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Anhydrite from
Søftestad Iron Mines, Søftestad, Nissedal, Telemark, Norway


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Anhydrite
Formula:CaSO4
Comments:A few well crystalized rather large samples are in the collection of Mineralogical Museum of Oslo, possibly found in 1958.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anhydrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Søftestad Iron Mines, Søftestad, Nissedal, Telemark, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:170785
Long-form Identifier:1:3:170785:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anhydrite
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘEidsborg, Tokke, Telemark, Norway
References
Mitchell, Roger H. (1967) The Precambrian rocks of the Telemark area in south central Norway. V. The Nissedal supracrustal series. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 47 (4) 295-332
Raade, Gunnar (1972) Anhydrite from Søftestad, Nissedal. Mineralogisk-Geologisk Museum - Universitetet i Oslo- Interne notater, Geologisk Museums venner. 41
Neumann, Henrich (1985) Norges Mineraler [The Minerals of Norway]. Norges geologiske Undersøkelse Skrifter Vol. 68. Universitetsforlaget p.104
 
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