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Locality Name:
Tingelstadtjern Quarry, Modum, Buskerud, Norway

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

mindat Locality ID: 7838
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7838.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tingelstadtjern Quarry, Modum, Buskerud, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 59°56'28"N
Longitude: 9°52'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.941111111111,9.8680555555556
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 B C Ca Cl F Fe H Mg O P Si Y 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllactiteAmphiboleApatiteCalciteChloriteClayCorundumEllenbergeriteHoltedahliteNone
Not in a structural groupSerpentineSpinelTalcZircon

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Althausite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Hematite  (*)Heneuite  (*)Holtedahlite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)
Lizardite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Phosphoellenbergerite  (*)Raadeite  (*)
Szaibélyite  (*)Talc  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Althausite  (*)Not in a structural groupMg4(PO4)2(OH,O)(F,   )54154105
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)25415410718
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl5415410203
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)45415410951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)854154101756
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3541541014640
Heneuite  (*)NoneCaMg5(PO4)3(CO3)(OH)54154101
Holtedahlite  (*)HoltedahliteMg12(PO3OH,CO3)(PO4)5(OH,O)654154101
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O5415410341
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH5415410367
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)45415410359
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)54154101487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4541541014899
Phosphoellenbergerite  (*)Ellenbergerite(Mg,   )2Mg12(PO4,PO3OH)6(PO3OH,CO3)2(OH)654154106
Raadeite  (*)AllactiteMg7(PO4)2(OH)854154101
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)541541087
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)254154103337
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)5415410939


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_0062Henuite occurs in lenses of serpentine-magnesite rocks


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
Michelle_0062541541Precambrian Age of mineralizationlow      7838Tingelstadtjern Quarry, Modum, Buskerud, NorwayTingelstadtjern depositKrause et al. (1999) AM84_1195 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070113Tingelstadtjern Quarry, Modum, Buskerud, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R070113
R060710Tingelstadtjern Quarry, Modum, Buskerud, Norwayhttps://rruff.info/R060710

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