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Quartz from
Alnö Complex, Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, Sweden


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrochlore Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alnö Complex, Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1004626
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1004626:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Stolpås, Alnö Complex, Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, Sweden
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘStolpås, Alnö Complex, Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, Sweden
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘStakholmen quarry, Hassela, Nordanstig, Gävleborg County, Sweden
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘJärkvissle, Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, Sweden
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘSels-Vitberget, Kramfors, Västernorrland County, Sweden
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘHälleberget, Ragunda, Jämtland County, Sweden
80.6km (50.1 miles) ⓘÄskja, Ullånger, Kramfors, Västernorrland County, Sweden
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘRäggen Pegmatite, Bräcke, Jämtland County, Sweden
97.9km (60.8 miles) ⓘAbborrselet, Bräcke, Jämtland County, Sweden
References
Kresten, P. 1979. The Alnö complex: discussion of the main features, bibliography and excursion guide. Paper presented at the Nordic Carbonatite Symposium, Alnö, Sweden.
von Eckermann, Harry (1952) The distribution of barium and strontium in the rocks and minerals of the syenitic and alkaline rocks of Alnö Island. Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi, 1 (3-4). 367-375
Von Eckermann, H. (1958). The alkaline and carbonatite dykes of the Alnö formation on the mainland north-west of Alnö Island Kungl. Svensk. Vetenskaps Handl. Fjärde Serien., 7, 1-61.
Von Eckermann, H. (1966). Progress of research on the Alnö carbonatite. In Carbonatites. Intersci. Publishers New York.
Eckermann, H. V. (1966). The pyroxenes of the Alnö carbonatites (sövite) and the surrounding fenites. Mineral. Soc. India, IMA Vol., 126-139.
Von Eckermann, H. (1966). Progress of research on the Alnö carbonatite. In Carbonatites. Intersci. Publishers New York.
Eckermann, H. V. (1966). The pyroxenes of the Alnö carbonatites (sövite) and the surrounding fenites. Mineral. Soc. India, IMA Vol., 126-139.
Eckermann, H. von (1967) The strontium and barium contents of the Alnö sövites and the alkaline, carbonatitic and ultrabasic rocks. Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi, 4 (5, nr 20). 417-424
Kresten, Peter (1977) K, Rb and Cs in carbonatites and associated rocks from central Sweden. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 99 (4) 377-383 doi:10.1080/11035897709455040
Kresten, Peter, Printzlau, Ivan, Rex, David, Vartiainen, Heikki, Woolley, Alan (1977) New ages of carbonatitic and alkaline ultramafic rocks from Sweden and Finland. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 99 (1) 62-65 doi:10.1080/11035897709454992
Kresten, Peter (1977) K, Rb and Cs in carbonatites and associated rocks from central Sweden. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 99 (4) 377-383 doi:10.1080/11035897709455040
Kresten, Peter, Printzlau, Ivan, Rex, David, Vartiainen, Heikki, Woolley, Alan (1977) New ages of carbonatitic and alkaline ultramafic rocks from Sweden and Finland. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 99 (1) 62-65 doi:10.1080/11035897709454992
Brueckner, Hannes K., Rex, D.C. (1980) K-Ar and Rb-Sr geochronology and Sr isotopic study of the Alnö alkaline complex, northeastern Sweden. Lithos, 13 (2). 111-119 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(80)90012-2
Kresten, P. (1980) The Alnö complex: tectonics of dyke emplacement. Lithos, 13 (2) 153-158 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(80)90016-x
Brueckner, Hannes K., Rex, D.C. (1980) K-Ar and Rb-Sr geochronology and Sr isotopic study of the Alnö alkaline complex, northeastern Sweden. Lithos, 13 (2). 111-119 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(80)90012-2
Kresten, P. (1980) The Alnö complex: tectonics of dyke emplacement. Lithos, 13 (2) 153-158 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(80)90016-x
Barber, D. J.; Wenk, H. R. (1984) Microstructures in carbonates from the Alnø and Fen carbonatites. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 88 (3). 233-245 doi:10.1007/bf00380168
Kresten, P. (1986). Alkaline and carbonatitic Alnø dikes (Map). Sveriges Geologiske Undersøkning, Ser. Ba, (31).
Morogan, Viorica, Woolley, Alan R. (1988) Fenitization at the Alnö carbonatite complex, Sweden; distribution, mineralogy and genesis. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 100 (2) 169-182 doi:10.1007/bf00373583
Morogan, Viorica (1989) Mass transfer and REE mobility during fenitization at Alnö, Sweden. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 103 (1). 25-34 doi:10.1007/bf00371362
Morogan, V., Lindblom, Sten (1995) Volatiles associated with the alkaline - carbonatite magmatism at Alnö, Sweden: a study of fluid and solid inclusions in minerals from the Laångarsholmen ring complex. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 122 (3) 262-274 doi:10.1007/s004100050126
Ingrid, H.-K. (1998) Rare earth elements in sövitic carbonatites and their mineral phases. Journal of Petrology, 39 (11). 2105-2121 doi:10.1093/petroj/39.11-12.2105
Vuorinen, Jaana Hode, Skelton, Alasdair D. L. (2004) Origin of silicate minerals in carbonatites from Alnö Island, Sweden: magmatic crystallization or wall rock assimilation? Terra Nova, 16 (4). 210-215 doi:10.1111/j.1365-3121.2004.00557.x
Hode Vuorinen, Jaana, Hålenius, Ulf (2005) Nb-, Zr- and LREE-rich titanite from the Alnö alkaline complex: Crystal chemistry and its importance as a petrogenetic indicator. Lithos, 83 (1) 128-142 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2005.01.008
Meert, Joseph G., Walderhaug, Harald J., Torsvik, Trond H., Hendriks, Bart W.H. (2007) Age and paleomagnetic signature of the Alnø carbonatite complex (NE Sweden): Additional controversy for the Neoproterozoic paleoposition of Baltica. Precambrian Research, 154 (3) 159-174 doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2006.12.008
Andersson, Magnus, Malehmir, Alireza, Troll, Valentin R., Dehghannejad, Mahdieh, Juhlin, Christopher, Ask, Maria (2013) Carbonatite ring-complexes explained by caldera-style volcanism. Scientific Reports, 3 (1). 1677 doi:10.1038/srep01677
 
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