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Bromellite from
Saga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway


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Bromellite

Saga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
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Bromellite

Saga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
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Bromellite

Saga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
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Bromellite, etc.

Saga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
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Bromellite

Saga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
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Bromellite

Saga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
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Bromellite

Saga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
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Bromellite, etc.

Saga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
02234510017271921775691.jpg
Bromellite

Saga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
04586790017271984455933.jpg
Bromellite

Saga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
07701150017271984494106.jpg
Bromellite

Saga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
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Bromellite, etc.

Saga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Bromellite
Formula:BeO
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
1
SiO20.70 %
B2O31.40 %
Al2O31.20 %
Fe2O30.10 %
BeO93.20 %
CaO0.10 %
H2O3.40 %
Total:100.10 %
Sample references:
1 -
Larsen, Alf Olav, Åsheim, Arne, Berge, Svein Arne (1987) Bromellite from syenite pegmatite, Southern Oslo region, Norway. The Canadian Mineralogist, 25 (3) 425-428
Habit:0,5 mm large aggregates forming rosettes of 0,1mm platy crystals
Colour:white
Luminescent properties:yellow white
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chamosite
Diaspore
Natrolite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Amesite2
Diaspore2
Natrolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bromellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Saga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:83205
Long-form Identifier:1:3:83205:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Larsen, Alf Olav, Åsheim, Arne, Berge, Svein Arne (1987) Bromellite from syenite pegmatite, Southern Oslo region, Norway. The Canadian Mineralogist, 25 (3) 425-428
Engvoldsen, Tom, Andersen, Frode, Berge, Svein A., Burvald, Ingulv (1991) Pegmatittmineraler fra Larvik ringkompleks [Pegmatite minerals from the Larvik ring complex], in Mineraler fra Larvikittområdet. STEIN. Nordisk magasin for populær geologi, 18 (1) 15-71 pp.26-27
 
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