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Vesuvianite from
Eg (Eeg), Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
| Locality type: | Occurrence | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Vesuvianite | |
| Formula: | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 | |
| Comments: | Nice dark green crystals to 10cm have been found. | |
| Habit: | Elongated prismatic or short prismatic crystals up to 7-10 cm with prominent basis {001}and prisms. Forms observed: {001},{110},{210},{100},{111},{331},{101},{312} | |
| Colour: | Dark greenish brown to caledonian brown | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Skarn | 1 | |
| Andradite-Grossular Series | 1 | |
| Grossular | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Vesuvianite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Eg (Eeg), Kristiansand, Agder, Norway | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (14 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 45943 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:45943:7 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite | ||
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘKongegruva Limestone Mine, Kalkheia, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway | |
| 2.2km (1.4 miles) | ⓘGimlekollen, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway | |
| 3.5km (2.2 miles) | ⓘKongsgårdskogen, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway | |
| 52.0km (32.3 miles) | ⓘNødebro Mine (Nøddebro), Øyestad, Arendal, Agder, Norway | |
| 56.4km (35.0 miles) | ⓘTorbjørnsbu Mine, Barbudalen, Arendal, Agder, Norway | |
| 57.1km (35.5 miles) | ⓘLangsæv Mine, Steinsås, Barbudalen, Arendal, Agder, Norway | |
| 61.2km (38.0 miles) | ⓘVågsnes Mines, Tromøy, Arendal, Agder, Norway | |
| 77.4km (48.1 miles) | ⓘKil, Vestfjorden, Vegårshei, Agder, Norway | |
| References | ||
Eg, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway