Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Kjørstad (Kjørrestad), Bamble, Telemark, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 51548
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-51548.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kjørstad (Kjørrestad), Bamble, Telemark, Norway": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Østre Kjørstad Quarry
Vestre Kjørstad 1 Quarry
Vestre Kjørstad 2 Quarry
Vestre Kjørstad 3 Quarry
Vestre Kjørstad Apatite Mine

Latitude: 58°57'9"N
Longitude: 9°35'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.9525,9.5933333333333

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 Cl F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cl F H Mg O P Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparMicaNonePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRutileTalcTitaniteWagneriteZircon

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Isokite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Talc  (*)Wagnerite  (*)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)1936078803
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl0203
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81936061756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6193609944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1936068173
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31936065433
Isokite  (*)TitaniteCaMg(PO4)F022
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2393605,93606,9360717380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS219360639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2293605,9360661156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21936095614
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21936093337
Wagnerite  (*)WagneriteMg2(PO4)F061
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1936065251



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070526Kjørstad (Kjørrestad), Bamble, Telemark, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R070526
R050519Kjørstad (Kjørrestad), Bamble, Telemark, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R050519


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