Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Kåfjord, Troms, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 541
Youngest recorded age at locality: 419

mindat Locality ID: 51505
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-51505.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kåfjord, Troms, Norway": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Birtavarre Mining District

Latitude: 69°26'49"N
Longitude: 20°52'19"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 69.446944444444,20.871944444444

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 Ca Co Cu F Fe H Mg Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteCubaniteFluoriteGarnetMarcasiteMolybdeniteNickelineNonePentlandite
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelValleriiteWurtzite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Valleriite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3541419294122,941252353
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2541419294122,94125718
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2541419694122,94123,94125,94126,94131,9413227198
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S851047019412282
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3541419594122,94125,94126,94131,94132802
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF25414191941229617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS470470294122,9413224243
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4541419594122,94124,94125,94127,9412914899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2541419594122,94125,94126,94131,941325674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2541419394122,94125,941265800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2510470394122,94131,9413239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8541419794122,94123,94125,94126,94128,94131,941329056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2541419694122,94123,94125,94126,94131,9413261156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS541419794122,94123,94125,94126,94130,94131,9413221482
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]541419594122,94125,94126,94131,94132237



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-00683541419Cambrian-Silurian        252264Moskogaissa Mines, Birtavarre Mining District, Kåfjord, Troms, NorwayMoskogaissaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00690510510Cambrian       S252263Sabetjok Mine, Birtavarre Mining District, Kåfjord, Troms, NorwaySabetjokMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00692470470Cambrian-Silurian       S46086Skaide Mine, Birtavarre Mining District, Kåfjord, Troms, NorwaySkaideMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


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