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Åvesland 25 Feldspar/Quartz Quarry, Åvesland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Åvesland 25 Feldspar/Quartz Quarry | Quarry |
| Åvesland | Farm |
| Evje og Hornnes | Municipality |
| Agder | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 36' 51'' North , 7° 54' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Byglandsfjord | 332 (2014) | 8.1km |
| Birkeland | 2,254 (2010) | 36.6km |
| Vennesla | 10,931 (2014) | 38.6km |
| Tveit | 1,397 (2010) | 44.0km |
| Justvik | 1,630 (2014) | 46.9km |
Small, very remote quarry near a small bog. No details are known so far. The pegmatite consists of quartz and microcline, and no obvious accessory minerals were observed. It seems to have been a rather quartz-rich quarry, as seen by the quantity of pieces of pure quartz strewn around. The size of the dumps suggests that at least some hundreds of kilos to maybe up to a couple of tons of quartz/feldspar must have been produced.
This quarry was found by study of an aerial picture of 1961, where a bright white stain, contrasting with the surrounding area, could be seen at this location. The LiDAR map barely shows an intendation.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Baltic Shield
- Sveconorwegian BeltShield
EuropeContinent
Norway
- ⭔Aust-AgderCounty
ScandinaviaRegion
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Åvesland 25 Feldspar/Quartz Quarry, Åvesland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway