Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Rana, Nordland, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 414

mindat Locality ID: 48080
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-48080.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rana, Nordland, Norway": 40
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 30

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Abandoned Quarry
Altermark Area
Bjøllådalen
Dunderlandsdalen
Høgtuva Beryllium Deposit
Mo I Rana
Mofjellet
Plurdalen
Reingardsli Cave System
Roadcut North Of Mo I Rana
Saltfjellet
Sjona
Store Akersvatn
Storforshei
Umbukta
Utskarpen

Latitude: 66°21'12"N
Longitude: 13°52'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 66.353333333333,13.872222222222

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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleApatiteApophylliteArsenopyriteBaryteBerylBournoniteCalciteCancrinite-sodalite
ChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumCristobaliteCubaniteDiasporeEpidoteEttringite
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumGyroliteLazuliteLillianiteMicaMolybdeniteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePalygorskitePhenakitePrehnitePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileSapphirineSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteTalcTitaniteTopaz
TourmalineUllmanniteValleriiteWurtziteZircon

78 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Behoite  (*)Beryl  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Breithauptite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Cosalite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Danalite  (*)Diaphorite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Genthelvite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gudmundite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Gyrolite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Høgtuvaite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Kyanite  (*)Lazulite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Ramdohrite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stannite  (*)
Svanbergite  (*)Talc  (*)Thaumasite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Valleriite  (*)
Yttrialite-(Y)  (*)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)2292315,923243419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)414414292323,923498803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3392315,92325,923292353
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2192315718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS4144141923239052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1000541392332,92335,9233611547
Behoite  (*)CristobaliteBe(OH)241441419232324
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O184144141923234286
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S111000541192332843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS310005411923321089
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb1000541192332175
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1000414992315,92321,92323,92325,92327,92329,92330,92335,9234127770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO24144141923235171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21000414892317,92323,92326,92327,92334,92335,92337,9233927198
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl192315203
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31923471797
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S51000541192332344
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S31000541192332802
Danalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S41441419232358
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S81000541192332126
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6392325,92329,923484135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2292315,923179895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)292315,92348648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)692325,92327,92328,92329,92348,923528173
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6414414192323414
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF24144141923239617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1923151188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1000414492323,92326,92332,9233524243
Genthelvite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S41441419232360
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1923417437
Graphite  (*)NoneC1923192812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3292325,923291544
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS1000541192332170
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1923416890
Gyrolite  (*)GyroliteNaCa16(Si23Al)O60(OH)8·14H2O1000541192335142
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3292321,9232214640
Høgtuvaite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Fe2+6Fe3+6]O4[Si8Be2Al2O36]4144141923231
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O192341341
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O100054119233585
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31923175433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S141000541192332784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61923412228
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O41441419232399
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4592325,92329,92344,92347,923481507
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2292344,92345232
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)292315,923171487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4414414592315,92322,92323,92325,9232714899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)4144141923234924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1923191107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS24144141923235800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2392315,92341,9234817380
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O192313306
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)414414192323326
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21923501898
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS310005411923321425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21000414592323,92326,92335,92341,9234839462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3414414192323244
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2192343771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81923199056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21000414892315,92318,92323,92325,92329,92335,92344,9234861156
Ramdohrite  (*)LillianitePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24100054119233234
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2292317,923485614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1000414692323,92326,92334,92335,92337,9233921482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41923261934
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS41000541692333,92334,92335,92337,92338,92339668
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6192344105
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2292315,923483337
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O1000541192335183
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)4144141923231006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O414414592317,92323,92325,92329,923524899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21923441476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2392340,92342,923482562
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS1000541192332293
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO24144141923232718
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]1000541192332237
Yttrialite-(Y)  (*)NoneY2Si2O741441419232325
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)414414292323,923525251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1923191025



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
Be-00031414414414  high    HogtuvaiteBe10484Høgtuva Beryllium Deposit, Rana, Nordland, Norway Skår (2002)10.1016/S0301-9268(02)00026-8PR116_265 
sedexmvt-001921000541Neoproterozoic host rock age      32917Mofjellet Mine (Mofjell Mine), Mofjellet, Rana, Nordland, NorwayMofjelletTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-003511000541Neoproterozoic        32917Mofjellet Mine (Mofjell Mine), Mofjellet, Rana, Nordland, NorwayMofjelletSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-177Høgtuva Beryllium Deposit, Rana, Nordland, Norwayhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-176-to-fkm-200/#FKM-177


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