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Alverstraumen, Lindås, Alver, Vestland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
AlverstraumenVillage
LindåsMunicipality (Former)
AlverMunicipality
VestlandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
60° 34' 39'' North , 5° 13' 7'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
60.57776,5.21863
GeoHash:
G#: u4g8wgb54
GRN:
N41E02
Type:
Village
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Knarvik4,265 (2013)5.0km
Frekhaug1,610 (2014)7.3km
Hylkje1,853 (2012)10.6km
Manger814 (2010)12.0km
Lonevåg513 (2014)16.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
51631
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:51631:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Alverstraumen, Lindås, Vestland, Norvège
Norwegian:
Alverstraumen, Lindås, Alver, Vestland, Norge
Dutch:
Alverstraumen, Lindås, Alver , Vestland, Noorwegen
Javanese:
Alverstraumen, Lindås, Norwégia
Malay:
Alverstraumen, Lindås, Norway


An anorthosite deposit near the village of Alverstraumen.
Coordinates are for the village.

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2 valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'Almandine-Pyrope Series'
Description: A Ca-rich pyrope-almandine in anorthosite (Kolderup 1903), cited in Neumann (1985)
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Scapolite'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Almandine-Pyrope Series'-
ⓘ'Scapolite'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alverstraumen
Wikidata ID:Q4737988

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Norway
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References

Kolderup, C. F. (1903) Die Labradorfelse des westlichen Norwegens. II: Die Labradorfelse und die mit denselben verwandten Gesteine in dem Bergensgebiete [The Labrador rocks of western Norway. II: The Labrador rocks and the rocks related to them in the Bergen region]. Bergen Museums Aarbog 1903, 1903 (12) 1-129
Griffin, W.L, Jensen, B.B., Misra, S.N. (1971) Anomalously elongated rutile in eclogite-facies pyroxene and garnet. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 51 (2). 177-185
Neumann, Henrich (1985) Norges Mineraler [The Minerals of Norway]. Norges geologiske Undersøkelse Skrifter Vol. 68. Universitetsforlaget
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