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Augite from
Larvik town, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Augite
Formula:(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Augite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Larvik town, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:486046
Long-form Identifier:1:3:486046:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Augite
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘPorphyritic syenite outcrops, Lake Mykle, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘFlekkeren, Skien, Telemark, Norway
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘTvillingbru, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘSøndre Kleivan, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway
60.3km (37.5 miles) ⓘHiåsen, Risør, Agder, Norway
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘHeftetjern pegmatite, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway
78.0km (48.5 miles) ⓘThe monolith quarry, Idd, Halden, Østfold, Norway
91.8km (57.0 miles) ⓘStoll Mine, Neskilen Mines, Arendal, Agder, Norway
91.9km (57.1 miles) ⓘNeskilen Mines, Arendal, Agder, Norway
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘVågsnes Mines, Tromøy, Arendal, Agder, Norway
References
Widenfalk, Lennart; Gorbatschev, Roland (1971) A note on a new occurrence of baddeleyite in larvikite from Larvik, Norway. Contribution to the mineralogy of Norway, no. 43. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 51 (2). 193-194
 
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