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Landbø Mine, Landbø, Austre Moland, Arendal, Agder, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
Landbø MineQuarry
LandbøFarm
Austre MolandMunicipality (Historical)
ArendalMunicipality
AgderCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 34' 31'' North , 8° 49' 48'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
58.57544,8.83009
GRN:
N40E04
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tvedestrand1,975 (2016)7.8km
Arendal30,916 (2017)13.1km
Myra544 (2014)19.4km
Rykene647 (2013)21.5km
Fevik4,989 (2014)23.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
14007
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:14007:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Landbo Mine; Kvassberggruva
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Kvassberggruva, Landbø, Austre Moland, Arendal, Agder, Norge


A feldspar quarry (mine?) located at Landbø worked in the period 1885-1895, mentioned briefly by the name Kvassberggruva in Weierholt (1959).

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘEuxenite-(Y)4.DG.05(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
YYttrium
Yⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
ThThorium
Thⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
UUranium
Uⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6

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Link to Geological Survey of Norway:8368

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Baltic Shield (Fennoscandian Shield)Shield
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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Norway
ScandinaviaRegion

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References

Myers, Richmond E. (1936) Mineral Collecting in Norway. Rocks and Minerals, 11 (1). 1-6p.5
Weierholt, Kristen (1959) Austre Moland- ei bygdebok. Sverre Kildahls Boktrykkeri. p.1-451.
(2007) Deposit Area 906 - 320. Landbo. The Industrial Mineral Database, Geological Survey of Norway.
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