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Locality Name:
Nikkerud Mines, Nedre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway


mindat Locality ID: 51585
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-51585.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nikkerud Mines, Nedre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Åserud Mine
Dorotheagruva
Magnetgruva
Skramnæs Mine

Latitude: 59°42'35"N
Longitude: 10°4'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.709722222222,10.080833333333
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 As B C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteAxiniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteDiasporeEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartz
RocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStilbiteTourmalineVesuvianiteVivianiteWollastonite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Azurite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stellerite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)20260
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS191333966
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O0814
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O0189
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO301247


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