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Martite from
Dypingdal serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Hematite var: Martite
Formula:Fe2O3
Comments:The large hematite crystals from Dypingdal has been erronously reported as being martite a pesudomorphose after magngatite (some crystals are weakly magnetitc, and some have a pseudocubic habitus). However Raade (1982) showed thes to be normal hematites with a content of Titanium.
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Martite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dypingdal serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1648489
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1648489:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Wilke, Hans-JÞrgen (1976) Mineralfundstellen - Ein FÞhrer zum Selbstsammeln Vol. 4 - Skandinavien. Christian Weise Verlag. 370 pp.
Raade, Gunnar (1982) Die sogenannten "Martite" von Snarum (Norwegen) [The so-called “Martites” from Snarum (Norway)]. Der Aufschluss, 33 (11) Heidelberg. 405-407
 
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