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Almandine-Spessartine Series from
Frøyså 01 Feldspar Quarry, Frøyså, Iveland, Agder, Norway
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | 'Almandine-Spessartine Series' (not an IMA approved species) | |
| Comments: | Garnets from the nearby Frøyså 3 quarry has been analyzed and found to be a spessartine with a significant almandine content(Larsen 1980). No analysis has been done on garnets from Frøyså 1 | |
| Habit: | Dark crystals with high lustre. Size up to minimum 4 cm. The garnets are found in feldspar, smokey quartz and inbetween biotite sheets. The latter ones are normally flattened. | |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Pyrite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Almandine-Spessartine Series data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Frøyså 01 Feldspar Quarry, Frøyså, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 540691 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:540691:3 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Almandine-Spessartine Series | ||
| 0.0km (0.0 miles) | ⓘFrøyså 04 Feldspar Quarry, Frøyså, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘFrøyså 06 Feldspar Quarry, Frøyså, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘDalane 2 Feldspar Quarry (Bjarne Dalane's Gruve), Dalane, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 1.2km (0.8 miles) | ⓘTveit 02 Feldspar Quarry (Varmekrekken), Tveit, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘRossås 05 Feldspar Quarry, Rossås, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 2.6km (1.6 miles) | ⓘRossås, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 3.0km (1.8 miles) | ⓘRossås 02 Feldspar Quarry, Rossås, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 3.0km (1.9 miles) | ⓘRossås 04 Feldspar Quarry, Rossås, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 3.2km (2.0 miles) | ⓘIvedal 1 Feldspar Prospect, Ivedal, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 4.1km (2.6 miles) | ⓘHiltveit 01 Feldspar Quarry (Grasdalen), Hiltveit, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| References | ||
Frøyså 01 Feldspar Quarry, Frøyså, Iveland, Agder, Norway