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Cancrinite from
Eikevegåsen Quarry, Bassebu, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Cancrinite
Formula:(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cancrinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eikevegåsen Quarry, Bassebu, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:969563
Long-form Identifier:1:3:969563:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cancrinite
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘSaga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSagåsen Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘJohs Nilsens Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘA/S Granit Quarry, Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘBjørndalen Quarry (Lundhs labrador), Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘTuften, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘHeia Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘØstskogen Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘFinnsholmane, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘBarkevika, Barkevik area, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
References
Knut Edvard Larsen collection mai 2016
 
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