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Pyrolusite from
Heskestad baryte deposit, Farsund, Agder, Norway


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Pyrolusite

Heskestad baryte deposit, Farsund, Agder, Norway
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Pyrolusite

Heskestad baryte deposit, Farsund, Agder, Norway
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Pyrolusite

Heskestad baryte deposit, Farsund, Agder, Norway
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrolusite
Formula:Mn4+O2
Comments:Normally found with quartz and calcite
Habit:small fans rarely reaching 1 cm.
Colour:metallic grey
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrolusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Heskestad baryte deposit, Farsund, Agder, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:598368
Long-form Identifier:1:3:598368:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrolusite
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘGammelostfjellet Manganese Prospect, Vennesla, Agder, Norway
81.0km (50.4 miles) ⓘKvivikdalen Manganese Mine, ÅlefjÃĶr, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
References
Bugge, A. (1946) Geologisk beskrivelse av tungspatforekomsten ved Heskestad pÃĨ Lista, Vest-Agder [Geological description of the baryte deposit at Heskestad on Lista, Vest-Agder]. Norges Geologiske UndersÃļkelse. Rapport BA 6166 5 pp.
Breivik, Harald (2018) Heskestad (Elle) baryttforekomst, Farsund [Heskestad (Elle) barite deposit, Farsund]. STEIN. Magasin for populÃĶrgeologi, 45 (2). 10-14
 
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