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Vestfjorden, Vegårshei, Agder, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Vestfjorden | Lake |
| Vegårshei | Municipality |
| Agder | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 45' 31'' North , 8° 42' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Myra | 544 (2014) | 9.4km |
| Åmli | 572 (2016) | 12.5km |
| Tvedestrand | 1,975 (2016) | 20.2km |
| Gjerstad | 339 (2010) | 22.8km |
| Eikeland | 408 (2012) | 23.5km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Vegår; Kilsvann
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Vestfjorden, Vegårshei kommune, Agder, Norge
Vestfjorden is the southwestern part of the lake Vegår (often confused with the lake named Vegårsvann, which is loacted further northeast). The coordinates are for the lake.
In the area around the Vestfjorden there are interesting breccia's and hydrothermal dykes.
A find of beautiful phantom quartz is not related to these occurrences, but has been made more to the north (pers. com. Ronald Werner, Dec. 2020). This find was made by Trond Owe Bergstrøm and published in the norwegian mineral magazine STEIN, nr. 3 in 2020 page 4.
The map uploaded by Ronald Werner, is from Touret (1968).
Named erronously as Kilsvann in Larsen (2020).
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Vesuvianite Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Vesuvianite | 9.BG.35 | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
Localities in this Region
- Agder
- Vegårshei
- Vestfjorden
- Vegårshei
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Baltic Shield
- Sveconorwegian BeltShield
EuropeContinent
Norway
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Vestfjorden, Vegårshei, Agder, Norway