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Anatase from
Matskorhæ (Matskorhae), Hardangervidda West, Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway
| Locality type: | Prospect | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Anatase | |
| Formula: | TiO2 | |
| Comments: | The largest known crystals found on quartz are 8-9 mm. One incomplete crystal of 13 mm long is found, but found in a cavity in the phyllite Some of the best (might be the best?) groups of anatase crystals on quartz were found here. The Mineralogical Museum of Oslo have some large groups on exchibittion, a must see for anybody visiting Oslo! | |
| Habit: | Tetragonal bipyramids {111}, embedded in the surface of quartz crystals. Very rare with basal pinacoids has been observed. | |
| Colour: | Transparent deep blue to opaque balck with metallic lustre | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Quartz | 106 | |
| - var Smoky Quartz | 8 | |
| Rutile | 2 | |
| Chlorite Group | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Anatase data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Matskorhæ (Matskorhae), Hardangervidda West, Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (57 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 593 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:593:5 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Anatase | ||
| 2.6km (1.6 miles) | ⓘNibbenut, Hardangervidda West, Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway | |
| 7.5km (4.7 miles) | ⓘMt. Storenut area, Hardangervidda West, Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway | |
| 7.8km (4.9 miles) | ⓘRingedalsvann area, Hardangervidda West, Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway | |
| 14.4km (8.9 miles) | ⓘTresfonn, Hardangervidda West, Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway | |
| 15.7km (9.8 miles) | ⓘTyssedal, Odda, Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway | |
| 15.9km (9.9 miles) | ⓘReinsnos, Odda, Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway | |
| 26.9km (16.7 miles) | ⓘValldalen, Røldal, Odda, Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway | |
| 27.5km (17.1 miles) | ⓘAustmannalia Roadcut, Røldal, Odda, Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway | |
| 28.7km (17.8 miles) | ⓘSvandalsflona, Odda, Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway | |
| 30.0km (18.6 miles) | ⓘRøldal, Odda, Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway | |
| References | ||
Matskorhæ, Hardangervidda West, Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway