Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Bamble, Telemark, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1700
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1100

mindat Locality ID: 6398
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6398.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bamble, Telemark, Norway": 78
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 62

Number of Child Localities: 35
Child Localities:
Askeklova
Bamble Nickel Mines
Berg
Bjordam
Breisand Quarry
Brekke
Fossingfjord
Gromstadvannet
Hafsund
Hafsund Islands
Hasalvik Quarry
Haukedal
Havredal (Hafredal)
Herre
Herum
Høgenhei
Isnes Quarry
Isvann
Kjørstad (Kjørrestad)
Omborsnes
Ødegården Apatite Mines
Ødegården Quarry
Rognstranda
Rønholt
Rørholt
Rugtvedt
Skogstad
Toner
Tråk (Tråg)
Trosby
Trosby Pegmatites
Tveitan
Vågøy
Valle
West Of Bamble Old Church

Latitude: 58°56'59"N
Longitude: 9°36'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.949722222222,9.6008333333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allanite	Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Cerite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Dumortierite	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet	Gypsum	Kornerupine	Mica	Millerite	Monazite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scapolite	Scheelite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Titanite	Tourmaline	Vivianite	Wagnerite	Zircon

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: Ag Al As B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Si Th Ti U Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe H Li Mg O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Calcite Cerite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Diaspore Dumortierite Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet Gypsum Kornerupine Mica Millerite Monazite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Pentlandite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scapolite Scheelite
Sphalerite Spinel Talc Titanite Tourmaline Vivianite Wagnerite Zircon

75 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Y) ()*	Almandine ()*	Anatase ()*
Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bobierrite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chamosite ()*	Chlorapatite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinoenstatite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Dravite ()*	Dumortierite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fergusonite-(Y) ()*
Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Galena ()*	Gedrite ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Isokite ()*	Kornerupine ()*	Kyanite ()*	Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Marialite ()*	Microcline ()*	Millerite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Spodumene ()*	Talc ()*
Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Vaesite ()*	Violarite ()*
Wagnerite ()*	Whitlockite ()*	Woodhouseite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1700	1100	0		3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1700	1100	8	93567,93594,93595,93597,93604,93607,93611,93617	8803
Allanite-(Y) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaY(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1700	1100	1	93624	28
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1700	1100	1	93619	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1700	1100	1	93624	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1700	1100	1	93585	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1700	1100	1	93637	1534
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1700	1100	0		1036
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1700	1100	1	93578	718
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1700	1100	4	93599,93610,93622,93626	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1700	1100	4	93577,93630,93632,93639	11547
Bobierrite ()*	Vivianite	Mg₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	1700	1100	1	93611	17
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1700	1100	1	93590	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1700	1100	6	93571,93597,93599,93601,93611,93618	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1700	1100	16	93570,93571,93572,93574,93575,93588,93611,93627,93628,93629,93630,93631,93633,93634,93635,93636	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1700	1100	1	93578	577
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1700	1100	6	93582,93585,93604,93611,93612,93613	203
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1700	1100	4	93578,93584,93595,93606	1756
Clinoenstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1700	1100	0		94
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1700	1100	1	93604	1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1700	1100	1	93601	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1700	1100	4	93578,93581,93584,93585	1008
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1700	1100	0		327
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1700	1100	4	93570,93571,93572,93575	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1700	1100	2	93597,93611	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1700	1100	3	93578,93581,93594	648
Dumortierite ()*	Dumortierite	AlAl₆BSi₃O₁₈	1700	1100	2	93578,93641	231
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1700	1100	5	93597,93609,93611,93612,93617	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1700	1100	2	93606,93624	8173
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Scheelite	YNbO₄	1700	1100	1	93624	196
Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	Y₂Fe²⁺Be₂O₂(SiO₄)₂	1700	1100	1	93624	163
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1700	1100	9	93627,93628,93629,93630,93631,93633,93634,93635,93636	24243
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1700	1100	1	93578	178
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1700	1100	1	93621	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	1700	1100	1	93586	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1700	1100	1	93574	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1700	1100	6	93578,93580,93581,93594,93595,93597	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	1700	1100	2	93574,93575	407
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	1700	1100	1	93611	367
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1700	1100	12	93570,93571,93572,93574,93575,93578,93595,93597,93606,93611,93618,93620	5433
Isokite ()*	Titanite	CaMg(PO₄)F	1700	1100	2	93595,93604	22
Kornerupine ()*	Kornerupine	(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al, )₁₀(Si,Al,B)₅O₂₁(OH,F)₂	1700	1100	1	93581	68
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	1700	1100	3	93584,93585,93594	1507
Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1700	1100	3	93570,93571,93572	80
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1700	1100	6	93570,93571,93572,93574,93575,93588	14899
Marialite ()*	Scapolite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl	1700	1100	1	93611	139
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1700	1100	5	93589,93616,93625,93638,93640	4924
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1700	1100	1	93572	1066
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	1700	1100	1	93603	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1700	1100	8	93589,93590,93594,93602,93605,93606,93607,93625	17380
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1700	1100	5	93570,93571,93572,93574,93575	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1700	1100	7	93578,93581,93585,93611,93612,93616,93617	2273
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1700	1100	0		1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1700	1100	14	93570,93571,93572,93574,93575,93588,93599,93606,93611,93627,93628,93629,93630,93631	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1700	1100	8	93570,93571,93572,93574,93575,93576,93611,93614	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1700	1100	23	93578,93580,93581,93583,93584,93588,93589,93590,93595,93597,93602,93605,93606,93611,93618,93621,93622,93624,93625,93638,93640,93641,93643	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1700	1100	6	93580,93584,93585,93595,93609,93611	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1700	1100	1	93600	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1700	1100	1	93631	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1700	1100	3	93578,93584,93641	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1700	1100	1	93626	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1700	1100	8	93627,93628,93629,93630,93633,93634,93635,93636	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1700	1100	0		1934
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	1700	1100	0		688
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1700	1100	4	93609,93611,93612,93643	3337
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1700	1100	2	93611,93617	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1700	1100	2	93611,93624	4899
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1700	1100	1	93624	2718
Vaesite ()*	Pyrite	NiS₂	1700	1100	1	93572	106
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	1700	1100	2	93572,93573	380
Wagnerite ()*	Wagnerite	Mg₂(PO₄)F	1700	1100	5	93591,93595,93597,93604,93611	61
Whitlockite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉Mg(PO₃OH)(PO₄)₆	1700	1100	1	93611	104
Woodhouseite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	1700	1100	1	93611	62
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1700	1100	2	93597,93626	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1449	1443	5	93578,93581,93606,93624,93630	5251

