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Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
PorsgrunnMunicipality
TelemarkCounty
NorwayCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Porsgrunn34,377 (2017)
Langangen505 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
32342
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32342:7
GUID (UUID V4):
54967ed6-a7cd-477e-a18a-600dddb3b580
Other Languages:
French:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norvège
German:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norwegen
Italian:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norvegia
Norwegian:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norge
Russian:
Порсгрунн, Телемарк, Норвегия
Simplified Chinese:
波什格伦, 泰勒马克, 挪威
Spanish:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Noruega
Albanian:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norvegjia
Arabic:
بورشغرون, تلمارك, النرويج
Armenian:
Պորսգրուն, Նորվեգիա
Asturian:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Noruega
Basque:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norvegia
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Порсгрун, Тэлемарк, Нарвэгія
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
পোর্সগ্রুন, টেলেমার্ক, নরৱে
Bulgarian:
Пошгрун, Телемарк, Норвегия
Catalan:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Noruega
Cebuano:
Porsgrunn, Telemark fylke, Norway
Czech:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norsko
Danish:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norge
Dutch:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Noorwegen
Esperanto:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norvegio
Estonian:
Porsgrunni vald, Telemark, Norra
Farsi/Persian:
پورشگرن, تلمارک, نروژ
Finnish:
Porsgrunn, Telemarkin lääni, Norja
Greenlandic:
Porsgrunn, Norge
Hebrew:
פרוסגרון, טלמרק, נורבגיה
Hungarian:
Porsgrunn, Telemark megye, Norvégia
Indonesian:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norwegia
Japanese:
ポルシュグルン, テレマルク県, ノルウェー
Korean:
포르스그룬, 텔레마르크주, 노르웨이
Latin:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norvegia
Limburgian:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Noorwege
Lithuanian:
Pošgriūnas, Telemarkas, Norvegija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Porsgrunn, Amt Telemark, Norwegen
Malay:
Porsgrunn, Norway
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Lo̍k-ui
Northern Sami:
Porsgrunn, Telemárkku fylka, Norga
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Porsgrunn, Telemark fylke, Noreg
Occitan:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norvègia
Polish:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norwegia
Portuguese:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Noruega
Romanian:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norvegia
Scots:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norawa
Serbian:
Порсгрун, Телемарк, Норвешка
Slovenian:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norveška
Swahili:
Porsgrunn, Norwei
Swedish:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norge
Tamil:
போர்ஸ்கிரன், டெலிமார்க், நோர்வே
Tumbuka:
Porsgrunn/Skien, Norway
Turkish:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norveç
Ukrainian:
Порсгрунн, Телемарк, Норвегія
Waray:
Porsgrunn, Telemark, Noruega


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11 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Gadolinite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Natrolite var. Spreustein
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Wöhlerite
Formula: Na2Ca4ZrNb(Si2O7)2O3F
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Gadolinite-(Ce)9.AJ.20(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Wöhlerite9.BE.17Na2Ca4ZrNb(Si2O7)2O3F
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
var. Spreustein9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
H Natrolite var. SpreusteinNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
BeBeryllium
Be Gadolinite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
OOxygen
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O Gadolinite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
O WöhleriteNa2Ca4ZrNb(Si2O7)2O3F
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Natrolite var. SpreusteinNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F WöhleriteNa2Ca4ZrNb(Si2O7)2O3F
NaSodium
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Na WöhleriteNa2Ca4ZrNb(Si2O7)2O3F
Na Natrolite var. SpreusteinNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al Natrolite var. SpreusteinNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si Gadolinite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si WöhleriteNa2Ca4ZrNb(Si2O7)2O3F
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Natrolite var. SpreusteinNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca WöhleriteNa2Ca4ZrNb(Si2O7)2O3F
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FeIron
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe Gadolinite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
YYttrium
Y Gadolinite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
ZrZirconium
Zr WöhleriteNa2Ca4ZrNb(Si2O7)2O3F
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Nb WöhleriteNa2Ca4ZrNb(Si2O7)2O3F
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
LaLanthanum
La Gadolinite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
CeCerium
Ce Gadolinite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
NdNeodymium
Nd Gadolinite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
PbLead
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

