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Sætrevatnet, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
SætrevatnetOutcrop
AlmklovdalenValley
VanylvenMunicipality
Møre og RomsdalCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 1' 11'' North , 5° 39' 16'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
62.01983,5.65468
GeoHash:
G#: u5h0bdmee
GRN:
N42E02
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
Cfc : Subpolar oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sylte403 (2013)4.1km
Otnes307 (2012)9.1km
Bryggja359 (2013)14.8km
Selje694 (2014)16.2km
Larsnes511 (2010)20.7km
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ClubLocationDistance
Olivin SteinklubbFiskå10km
Mindat Locality ID:
157782
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:157782:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Sæter vatn; Setervatnet
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Sætrevatnet, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norge


A kyanite-bearing eclogite. Lappin (1960) located it at the southeastern shore of the lake Sætrevatnet, spelled "Sæter vatn" by Lappin.

The cordinates are generic for the southeastern shore of the lake Sætrevatnet, based on the NGU geological map [http://geo.ngu.no/kart/berggrunn]. Exact coordinates for the locality needs to be added.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Norway
ScandinaviaRegion

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References

njg.geologi.no (n.d.) https://njg.geologi.no/images/NJG_articles/NGT_40_3_4_289-296.pdf
Lappin, M.A. (1960) On the occurrence of kyanite in the eclogites of the Selje and Åheim districts, Nordfjord. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 40 (3-4) 289-296
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