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Gråtådalen skarn locality, Gråtådalen, Beiarn, Nordland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
Gråtådalen skarn localityOutcrop
GråtådalenValley
BeiarnMunicipality
NordlandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
66° 51' 55'' North , 14° 34' 40'' East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
14417
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:14417:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Gråttådalen
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Gråtådalen, Beiarn, Nordland, Norge


A classic hessonite locality. A garnet-bearing skarn lens in calciferous rock (marble ?). The original hessonite locality is now (2011) almost exhausted, but new localities in the area are possible.

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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Axinite-(Fe)
Formula: Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Knut Eldjarn CollectionIdentified by Knut Eldjarn: Visual Identification
Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
References:
Knut Eldjarn CollectionIdentified by Knut Eldjarn: Visual Identification
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Grossular var. Hessonite
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Scapolite'
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
References:
Knut Eldjarn CollectionIdentified by Knut Eldjarn: Visual Identification
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Description: Brown vesuvianite occure in metamorph limestone
Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
var. Hessonite9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Axinite-(Fe)9.BD.20Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Zoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
'Scapolite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BBoron
B Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O Grossular var. HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O QuartzSiO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Al Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al Grossular var. HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Al Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si Grossular var. HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca Grossular var. HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
TiTitanium
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

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