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Løvøya, Borre, Horten, Vestfold, Norwayi
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LøvøyaIsland
BorreMunicipality (Historical)
HortenMunicipality
VestfoldCounty
NorwayCountry

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Kirkebukta Cu prospect

Kirkebukta copper prospect, Løvøya, Borre, Horten, Vestfold, Norway
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Plagioclase, etc.

Løvøya, Borre, Horten, Vestfold, Norway
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Native Copper

Kirkebukta copper prospect, Løvøya, Borre, Horten, Vestfold, Norway
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Kirkebukta Cu prospect

Kirkebukta copper prospect, Løvøya, Borre, Horten, Vestfold, Norway
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Plagioclase, etc.

Løvøya, Borre, Horten, Vestfold, Norway
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Native Copper

Kirkebukta copper prospect, Løvøya, Borre, Horten, Vestfold, Norway
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Kirkebukta Cu prospect

Kirkebukta copper prospect, Løvøya, Borre, Horten, Vestfold, Norway
09823910017272299705404.jpg
Plagioclase, etc.

Løvøya, Borre, Horten, Vestfold, Norway
Type:
Island
Mindat Locality ID:
211617
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211617:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Løvøya, Borre, Horten, Vestfold, Norge


An island 4 km NNW of Horten.
Amygdales and hydrothermal calcite veins in Carbo-permian basaltic lavas.

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16 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Atacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite ?
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ 'Chalcocite-Digenite Group'
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ Clinoatacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
ⓘ 'Coal blend'
ⓘ Covellite ?
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
ⓘ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Paratacamite
Formula: Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ Tenorite ?
Formula: CuO

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite ?2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘDjurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
ⓘCovellite ?2.CA.05aCuS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘAtacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
ⓘClinoatacamite3.DA.10bCu2(OH)3Cl
ⓘParatacamite3.DA.10cCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘTenorite ?4.AB.10CuO
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘLaumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Chalcocite-Digenite Group'-
ⓘ'Coal blend'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ ClinoatacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Hⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ ClinoatacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ TenoriteCuO
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ DjurleiteCu31S16
ClChlorine
Clⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Clⓘ ClinoatacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Clⓘ ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ ClinoatacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ DjurleiteCu31S16
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Cuⓘ TenoriteCuO
ZnZinc
Znⓘ ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2

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References

foreninger.uio.no (n.d.) http://foreninger.uio.no/ngf/ngt/pdfs/NGT_26_3&4_158-162.pdf
folk.uio.no (n.d.) http://folk.uio.no/rtronnes/OsloRift-excursion-articl/Lith02-Neumann-Vestfold-Jeloya-basalts.pdf
Oftedahl, Christoffer (1947) Baveno-pericline-albite combination twins in "big-feldspar basalt", Horten, the Oslo region. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 26 (3-4). 158-162
Øverli, P. E. (1985): En stratigrafisk og petrologisk undersøkelse av Horten-basalten, B1-nivået, det sørlige Oslofeltet. Hovedoppgave i geologi, Universitetet i Oslo. 108s. (Thesis Cand. Real.)
Neumann, E.-R., Dunworth, A. E., Sundvoll, B. A. & Tollefsrud, J. I. (2002): B1basaltic lavas in Vestfold–Jeløya area, central Oslo rift:derivation from initial melts formed by progressive partial meltingof an enriched mantle source. Lithos 61:21–53
Larsen, Knut Edvard, Larsen, Stig (2005) Mineralforekomster på Vestfold lavaplatå. Del 2: I B1-nivåets basalter [Mineral localities in the Vestfold lava plateau. Part II: In the B1 basalts]. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 30. 41-57
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