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Bjordammen, Bamble, Telemark, Norwayi
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BjordammenFarm
BambleMunicipality
TelemarkCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 56' 40'' North , 9° 25' 21'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kragerø5,158 (2016)8.4km
Kil901 (2013)9.2km
Herre1,356 (2013)19.4km
Gjerstad339 (2010)24.2km
Eikeland408 (2012)24.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Fensfeltet GeologiforeningUlefoss36km
Mindat Locality ID:
54142
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54142:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Bjordam
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Bjordam, Bamble, Telemark, Norge


A farm area (the owner's family name is Bjordam). On the farmland there is an aventurine feldspar (sunstone)-bearing pegmatite hosted in Precambrian paragneisses and amphibolite, locally also with anthophyllite-cordierite-phlogopite-sillimanite schists and a scapolite-bearing amphibolite.

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22 valid minerals. 2 erroneous literature entries.

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ⓘ 'Aeschynite Group'
Formula: AD2O6
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
Description: Anthophyllite/gedrite are found in the anthophyllite-cordierite-phlogopite-sillimanite schists. An unspecified amphibole supergroup mineral are listed from the pegamtite at the Sunstone quarry (Neumannn 1960).
ⓘ Anthophyllite
Formula: ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chamosite
Formula: Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Description: Identified with xRD at Mineralogisk-Geologisk Museum, Oslo (Neumann 1985).
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Description: As alteration after cordierite
ⓘ Clinochlore var. Pennine
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Description: As alteration after cordierite
ⓘ 'Coal blend'
ⓘ Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
Description: The cordierite is strongly altered to halloysite or chlorite and hematite
ⓘ Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ Dumortierite
Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Sunstone'
ⓘ Fluor-dravite ?
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Description: Added without any info on analysis.
ⓘ Gedrite
Formula: ◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Halloysite
Formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hydroxycalciopyrochlore ?
Formula: (Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
Description: Described by Larsen (2025) as a metamict pyrochlore group mineral dominated by Ca, U, Nb and Ti, which might by characterized as a hydroxycalciopyrochlore.
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
Description: According to Larsen (2025) K feldspar has not been found in the pegmatite.
ⓘ Kornerupine
Formula: Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Habit: elongated crystals to 1 cm in breadth
Colour: green grey
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: This is a 3T phlogopite
ⓘ 'Phlogopite-3T'
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Pinite'
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Povondraite
Formula: NaFe3+3(Mg2Fe3+4)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Locality: Hullvann, Bjordammen, Bamble, Telemark, Norway - erroneously reported
Description: Entered based on dealer label. Analysis of these show these to be dravite, see messageboard at https://www.mindat.org/mesg-669745.html
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Scapolite'
Description: Found in scapolite-bearing amphibolite at Bjordammen. Not in collector size or quality.
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘHydroxycalciopyrochlore ?4.DH.15(Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
ⓘ'Aeschynite Group'4.DL.05AD2O6
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘXenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
ⓘChlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘDumortierite9.AJ.10Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
ⓘKornerupine9.BJ.50Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
ⓘCordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘDravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘPovondraite ?9.CK.05NaFe3+3(Mg2Fe3+4)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
ⓘFluor-dravite ?9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
ⓘAnthophyllite9.DD.05◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘGedrite9.DD.05◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘChamosite9.EC.55Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘvar. Pennine9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘHalloysite9.ED.10Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Scapolite'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Pinite'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar' ?-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group
var. Sunstone'
-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ'Phlogopite-3T'-KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ'Coal blend'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ Gedrite◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Hⓘ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Hⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Hⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ Phlogopite-3TKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Fluor-draviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Hⓘ Hydroxycalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bⓘ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Bⓘ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Bⓘ PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Bⓘ Fluor-draviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
Oⓘ Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Oⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Oⓘ Gedrite◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Oⓘ Phlogopite-3TKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Fluor-draviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Oⓘ Hydroxycalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
Oⓘ Aeschynite GroupAD2O6
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ Fluor-draviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
NaSodium
Naⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naⓘ PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naⓘ Fluor-draviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Naⓘ Hydroxycalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Mgⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mgⓘ Gedrite◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Mgⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ Phlogopite-3TKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Fluor-draviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Alⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Alⓘ Gedrite◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Alⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Alⓘ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alⓘ Phlogopite-3TKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Fluor-draviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Siⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Siⓘ Gedrite◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Siⓘ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Phlogopite-3TKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Fluor-draviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Pⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Phlogopite-3TKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Caⓘ Hydroxycalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ Hydroxycalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
YYttrium
Yⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Nbⓘ Hydroxycalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
UUranium
Uⓘ Hydroxycalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)

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