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Locality Name:
Frikstad 02 (Litjern Pegmatite), Frikstad, Iveland, Aust-Agder, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1281
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1090

mindat Locality ID: 49638
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-49638.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Frikstad 02 (Litjern Pegmatite), Frikstad, Iveland, Aust-Agder, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 58°31'11"N
Longitude: 7°52'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.519722222222,7.8730555555556

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 Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mn Na Nb O S Si Sr Ta Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mn Na Nb O S Si Sr Ta Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AncyliteBerylClayClinozoisiteColumbiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetMica
MilariteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzSpinelTopazZircon

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Bavenite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fersmite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gahnite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Milarite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Topaz  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1281109008803
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O12811090092
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)128110900255
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2128110900606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181281109004286
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1281109001025
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1281109008173
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O612811090083
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21281109009617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4128110900445
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1281109004924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O128110900156
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)212811090017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS212811090039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO212811090061156
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31281109001214
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6128110900211
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21281109001476
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1281127705251



2 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
Cr-00015109010901090U-Pb cleveite  YesDavidite-(Ce)Cr14334Aust-Agder, NorwayAust-Agder, TelemarkGastil (1960)10.2475/ajs.258.1.1AJS258_1 
Bradley_2012_082128112771279±2U/Pb zircon  YesZircon  48160Frikstad, Iveland, Aust-Agder, NorwayFrikstadMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 


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