Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Nome, Telemark, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 602
Youngest recorded age at locality: 259

mindat Locality ID: 48508
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-48508.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nome, Telemark, Norway": 25
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 21

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Fen Complex
Slåtta

Latitude: 59°16'26"N
Longitude: 9°17'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.273888888889,9.2897222222222
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 Ba Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Sc Si Sr Ta Th Ti U Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteAragoniteBaryteBerylBruciteCalciteCancriniteChalcopyriteChevkinite
ClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetMagnetoplumbite
MicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupParisitePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
RutileSpinelThortveititeTitaniteTopazTridymiteZircon

64 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bazzite  (*)
Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Diaoyudaoite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferro-pargasite  (*)
Fersmite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hibonite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Isokite  (*)
Kobeite-(Y)  (*)Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pargasite  (*)
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Perovskite  (*)Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Richterite  (*)Riebeckite  (*)
Romanèchite  (*)Rutile  (*)Spinel  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)
Thorianite  (*)Thorite  (*)Thortveitite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Villiaumite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6602525393827,93836,938371022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6602525293827,93836286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)602525393828,93836,938378803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2602525593827,93830,93835,93837,938392162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3602525293827,938371534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2602259493827,93830,93844,938493092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)602525293845,938483250
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O66022591938272060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)6022591293827,93830,93831,93832,93833,93834,93840,93841,93844,93847,93848,9384911547
Bazzite  (*)BerylBe3(Sc,Fe3+,Mg)2Si6O18·Na0.32·nH2O60225919382751
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2602259193827462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)6022591293827,93829,93830,93831,93834,93837,93838,93840,93841,93844,93849,9385127770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O602525293827,93837232
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2602525293827,9383827198
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O36022591938271797
Diaoyudaoite  (*)MagnetoplumbiteNaAl11O176022591938427
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O66025251938374135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2602525293827,938309895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)6022591938278173
Ferro-pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2602525393827,93829,9385054
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O625925919384083
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F602259393827,93841,938492740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2602259293838,938409617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)602525293848,938497437
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6602525193837741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3602259593827,93830,93831,93834,9384314640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4602259193827407
Hibonite  (*)MagnetoplumbiteCaAl12O1960225919384280
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3602525393827,93828,938295433
Isokite  (*)TitaniteCaMg(PO4)F60252519383022
Kobeite-(Y)  (*)None(Y,U)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 (?)6022591938278
Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Perovskite(Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)2O660225919384257
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4602259293830,93843229
Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2602525293836,9383779
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4602259893827,93828,93830,93836,93840,93841,93843,9384914899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)602525393836,93837,938494924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2602525293827,9384917380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)602525393827,93828,93837884
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)6022591938272349
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2602525193829313
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F2602259193827112
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3602259193842495
Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4MgFe3+2Ti2O8(Si2O7)260225919384246
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2602554593827,93828,93829,93841,938492273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2602259693827,93830,93838,93840,93843,9384939462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO26025251938483106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8602525293827,938499056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2602259793827,93830,93833,93836,93843,93848,9384961156
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2602525193836148
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2602525193836375
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10602525193848312
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2602259293827,938515614
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O46022591938421934
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F602259193827232
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2602259293841,9384927
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO2602259193827236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)6022591938271006
Thortveitite  (*)ThortveititeSc2Si2O760225919382754
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O602525493827,93828,93837,938514899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2259259293827,938401476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22592591938402562
Villiaumite  (*)RocksaltNaF60225919382731
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)6022591938275251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2592591938401025


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000509Baltica carbonatite complex
Jen_0001168MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular bodies, dykes and sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melteigite, ijolite, urtite, augite-amphibole-biotite rock, nepheline syenites and fenite.
Jen_0001169MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular bodies, dykes and sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melteigite, ijolite, urtite, augite-amphibole-biotite rock, nepheline syenites and fenite.
Jen_0001170MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular bodies, dykes and sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melteigite, ijolite, urtite, augite-amphibole-biotite rock, nepheline syenites and fenite.
Michelle_725Biotite from the carbonatite, Søve Mines, Fen area


5 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
Jen_0000509598568583±15Ar-Ar       14357Fen Complex, Nome, Telemark, NorwayFen ComplexErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0001168557543550±7Rb-Sr whole rock     14357Fen Complex, Nome, Telemark, NorwayFenWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0001169602554578±24Rb-Sr phlogopite   Phlogopite  14357Fen Complex, Nome, Telemark, NorwayFenWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0001170553525539±14Pb-Pb       14357Fen Complex, Nome, Telemark, NorwayFenWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Michelle_725259259259K-ArAge of Fen intrusionbiotite     49251Søve Mines, Fen Complex, Nome, Telemark, NorwaySøve MinesNeumann (1960) NGT40_173See Table 1. "Judging by the excellent quality and high potassium content of the Søve biotite, we believe that our measurement of 565 million years is close to the true age of the Fen intrusion. Our number might be lower than the true age, but not higher."

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-106Damtjern, Fen Complex, Nome, Telemark, Norwayhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-101-to-fkm-125/#FKM-106

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