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Locality Name:
Høydalen (Høydalen Seter), Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway

Oldest recorded age at locality: 960
Youngest recorded age at locality: 960

mindat Locality ID: 9973
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-9973.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Høydalen (Høydalen Seter), Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 59°10'59"N
Longitude: 8°45'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.183055555556,8.7594444444444
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 Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P REE S Sc Si Sn Ta Ti U Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P REE S Sc Si Sn Ta Ti U Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteBastnäsiteBaveniteBerylCalciteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumDiaspore
EpidoteFeldsparFluoceriteFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGraftoniteLepidocrociteMicaMilarite
MonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutileScheeliteTengeriteTopazTourmaline
Zircon

43 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bazzite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Beusite  (*)Bohseite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Fluocerite-(Ce)  (*)Fluor-schorl  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Goethite  (*)Hingganite-(Y)  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Kamphaugite-(Y)  (*)Kuliokite-(Y)  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Milarite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Polylithionite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderophyllite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Synchysite-(Y)  (*)Tengerite-(Y)  (*)Topaz  (*)Trilithionite  (*)Tveitite-(Y)  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Yttrotantalite-(Y)  (*)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)96096008803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)9609600706
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F9609600304
Bazzite  (*)BerylBe3(Sc,Fe3+,Mg)2Si6O18·Na0.32·nH2O960960051
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)29609600606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1896096004286
Beusite  (*)GraftoniteMn2+Mn2+2(PO4)2960960039
Bohseite  (*)BaveniteCa4Be3+xAl1-xSi9O25-x(OH)3+x (x = 0 to 1)96096005
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)960960027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO296096005171
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO2960960094
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)96096001025
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO49609600196
Fluocerite-(Ce)  (*)FluoceriteCeF3960960045
Fluor-schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F960960025
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF296096009617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)29609600163
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)96096007437
Hingganite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteBeY(SiO4)(OH)960960055
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O396096005433
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O960960099
Kamphaugite-(Y)  (*)NoneCaY(CO3)2(OH)·H2O960960028
Kuliokite-(Y)  (*)NoneY4Al(SiO4)2(OH)2F596096003
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O96096001271
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)9609600581
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)96096004924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O9609600156
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)9609600945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2960960017380
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F2960960089
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2960960039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2960960061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)96096002705
Siderophyllite  (*)MicaKFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)2960960092
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)396096001214
Synchysite-(Y)  (*)NoneCaY(CO3)2F960960055
Tengerite-(Y)  (*)TengeriteY2(CO3)3·2-3H2O960960024
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F296096001476
Trilithionite  (*)MicaKLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F2960960028
Tveitite-(Y)  (*)None(Y,Na)6(Ca,Na,REE)12(Ca,Na)F4296096008
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)9609600939
Yttrotantalite-(Y)  (*)Columbite(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4960960051
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)96096005251


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
Jen_0000020960960960     Yes  23233Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, NorwayTordal GraniteČerný (1991)10.1016/0301-9268(91)90111-MPR51_429 

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