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Batteriet, Åssiden, Drammen, Buskerud, Norwayi
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BatterietQuarry (Abandoned)
ÅssidenUrban District
DrammenMunicipality
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Batteriet, Åssiden, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 45' 31'' North , 10° 2' 35'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
59.75876,10.04327
GRN:
N40E04
Type:
Quarry (Abandoned) - last checked 2025
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Drammen90,722 (2018)9.2km
Skoger1,082 (2013)12.8km
Tranby5,552 (2013)13.4km
Hyggen408 (2010)18.1km
Røyken2,775 (2014)19.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Buskerud GeologiforeningSolbergelva2km
Vestfold GeologiforeningHolmestrand35km
Follo GeologiforeningÅs44km
Mindat Locality ID:
13903
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13903:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
"Behind the Nedre Eiker Church"; Nedre Eiker Church locality
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Batteriet, Åssiden bydel, Drammen, Buskerud, Norge


A small quarry in "Drammens-granite" (biotite granite) situated a few hundred metres NE of Nedre Eiker Church, some 10 km W of Drammen. It was worked as a quarry by K. Bergerud AS ca 1940-1960. The quarry was abandoned in 1960 and is now mostly filled with garbage. Contact between the Permian Drammen granite and Ordovician sediments (Hærøya Formation) is exposed in this quarry.

The mineralisation continues in the area above the quarry where several good finds of amethyst were done in the 1990s.

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Mineral List


23 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Habit: thin needles
Colour: faintly green
Description: alteration product of diopside
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Habit: thin plates
Colour: white
Description: often as parallell overgrowth on orthoclase crystals
ⓘ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Habit: small black masses
Description: non metamict
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Habit: dipyramid {111} / dipyramid {111} and {113} / tabular crystals {001} and {111}
Colour: yellowish brown; green; bluish black
Description: Crystals to 1 mm found in cavities in "Drammens-granite". Often in pseudomorphoses after titanite.
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Habit: prisms 1mm long with basal pinacoids {0001} and hexagonal dipyramids
Colour: greenish
ⓘ Bavenite
Formula: Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
References:
Atle Mikalsen collection and photo, Photo ID: 441971Identified by Knut Edvard Larsen: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Habit: tabular with pinacoids {010}. Also fibrous habitus (rare)
Description: Occures as small tabular crystals together with anatase, synchysite-(Ce) and muscovite, in pseudomorphoses after titanite. A fibrous
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: corroded masses & platy aggregates
ⓘ 'Chabazite'
Habit: simple rhombohedrons, often as penetration twins
Colour: yellow, brown
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
Habit: 1 mm large globular aggregates
Colour: deep green
Description: x-ray powder indicates a ripidolite type (Raade 1069)
ⓘ Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Habit: 0.1mm scales
Colour: white
Description: as white cover on quartz and feldspar
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Description: more or less altered to actinolite
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Habit: octahedrons mm-size
Colour: violet
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Description: found in pseudomorphs after pyrite
ⓘ Harmotome
Formula: Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Colour: white
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Habit: platy aggregates < 1cm across
ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Habit: tabular parallel to {100}
Colour: colourless
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Habit: masses of mm-size
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Habit: scales of 1 mm in size
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Habit: globular aggregates
Description: Well crystallized 1M-polytype is common. 2M1 muscovite has also been found by Raade (1969)
ⓘ 'Muscovite-1M'
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Colour: white
Fluorescence: strong yellow
Description: thin crust on other minerals
ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Description: microperthitic
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: cubes, octahedrons of mm-size; irregular masses
Description: frequently altered to goethite
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Colour: colouress, smoky, milky
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Sceptre Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Habit: thin tabular crystals in sheaf like aggregates
ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe(CO3)2F
Habit: hexagonal prisms
Colour: white, red
Description: Found in cavities in "drammens-granite", as small crystals to 1mm in or near titanite pseudomorphs.
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Habit: wedgeshaped crystal up to 1 cm long; small crystal aggragates
Colour: brown ; yellow
Description: Often altered to a mixture of anatase, brookite, synchisite, 1M muscovite and quartz A 3 cm long crystal was found in 1997 (Nordrum 1998)
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Habit: prismatic crystals to a few mm long, often in radiating groups
Description: spheres of radiating group up to 2 cm across has been found
ⓘ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Habit: 1 mm large crystals prisms {100} and {110} with dipyramid {11}

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Amethyst		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Sceptre Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal
var. Opal-AN		4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘBrookite4.DD.10TiO2
ⓘGoethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSynchysite-(Ce)5.BD.20cCaCe(CO3)2F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘBavenite9.DF.25Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘDickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘHarmotome9.GC.10Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
ⓘ'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ'Muscovite-1M'-KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Hⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Hⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Hⓘ Muscovite-1MKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Oⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Oⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Oⓘ Muscovite-1MKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Alⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Alⓘ Muscovite-1MKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Siⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Siⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite-1MKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ Muscovite-1MKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Caⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F

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References

Dons, Johannes A. (1961) Glimmer [Mica]. Mineralogisk-Geologisk Museum - Universitetet i Oslo- Interne notater, Geologisk Museums venner. 3
Gunnar Raade (1962) On the occurrence of 1 M muscovite crystals, from Nedre Eiker Church. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 42 (4). 389
Raade, Gunnar (1969) Cavity minerals from the Permian biotite granite at Nedre Eiker Church. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 49 (3). p.227-239.
Werner, Ronald (1993) Om synchisitt i Norge. STEIN. Nordisk magasin for populær geologi, 20 (4) 221-226
Nordrum, Fred Steinar (2000) Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 1999-2000. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 17. 59-63
Nordrum, Fred Steinar (2002) Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2001-2002 [New finds of minerals in Norway 2001-2002]. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 20. 78-82
Nordrum, Fred Steinar (2005) Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2004-2005 [New finds of minerals in Norway 2004-2005]. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 30. 117-124
Nordrum, Fred Steinar (2008) Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2007-2008. STEIN. Magasin for populærgeologi, 35 (2) 8-20 on a find of Amethysts
(2008) Nyfunn - Batteriet-april 2008. DG-nytt [DG news], 27 (1). 20photos of a find of amethysts
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