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Locality Name:
Tufte Quarry, Søve Mines, Fen Complex, Nome, Telemark, Norway

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

mindat Locality ID: 51031
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-51031.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tufte Quarry, Søve Mines, Fen Complex, Nome, Telemark, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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: Ba C Ca Fe O S 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ba C Ca Fe Mg O S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteNone

3 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)260225903092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)602259011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)602259027770


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    Yes  14357Fen Complex, Nome, Telemark, NorwayFen ComplexErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0001168557543550±7Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  14357Fen Complex, Nome, Telemark, NorwayFenWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0001169602554578±24Rb-Sr phlogopite  YesPhlogopite  14357Fen Complex, Nome, Telemark, NorwayFenWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0001170553525539±14Pb-Pb    Yes  14357Fen Complex, Nome, Telemark, NorwayFenWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Michelle_725259259259K-ArAge of Fen intrusionbiotite  Yes  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."

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