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Almandine from
Kistrand, Valnesfjord, Fauske, Nordland, Norway


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Almandine

Kistrand, Valnesfjord, Fauske, Nordland, Norway
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Almandine

Kistrand, Valnesfjord, Fauske, Nordland, Norway
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Almandine

Kistrand, Valnesfjord, Fauske, Nordland, Norway
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kistrand, Valnesfjord, Fauske, Nordland, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1289840
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1289840:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘStraumen, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘBuviknakken, Buvika, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘKjerringøy, Bodø, Nordland, Norway
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘAlstad, Bodø, Nordland, Norway
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘTennvatn pegmatite, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway
65.6km (40.7 miles) ⓘSeglvatn, Gildeskål, Nordland, Norway
89.7km (55.7 miles) ⓘJennyhaugen, Drag, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway
References
Staatliches Mineralien-Niederlage (Bergakademie Freiberg), Freiberg, Saxony, collection label.
Sample seen on an auction at Geologisk Museums Venneforening (GMV), Oslo (Friends of the Geological Museum, Oslo) 13 mars 2021. Knut Edvard Larsen commentary
 
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