| Locality type: | Valley |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Forsterite |
| Formula: | Mg2(SiO4) |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Pyrope | 8 |
| Diopside | 7 |
| - var Chromium-bearing Diopside | 7 |
| Forsterite | 6 |
| - var Peridot | 6 |
| Clinochlore | 5 |
| - var Chromium-bearing Clinochlore | 2 |
| Chromite | 4 |
| Dunite | 3 |
| Garnet peridotite | 2 |
| Lherzolite | 1 |
| Wehrlite | 1 |
| Enstatite | 1 |
| Harzburgite | 1 |
| Antigorite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Forsterite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (6 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 697162 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:697162:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Forsterite in this Region |
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| Ekremseter Olivine Pit, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| Gusdal Olivine Pit (Åheim Olivine Pit), Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| Rødhaugen, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite |
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| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘGusdal Olivine Pit (Åheim Olivine Pit), Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘEkremseter Olivine Pit, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘGrofsa Olivine Quarry, Sundalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| 2.0km (1.2 miles) | ⓘPeridotplassen, Sundalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| 2.4km (1.5 miles) | ⓘRødhaugen, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| 2.5km (1.6 miles) | ⓘHalse Olivine Quarry, Sundalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| 8.3km (5.1 miles) | ⓘFuruhovden Olivine Deposit, Stad, Vestland, Norway |
| 10.6km (6.6 miles) | ⓘLefdal Olivine Mine, Eid, Stad, Vestland, Norway |
| 82.0km (51.0 miles) | ⓘKvalvika, Flemsøya-Skuløya, Haram, Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| 82.2km (51.0 miles) | ⓘSandvikhaugane, Flemsøya-Skuløya, Haram, Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| References |
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Kostenko, O., ,Jamtveit, Bjørn, Austrheim, H., Pollok, K., Putinis, C. (2002) The mechanism of fluid infiltration in peridotites at Almklovdalen, western Norway. Geofluids, 2. 203-215 doi:10.1046/j.1468-8123.2002.00038.x |
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Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway