| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Chiavennite |
| Formula: | CaMnBe2Si5O13(OH)2 · 2H2O |
| Comments: | Small spherulites on analcime crystals. Firsty found by Ragnar Hansen & Svein A. Berge in 1983. |
| Habit: | Spherulites |
| Colour: | Reddish orange |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Analcime
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Analcime | 18 |
| Natrolite | 9 |
| Tvedalite | 9 |
| Epididymite | 5 |
| Aegirine | 4 |
| Eudidymite | 3 |
| Behoite | 2 |
| Wickmanite | 2 |
| Helvine | 2 |
| Todorokite | 1 |
| Pyrite | 1 |
| Tetrawickmanite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chiavennite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Vevja Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (39 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 71025 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:71025:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Chiavennite |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | âVevja East Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | âBjÃļrndalen Quarry (Lundhs labrador), Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | âA/S Granit Quarry, Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | âJohs Nilsens Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway |
| 1.2km (0.8 miles) | âTuften, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway |
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | âNorwegian Pearl Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway |
| 1.7km (1.1 miles) | âSaga 1 Quarry, SagÃĨsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | âAlmenningen Quarry (Treschow-FritzÃļe Quarry), Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway |
| 1.9km (1.2 miles) | âSagÃĨsen Quarry, SagÃĨsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway |
| 1.9km (1.2 miles) | âHeia Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway |
| References |
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Raade, Gunnar, Ã
mli, Reidar, Mladeck, Micael H., Din, Victor K., Larsen, Alf Olav, Ã
sheim, Arne (1983) Chiavennite from syenite pegmatites in the Oslo Region, Norway. American Mineralogist, 68 (5-6) 628-633 Larsen, Alf Olav, Ã
sheim, Arne, Raade, Gunnar, TaftÃļ, Johan (1992) Tvedalite, (Ca,Mn)4Be3Si6O17(OH)4·3H2O, a new mineral from syenite pegmatite in the Oslo Region, Norway. American Mineralogist, 77 (3-4) 438-443 |
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Vevja Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway