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Mjølnerødmoen, Halden, Østfold, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
MjølnerødmoenQuarry
HaldenMunicipality
ØstfoldCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 12' 48'' North , 11° 24' 22'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Halden21,970 (2010)9.9km
Skjeberg1,862 (2013)12.3km
Ise691 (2013)14.3km
Fossby318 (2010)16.7km
Sponviken416 (2014)16.8km
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ClubLocationDistance
Østfold GeologiforeningHalden11km
Fredrikstad og Omegn GeologiforeningKråkerøy28km
Mindat Locality ID:
193338
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:193338:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mjølnerudmoen; Mjølnerød
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Mjølnerudmoen , Halden, Østfold, Norge


A feldspar and quartz quarry 3 km northwest of Mjølnerødmoen. The outcrop of the pegmatite is about 30m X 5m wide and was mainly worked for quartz and feldspar from 1905 to 1908.


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2 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Citrine
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
'Alkali Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
O HematiteFe2O3
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3

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Link to Geological Survey of Norway:8839

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Norway

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