Fossils

There are 9 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences47
Youngest Fossil Listed444 Ma (Silurian)
Oldest Fossil Listed468 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 6 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cyrtodonta
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cyrtodontidae : Cyrtodonta455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Diplotrypa
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Trematoporidae : Diplotrypa455.8 - 449.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Howellites
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Howellites455.8 - 449.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Skenidioides
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Protorthida : Skenidiidae : Skenidioides455.8 - 449.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Leptaena
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Leptaena455.8 - 449.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Heliocrinites
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Caryocystitidae : Heliocrinites455.8 - 449.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Haplosphaeronis
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Diploporita : Sphaeronitidae : Haplosphaeronis455.8 - 449.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Loxonema septentrionale
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Loxonematidae : Loxonema : Loxonema septentrionale449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Hormotoma altesinuata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Hormotomidae : Hormotoma : Hormotoma altesinuata449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Loxoplocus silurica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Loxoplocus : Loxoplocus silurica449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Loxoplocus vermetus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Loxoplocus : Loxoplocus vermetus449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Decoroproetus asellus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Decoroproetus : Decoroproetus asellus449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Discoceras antiquissima
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Tarphycerida : Trocholitidae : Discoceras : Discoceras antiquissima455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Kiaeroceras heroyense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Cyrtogomphoceratidae : Kiaeroceras : Kiaeroceras heroyense455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Strandoceras sphinx
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Discosorida : Cyrtogomphoceratidae : Strandoceras : Strandoceras sphinx455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Isorthoceras heroyense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthocerida : Proteoceratidae : Isorthoceras : Isorthoceras heroyense455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Discoceras roemeri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Tarphycerida : Trocholitidae : Discoceras : Discoceras roemeri455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Streptelasma primum
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Streptelasma : Streptelasma primum455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Bodophyllum duncanae
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Streptelasmatidae : Bodophyllum : Bodophyllum duncanae453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Streptelasma eccentricum
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Streptelasma : Streptelasma eccentricum455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Densigrewingkia pyrgoidea
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Densigrewingkia : Densigrewingkia pyrgoidea455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Eobronteus laticauda
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Styginidae : Eobronteus : Eobronteus laticauda455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Echinosphaerites aurantium
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Echinosphaeritidae : Echinosphaerites : Echinosphaerites aurantium460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Echinosphaerites grandis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Echinosphaeritidae : Echinosphaerites : Echinosphaerites grandis455.8 - 449.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Asaphus (Neoasaphus) ludibundus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Asaphus : Asaphus (Neoasaphus) ludibundus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Primaspis (Primaspis) bucculenta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Odontopleurida : Odontopleuridae : Primaspis : Primaspis (Primaspis) bucculenta449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Arachnocystites infaustus
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Echinosphaeritidae : Arachnocystites : Arachnocystites infaustus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Discoceras fleischeri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Trocholitidae : Discoceras : Discoceras fleischeri457.5 - 449.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Spyroceras perlaeve
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Pseudorthoceratidae : Spyroceras : Spyroceras perlaeve455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Spyroceras clathratoannulatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Pseudorthocerida : Spyroceratidae : Spyroceras : Spyroceras clathratoannulatum455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Schuchertoceras norvegicum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ascoceratidae : Schuchertoceras : Schuchertoceras norvegicum455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Discoceras angulatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Trocholitidae : Discoceras : Discoceras angulatum455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Discoceras hyatti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Trocholitidae : Discoceras : Discoceras hyatti455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Discoceras saemanni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Trocholitidae : Discoceras : Discoceras saemanni455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Discoceras tubulatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Trocholitidae : Discoceras : Discoceras tubulatum455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Tryplasma brevikense
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tryplasmatidae : Tryplasma : Tryplasma brevikense460.9 - 452 Ma
Ordovician
Eofletcheria irregularis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporidae : Eofletcheria : Eofletcheria irregularis460.9 - 452 Ma
Ordovician
Liopora tenuis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Liopora : Liopora tenuis460.9 - 452 Ma
Ordovician
Coccoseris tumulosus
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heliolitidae : Coccoseris : Coccoseris tumulosus460.9 - 452 Ma
Ordovician
Dolerorthis duftonensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Hesperorthidae : Dolerorthis : Dolerorthis duftonensis455.8 - 449.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sculptella scripta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Remopleurididae : Sculptella : Sculptella scripta460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Sthenarocalymene lirella
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Sthenarocalymene : Sthenarocalymene lirella460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Toxochasmops (Toxochasmops) extensus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pterygometopidae : Toxochasmops : Toxochasmops (Toxochasmops) extensus455.8 - 449.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Ogygiocaris dilatata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Ogygiocaris : Ogygiocaris dilatata468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 9 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsgrunn
Wikidata ID:Q2290
GeoNames ID:6453394

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