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Uraninite from
Bjertnes pegmatite, Krødsherad, Buskerud, Norway


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Uraninite, etc.

Bjertnes pegmatite, Krødsherad, Buskerud, Norway
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Bjertnes pegmatite, Krødsherad, Buskerud, Norway
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Uraninite
Formula:UO2
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
1
U3O880.20 %
PbO10.39 %
ThO22.32 %
REE2.63 %
SiO20.40 %
TiO20.01 %
Fe2O30.18 %
CaO1.65 %
MgO0.03 %
Na2O0.00 %
K2O0.03 %
Total:97.84 %
Sample references:
1 -
Bjørlykke, H.; Burger, A.J. (1962) The age of the Bjertnes uraninite, in Notiser. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 42 (1-2). 187-190
Comments:Nodules of uraninite, often partly or completely altered to several secondary phases.
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Wet Chemical
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Uranophane27
Fourmarierite17
Clarkeite16
Kasolite13
Rutherfordine11
Muscovite10
Curite7
Kamotoite-(Y)6
Studtite6
Wölsendorfite4
Microcline1
Parauranophane1
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uraninite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bjertnes pegmatite, Krødsherad, Buskerud, Norway
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:167113
Long-form Identifier:1:3:167113:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘSkuterud Mines, Modum West, Modum, Buskerud, Norway
88.2km (54.8 miles) ⓘFlekkeren, Skien, Telemark, Norway
References
Bjørlykke, H. (1959) Årsberetning for 1959, in Årbok 1959. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 211, 231-252a short notice
Bjørlykke, H.; Burger, A.J. (1962) The age of the Bjertnes uraninite, in Notiser. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 42 (1-2). 187-190
 
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