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Undisclosed quartz occurrence, Vestre Slidre, Innlandet, Norwayi
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Vestre SlidreMunicipality
InnlandetCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
60° 56' 6'' North , 8° 43' 16'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
60.93513,8.72120
GeoHash:
G#: u4y4wkysf
GRN:
N41E04
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hemsedal1,876 (2010)12.1km
Gol2,530 (2010)28.7km
Torpo387 (2013)30.1km
Ål2,278 (2016)35.0km
Nesbyen2,086 (2010)45.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
311882
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:311882:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Kvartsforekomst, Vestre Slidre, Oppland, Norge


A quartz cavity which produced quartz crystals up to 10 cm long (mostly 3-5 cm long) were discovered in 2017 by some Swedish collectors. The locality is said to be found in the area between Trollklintane and Kvavlin in Storfjorden/Flyvatnet (the later a part of Buknofjorden).

Coordinates are for the summit of Trollklintane.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Norway
ScandinaviaRegion

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References

Larsen, Knut Edvard (2019) Noen funn av mineraler i Norge 2018-2019 [Some finds of minerals in Norway 2018-2019]. Norsk Mineralsymposium 2019, 141-149
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