Along the Tananger coast, several contacts between calcite marbles and leucogranite are exposed. At the contact there sometimes occur greenish skarn-like rock-forming lenses up to 20 cm thick. In these lenses, well-crystallised minerals can be found sometimes.

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ⓘ Granodiorite

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ⓘ Andradite

Formula: Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

Localities:

Tananger, Sola, Rogaland, Norway
Melingholmen, Tananger, Sola, Rogaland, Norway

Colour: reddish

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Locality: Ørnebukta, Tananger, Sola, Rogaland, Norway

References:

Bergen Museum, Norway collection

ⓘ Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Colour: green

Description: Crystals up to 4 cm across

References:

Maijer, C. (1987) Day 10 - Caledonides and westernmost Precambrian intrusions. In The geology of southernmost Norway. An excursion guide - Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse, special publication No. 1. p.101-104.

ⓘ Hedenbergite

Formula: CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆

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ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Ørnebukta, Tananger, Sola, Rogaland, Norway

References:

Bergen Museum, Norway collection

ⓘ Vesuvianite

Formula: Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉

References:

Birkeland, Tor (1981) The geology of Jæren and adjacent districts. A contribution to the Caledonian nappe tectonics of Rogaland, southwest Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 61 (3-4). 213-235

Neumann, Henrich (1985) Norges Mineraler [The Minerals of Norway]. Norges geologiske Undersøkelse Skrifter Vol. 68. Universitetsforlaget

Eldjarn, Knut, Kvamsdal, Lars Olav, Selbekk, Rune, Muller-Sigmund, Hiltrud (2005) Norske vesuvianer og vesuvianforekomster [Norwegian vesuvianites and localities of vesuvianite]. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 30. 30-40

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Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃ⓘ Andradite

Andradite

Melingholmen, Tananger, Sola, Rogaland, Norway

Andradite

Melingholmen, Tananger, Sola, Rogaland, Norway

Andradite

Melingholmen, Tananger, Sola, Rogaland, Norway

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Andradite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Epidote	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Vesuvianite	9.BG.35	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Hedenbergite	9.DA.15	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tananger
Wikidata ID:	Q2211190

Localities in this Region

Norway

Rogaland
- Sola
  - Tananger
    - Melingholmen
      - Melingholmen quarry
    - Ørnebukta

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