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Co-00011	1449	1443	1446±3			zircon	Zircon		6398	Bamble, Telemark, Norway	Bamble sector	Andersen & Grorud (1998)	10.1016/S0301-9268(98)00061-8	PR91_419
Co-00012	1550	1534	1542±8						6398	Bamble, Telemark, Norway	Bamble sector	Andersen & Grorud (1998)	10.1016/S0301-9268(98)00061-8	PR91_419
Giersdorf_00000171	1600	1400	1400-1600	U-Pb				Zircon	6398	Bamble, Telemark, Norway	Bamble province	Baadsgaard, et. al (1984)		NGT64_111
Giersdorf_00000196	1700	1500	1700-1500		Crustal accretion event				6398	Bamble, Telemark, Norway	Telemark-Bamble Terrane	Stein & Bingen (2002)	10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.204.01.20	GSLSP204_319	Crustal accretion event in the Telemark-Bamble Terrane
Giersdorf_00000198	1150	1100	1150-1100		Granulite-facies metamorphism				6398	Bamble, Telemark, Norway	Bamble province	Stein & Bingen (2002)	10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.204.01.20	GSLSP204_319	Age of Sveconorwegian Metamorphic Event in the Bamble Sector

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
X050192	Bamble, Telemark, Norway	https://rruff.info/X050192
R050339	Bamble, Telemark, Norway	https://rruff.info/R050339
R070526	Kjørstad (Kjørrestad), Bamble, Telemark, Norway	https://rruff.info/R070526
R050519	Kjørstad (Kjørrestad), Bamble, Telemark, Norway	https://rruff.info/R050519

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