂O	3	93926,93928,93929	167
Gonyerite ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mn²⁺₅Fe³⁺(Si₃Fe³⁺O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	93928	11
Grenmarite ()*	None	Na₂Zr₂Na₂MnZr(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	1	93928	2
Hambergite ()*	None	Be₂(BO₃)(OH)	5	93921,93924,93926,93928,93929	81
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	3	93921,93926,93928	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3	93926,93927,93928	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	2	93919,93926	1689
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Heulandite	(Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O	1	93928	246
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	1	93926	144
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	93928	201
Hydroxylgugiaite ()*	Melilite	(Ca₃ )_Σ4(Si_3.5Be_2.5)_Σ6O₁₁(OH)₃	1	93926	3
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	93928	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	3	93926,93928,93929	5433
Låvenite ()*	Wöhlerite	(Na,Ca)₄(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₂(Zr,Ti,Nb)₂(Si₂O₇)₂(O,F)₄	1	93928	58
Leucophanite ()*	None	NaCaBeSi₂O₆F	2	93926,93928	55
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	2	93926,93928	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	5	93919,93921,93926,93927,93929	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	93926	12537
Meliphanite ()*	None	Ca₄(Na,Ca)₄Be₄AlSi₇O₂₄(F,O)₄	3	93921,93926,93929	44
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	4	93919,93921,93926,93928	4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	93926	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	3	93921,93926,93928	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	1	93928	945
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	93928	1508
Mosandrite-(Ce) ()*	None	(Ca₃REE)[(H₂O)₂Ca_0.5 _0.5]Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₂	1	93928	45
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	93926	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	5	93921,93926,93927,93928,93929	1236
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	2	93926,93928	186
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	3	93921,93926,93928	884
Nordstrandite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	2	93928,93929	64
Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Parisite	CaCe₂(CO₃)₃F₂	2	93926,93928	112
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	1	93928	363
Polylithionite ()*	Mica	KLi₂AlSi₄O₁₀F₂	1	93928	89
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	3	93926,93928,93929	494
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	93919	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	93928	39462
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃	1	93928	244
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3	93926,93928,93929	9056
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	93928	1711
Rinkite-(Ce) ()*	None	(Ca₃REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂	1	93926	53
Rosenbuschite ()*	None	Ca₆Zr₂Na₆ZrTi(Si₂O₇)₄(OF)₂F₄	2	93926,93928	42
Sauconite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Zn₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	1	93926	56
Serandite ()*	Pectolite	NaMn²⁺₂Si₃O₈(OH)	1	93928	38
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	2	93926,93928	444
Sphaerobertrandite ()*	None	Be₃(SiO₄)(OH)₂	1	93924	11
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	93921,93926,93928	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	93926	2045
Tadzhikite-(Ce) ()*	Hellandite	Ca₄Ce₂Ti (B₄Si₄O₂₂)(OH)₂	2	93926,93928	14
Tetrawickmanite ()*	Perovskite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺(OH)₆	2	93926,93929	8
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	3	93926,93928,93929	452
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	3	93921,93926,93928	1006
Tritomite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	Ce₅(SiO₄,BO₄)₃(OH,O)	3	93926,93928,93929	19
Tvedalite ()*	None	Ca₄Be₃Si₆O₁₇(OH)₄·3H₂O	1	93928	5
Wickmanite ()*	Perovskite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺(OH)₆	1	93926	24
Wöhlerite ()*	Wöhlerite	Na₂Ca₄Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si₂O₇)₂(O,F)₄	4	93921,93926,93928,93929	83
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	4	93919,93926,93928,93929	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	6	93919,93921,93926,93927,93928,93929	5251
Zirconolite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)₂O₇	1	93923	140
Zirsilite-(Ce) ()*	Eudialyte	(Na, )₁₂(Ce,Na)₃Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃NbSi₂₅O₇₃(OH)₃(CO₃)·H₂O	1	93928	4

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R120123	Sagåsen, Mørje, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway	https://rruff.info/R120123
R120124	Sagåsen, Mørje, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway	https://rruff.info/R120124

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