Mineral Evolution Database

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Dalen Molybdenium And Copper Mines, Dalen, Tokke, Telemark, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1022
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1016

mindat Locality ID: 47407
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-47407.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dalen Molybdenium And Copper Mines, Dalen, Tokke, Telemark, Norway": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Askom Mine
Dalen Main-mine

Latitude: 59°27'5"N
Longitude: 8°0'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.451388888889,8.0063888888889

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.

Baryte	Chalcopyrite	Covellite	Molybdenite	None	Pyrite	Rocksalt	Scheelite

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: Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mo O Pb S W

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mo O Pb S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Chalcopyrite Covellite Molybdenite None Pyrite Rocksalt Scheelite

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Ankerite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Covellite ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*	Galena ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Powellite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Scheelite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1022	1016	0		3092
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1022	1016	2	94028,94029	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1022	1016	1	94029	5516
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1022	1016	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1022	1016	0		27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1022	1016	0		4165
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	1022	1016	0		345
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1022	1016	0		24243
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1022	1016	1	94029	5800
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	1022	1016	2	94028,94029	494
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1022	1016	1	94029	39462
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1022	1016	2	94028,94029	4894

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Mo-00255	1022	1016	1019±3	Re-Os			molybdenite	DA2		Yes	Molybdenite	Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite	Mo	48837	Dalen, Tokke, Telemark, Norway	Dalen	Bingen et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.lithos.2005.06.017	L87_328

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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