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Ryen Quarry, Ryen, Sarpsborg, Østfold, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ryen Quarry | Quarry |
| Ryen | - not defined - |
| Sarpsborg | Municipality |
| Østfold | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 18' 34'' North , 10° 59' 17'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sarpsborg | 52,159 (2017) | 7.5km |
| Karlshus | 1,801 (2013) | 8.1km |
| Fredrikstad | 72,760 (2011) | 10.7km |
| Ise | 691 (2013) | 13.2km |
| Lervik | 2,331 (2013) | 14.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fredrikstad og Omegn Geologiforening | Kråkerøy | 16km |
| Østfold Geologiforening | Halden | 33km |
| Follo Geologiforening | Ås | 43km |
| Vestfold Geologiforening | Holmestrand | 44km |
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Ryen feltspatbrudd, Sarpsborg, Østfold, Norge
Abandoned, waterfilled feldspar quarry worked on a granite pegmatite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘ Fourmarierite ? Formula: Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O Description: A secondary uranium mineral from Ryen Quarry gave a closely related x-ray diagram as fourmarierite at the x-ray laboretory of Mineralogical Museum of Oslo. |
| ⓘ Kasolite Formula: Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| ⓘ 'Monazite Group' Formula: REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) |
| ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite Formula: (Th,U)SiO4 |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| ⓘ Uraninite var. Thorian Uraninite Formula: (U,Th)O2 |
| ⓘ Uranopolycrase ? Formula: (U4+,Y)(Ti,Nb)2O6 Description: Identified and described by Kristiansen (2022). Kvamsdal (2023) comments the report ansd states:" The finding must be regarded as uncertain as none of the published analyzes show predominance of (U4+,Th4+) over REE3+". |
| ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) Formula: Y(PO4) |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Columbite-(Fe) | 4.DB.35 | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| ⓘ | Uranopolycrase ? | 4.DG.05 | (U4+,Y)(Ti,Nb)2O6 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite var. Thorian Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | (U,Th)O2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DL.05 | UO2 | |
| ⓘ | Fourmarierite ? | 4.GB.25 | Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Xenotime-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Thorite var. Uranothorite | 9.AD.30 | (Th,U)SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Kasolite | 9.AK.15 | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Monazite Group' | - | REE(PO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Fourmarierite | Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite var. Thorian Uraninite | (U,Th)O2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Fourmarierite | Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Uranopolycrase | (U4+,Y)(Ti,Nb)2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| P | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Uranopolycrase | (U4+,Y)(Ti,Nb)2O6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | ⓘ Uranopolycrase | (U4+,Y)(Ti,Nb)2O6 |
| Y | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| Nb | ⓘ Uranopolycrase | (U4+,Y)(Ti,Nb)2O6 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Fourmarierite | Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| Pb | ⓘ Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | ⓘ Uraninite var. Thorian Uraninite | (U,Th)O2 |
| Th | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Th | ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite var. Thorian Uraninite | (U,Th)O2 |
| U | ⓘ Fourmarierite | Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| U | ⓘ Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Uranopolycrase | (U4+,Y)(Ti,Nb)2O6 |
| U | ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
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