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Råde, Østfold, Norwayi
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RådeMunicipality
ØstfoldCounty
NorwayCountry

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PlacePopulation
Karlshus1,801 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
36491
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36491:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Råde, Østfold, Norvège
German:
Råde, Østfold, Norwegen
Italian:
Råde, Østfold, Norvegia
Norwegian:
Råde, Østfold, Norge
Russian:
Роде, Эстфолл, Норвегия
Simplified Chinese:
羅德, 东福尔郡, 挪威
Spanish:
Råde, Østfold, Noruega
Albanian:
Råde, Østfold, Norvegjia
Asturian:
Råde, Østfold, Noruega
Basque:
Råde, Østfold, Norvegia
Bavarian:
Råde, Norwegn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
রাডে, আসফোল্ড, নরৱে
Catalan:
Råde, Østfold, Noruega
Cebuano:
Råde , Østfold fylke, Norway
Danish:
Råde, Østfold, Norge
Dutch:
Råde, Østfold, Noorwegen
Esperanto:
Råde, Østfold, Norvegio
Estonian:
Råde vald, Østfold, Norra
Finnish:
Råde, Østfoldin lääni, Norja
Indonesian:
Råde, Østfold, Norwegia
Javanese:
Råde, Norwégia
Latin:
Råde, Østfold, Norvegia
Limburgian:
Råde, Østfold, Noorwege
Lithuanian:
Radė, Estfoldas, Norvegija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Råde, Amt Østfold, Norwegen
Malay:
Råde, Ostfold, Norway
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Råde, Østfold, Lo̍k-ui
Northern Sami:
Råde, Østfolda fylka, Norga
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Råde, Østfold fylke, Noreg
Polish:
Råde, Østfold, Norwegia
Portuguese:
Råde, Østfold, Noruega
Romanian:
Råde, Østfold, Norvegia
Swahili:
Råde, Østfold, Norwei
Swedish:
Råde, Østfold, Norge
Traditional Chinese:
羅德, 挪威
Vietnamese:
Råde, Østfold, Na Uy
Waray:
Råde, Østfold, Noruega


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30 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Almandine-Spessartine Series'
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Colour: light watercolored
Description: Found in small cavities
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Cheralite ?
Formula: CaTh(PO4)2
'Chlorite Group'
Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
'Columbite-(Fe)-Tantalite-(Fe) Series'
Columbite-(Mn) ?
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
References:
Shen, Hercule (n.d.) Hercule Shan Collection. Identified by XRF (2021), Photo id-1147264
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
'Feldspar Group'
Fergusonite-(Y)
Formula: YNbO4
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Gadolinite-(Y)
Formula: Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
Description: Small xls usually in chalcocite, more rare in sphalerite. The ore consist of 0,2% Gersdorffite.
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'K Feldspar'
'Linnaeite Subgroup'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
'Manganese Oxides'
'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites'
'Mica Group'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Description: Crystals to 20 cm. were found here.
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
'Mossite'
Locality: Berg, Råde, Østfold, Norway - erroneously reported
Description: Showed to be a mixture of tantalian columbite-(Fe) and tapiolite.
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Parisite'
Formula: Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Description: Found as small barrel-shaped crystals. Probably Parisite-(Ce)
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Tantalite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6
Description: In collection of the Natural History Museum in Oslo.
'Tapiolite'
Formula: (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Description: The mineral Brøgger (1897)described as a new mineral, mossite, was later shown by Dunn et. al (1979) to be a mixture of tantalian Columbite-(Fe) and tapiolite.
Tapiolite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Ta2O6
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Uraninite var. Thorian Uraninite
Formula: (U,Th)O2
References:
Rock H Currier collection no. 2706, acquired in 1974.Identification: Dealer/Collection Label
Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
Yttrotantalite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Tapiolite-(Fe)4.DB.10Fe2+Ta2O6
Columbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
Columbite-(Mn) ?4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
Tantalite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Ta2O6
Yttrotantalite-(Y)4.DG.10(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Uraninite
var. Thorian Uraninite
4.DL.05(U,Th)O2
4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Fergusonite-(Y)7.GA.05YNbO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Cheralite ?8.AD.50CaTh(PO4)2
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Gadolinite-(Y)9.AJ.20Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Tapiolite'-(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
'Mica Group'-
'Parisite'-Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
'Almandine-Spessartine Series'-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Tantalite-(Fe) Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'K Feldspar'-
'Manganese Oxides
var. Manganese Dendrites'
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'Mossite' ?-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Linnaeite Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be Gadolinite-(Y)Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O Uraninite var. Thorian Uraninite(U,Th)O2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CalciteCaCO3
O Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
O Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
O Tapiolite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O Gadolinite-(Y)Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
O HematiteFe2O3
O Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
O Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O UraniniteUO2
O Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
O Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
O CheraliteCaTh(PO4)2
O ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
O Almandine-Spessartine Series
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O Columbite-(Fe)-Tantalite-(Fe) Series
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al Almandine-Spessartine Series
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Gadolinite-(Y)Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si Almandine-Spessartine Series
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
P Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
P CheraliteCaTh(PO4)2
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcociteCu2S
S DigeniteCu9S5
S GersdorffiteNiAsS
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca CheraliteCaTh(PO4)2
Ca ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mn Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Mn Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Mn Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Mn Almandine-Spessartine Series
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Fe Tapiolite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
Fe Gadolinite-(Y)Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Fe Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Fe Almandine-Spessartine Series
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Tantalite-(Fe) Series
NiNickel
Ni GersdorffiteNiAsS
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As GersdorffiteNiAsS
YYttrium
Y Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
Y Gadolinite-(Y)Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Y Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Y Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
NbNiobium
Nb Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
Nb Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Nb Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Nb Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Nb Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Tantalite-(Fe) Series
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
LaLanthanum
La ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
CeCerium
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Ce ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
NdNeodymium
Nd ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
TaTantalum
Ta Tapiolite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
Ta Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Ta Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Ta Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Ta Columbite-(Fe)-Tantalite-(Fe) Series
ThThorium
Th Uraninite var. Thorian Uraninite(U,Th)O2
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Th CheraliteCaTh(PO4)2
UUranium
U Uraninite var. Thorian Uraninite(U,Th)O2
U UraniniteUO2
U Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Neoproterozoic : 906.3 ± 5.9 Ma

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Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Precambrian
 Proterozoic
  Neoproterozoic
   Tonian
ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Tantalite-(Fe) Series906.3 ± 5.9 MaKarlshus Mine, Råde, Østfold, Norway

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Wikidata ID:Q483906
GeoNames ID:3142567

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