Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Folldal, Hedmark, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 485
Youngest recorded age at locality: 444

mindat Locality ID: 47613
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-47613.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Folldal, Hedmark, Norway": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Einunndalen
Folldal Mines
Grimsdalen Deposits
Nordre Geitryggen Mine

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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: Ag Al As Bi C Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopiapiteCorundumCubaniteEnargiteMarcasite
NickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTalcTetradymiteValleriite
Wurtzite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Altaite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Enargite  (*)Galena  (*)Hessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Valleriite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe470470191594489
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O485444191592925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2485444291592,9159427198
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O485444191592382
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3485444291594,91595802
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4470470191594910
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS47047019159424243
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te470470191594804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O34704701915945433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)64704701915942228
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1915911487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O448544419159514899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS24704701915945674
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2485444291592,9159439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S84854441915929056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO248544419159261156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS485444291592,9159421482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21915913337
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3470470191594276
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]470470191594237


3 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-00665485444Ordovician        46331Folldal Mines, Folldal, Hedmark, NorwayGamle FolldalMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00670470470Ordovician       S36363Grimsdalen Deposits, Folldal, Hedmark, NorwayGrimsdalenMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00684485444Ordovician        46329Nordre Geitryggen Mine, Folldal, Hedmark, NorwayNordre GjetryggenMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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