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Locality Name:
Minnesund, Eidsvoll, Akershus, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 248
Youngest recorded age at locality: 248

mindat Locality ID: 51945
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-51945.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Minnesund, Eidsvoll, Akershus, Norway": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Byrud Emerald Mines
Eidshaug
Galena Occurrence
Rød Prospects

Latitude: 60°25'3"N
Longitude: 11°11'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.4175,11.189166666667

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 Be C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sc Si Sn Th Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteArsenopyriteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcopyrite
ClayClinozoisiteCorundumCubaniteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsum
HumiteHydrotalciteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinel
SulphurTitaniteTopazVesuvianiteWollastoniteWoodwarditeWurtziteZircon

57 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bavenite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Byrudite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenalite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Linnaeite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pretulite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Sylvite  (*)Thorianite  (*)
Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Woodwardite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2482481895658803
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO52482481895651310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1895662734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS248248289565,895689052
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)248248189565255
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182482481895654286
Byrudite  (*)Humite(Be,   )(V3+,Ti)3O62482481895652
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)24824818956527770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22482481895655171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2289567,8956827198
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3189568802
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62482481895654135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2482481895658173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2482481895652740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22482481895659617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS248248389565,89567,8956824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2482481895657437
Graphite  (*)NoneC248248289565,895682812
Greenalite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)418956861
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)32482481895651544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2482481895656890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl2482481895651398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O318956814640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62482481895652228
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O2482481895651271
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4189568249
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)189568451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418956814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)224824818956512537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22482481895655674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2482481895654924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22482481895655800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)248248189565945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O2482481895651508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)224824818956517380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2482481895652994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2482481895652349
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS248248189565767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81895681512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22482481895652273
Pretulite  (*)ZirconSc(PO4)24824818956514
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2248248289565,8956839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8248248289565,895689056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2248248389565,89567,8956861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22482481895655614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2482481895656417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS248248289565,8956821482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS2482481895652045
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl248248189565275
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO2248248189565236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)2482481895651006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2482481895654899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F22482481895651476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22482481895652562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)102482481895651395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO32482481895651247
Woodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)18956657



1 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
Be-00036248248248  high    Kyzylkumite, ByruditeBe13902Byrud Emerald Mines, Minnesund, Eidsvoll, Akershus, Norway Sundvoll et al. (1990)10.1016/0040-1951(90)90460-PTP178_67 


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