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Solveggen, Kråkenes Lighthouse, Vågsøy Island, Vågsøy, Kinn, Vestland, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Solveggen | Quarry |
| Kråkenes Lighthouse | - not defined - |
| Vågsøy Island | Island |
| Vågsøy | Municipality (Former) |
| Kinn | Municipality |
| Vestland | County |
| Norway | Country |
Solveggen, Kråkenes Lighthouse, Vågsøy Island, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 2' 8'' North , 4° 59' 38'' East
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Olivin Steinklubb | Fiskå | 30km |
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Norwegian:
Solveggen, Kråkenes fyr, Vågsøy, Vågsøy, Kinn, Vestland, Norge
A small quarry, at Solveggen, about 100-200m meter west of the Kråkenes Lighthouse. The quarry is a remnant of a larger blasting done by the "Kystverket" in the 1980s.
Marialite was first found here in 1989 and identified by Sveinung Bergstøl (Larsen 1989).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Marialite Formula: Na4Al3Si9O24Cl |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Marialite | 9.FB.15 | Na4Al3Si9O24Cl |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Marialite | Na4Al3Si9O24Cl |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Marialite | Na4Al3Si9O24Cl |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Marialite | Na4Al3Si9O24Cl |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Marialite | Na4Al3Si9O24Cl |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Marialite | Na4Al3Si9O24Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- CaledonidesOrogenic Belt
Norway
- ⭔Sogn og FjordaneCounty
- Western Gneiss RegionGeologic Region
ScandinaviaRegion
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Solveggen, Kråkenes Lighthouse, Vågsøy Island, Vågsøy, Kinn, Vestland, Norway