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Alve Feldspar Quarry, Tromøy, Arendal, Agder, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Alve Feldspar Quarry | Quarry |
| Tromøy | Island |
| Arendal | Municipality |
| Agder | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 28' 18'' North , 8° 53' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Arendal | 30,916 (2017) | 6.6km |
| Rykene | 647 (2013) | 15.9km |
| Fevik | 4,989 (2014) | 16.0km |
| Tvedestrand | 1,975 (2016) | 16.9km |
| Grimstad | 9,561 (2017) | 22.4km |
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Norwegian:
Gamle Alve feltspatbrudd, Tromøy, Arendal, Agder, Norge
Located at the SE side af the Tromøy Island. The variety of zircon, alvite, was first discovered and described from this locality and given name after the locality.
The coordinates given by the NGU (58.4722170, 8.8820180 seem to be wrong. There is no sign of a quarry in the altitude. However, 200 m and 300 m east of that spot there are two quarries. The coordinates in Mindat are for the largest one: beginning at 58.47186,8.88499 and ending at 58.4726,8.88451.
The other one starts at 58.47181,8.8864.
Coordinates © Kartverket - https://www.kartverket.no
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4 valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Euxenite-(Y) | 4.DG.05 | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon var. Alvite (TL) | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) | |
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | var. Yttrium-bearing Titanite | 9.AG.15 | (Ca,Y)TiSiO5 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Alkali Feldspar' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Fergusonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Zircon var. Alvite | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Titanite var. Yttrium-bearing Titanite | (Ca,Y)TiSiO5 |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon var. Alvite | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite var. Yttrium-bearing Titanite | (Ca,Y)TiSiO5 |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite var. Yttrium-bearing Titanite | (Ca,Y)TiSiO5 |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite var. Yttrium-bearing Titanite | (Ca,Y)TiSiO5 |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Y | ⓘ Titanite var. Yttrium-bearing Titanite | (Ca,Y)TiSiO5 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon var. Alvite | Zr(SiO4) |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
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| Link to Geological Survey of Norway: | 0906 - 306 |
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References
Andersen, Olaf (1931) Feltspat II. Forekomster i fylkene Buskerud og Telemark, i flere herreder i Aust-Agder og i Hidra i Vest-Agder [Feldspar II. Occurrences in the counties of Buskerud and Telemark, in several counties in Aust-Agder and in Hidra in Vest-Agder], in Feltspat II. Feltspat III. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 128b, 1-109 pp.77-78
