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Spessartine from
Frikstad 07 Feldspar Quarry, Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway


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Spessartine, etc.

Frikstad 07 Feldspar Quarry, Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
04197860017371194883175.jpg
Spessartine, etc.

Frikstad 07 Feldspar Quarry, Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
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Spessartine, etc.

Frikstad 07 Feldspar Quarry, Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
1
SiO234.80 %
Al2O320.50 %
FeO17.40 %
Fe2O31.00 %
MnO21.30 %
TiO20.05 %
MgO0.77 %
Na2O0.12 %
K2O0.00 %
Sc2O30.08 %
REE2O31.41 %
V2O50.00 %
Cr2O30.00 %
ZnO0.00 %
Y2O31.50 %
Total:98.93 %
Empirical formulas:
1alm42,29sps52,44
Sample references:
1MSB-5
Lund, M. (2016) Columbite-tantalite and garnet geochemistry in Evje-Iveland, south Norway. master Thesis in Geosciences, Iniversity of Oslo. 156p.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Albite1
- var Cleavelandite1
Allanite-(Ce)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Frikstad 07 Feldspar Quarry, Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:266996
Long-form Identifier:1:3:266996:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘBirkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘBirkeland 02 Feldspar Quarry, Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘEptevatnet 04 Feldspar Quarry (Hovåsen), Iveland, Agder, Norway
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘBirkeland 04 Feldspar Quarry, Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘFrikstad 02 Feldspar Quarry (Litjern), Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
2.3km (1.5 miles) ⓘRostadheia, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘHåverstad 08b Prospect, Håverstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘLauvland 01 Feldspar Quarry (Skavdalen), Skavdalen, Lauvland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘLandås 07h Feldspar Prospect (Beinmyr 8), Beinmyr Feldspar Quarries (Landås 07 Quarries), Landås, Iveland, Agder, Norway
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘSolås Pegmatite, Iveland, Agder, Norway
References
Larsen, Alf Olav (1980) Granater fra granittpegmatitter. NAGS-NYTT, 7 (4) 31-33
Müller, Axel, Kearsley, A., Spratt, J., Seltmann, R. (2012) Petrogenetic implications of magmatic garnet in granitic pegmatites from Southern Norway. The Canadian Mineralogist, 50 (4) 1095-1115 doi:10.3749/canmin.50.4.1095
 
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