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Lesja, Innlandet, Norwayi
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LesjaMunicipality
InnlandetCounty
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Kyanite

Kyanite occurrence, Lesjaverk, Lesja, Innlandet, Norway
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Kyanite

Kyanite occurrence, Lesjaverk, Lesja, Innlandet, Norway
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Kyanite

Kyanite occurrence, Lesjaverk, Lesja, Innlandet, Norway
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Kyanite

Kyanite occurrence, Lesjaverk, Lesja, Innlandet, Norway
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Kyanite

Kyanite occurrence, Lesjaverk, Lesja, Innlandet, Norway
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Kyanite

Kyanite occurrence, Lesjaverk, Lesja, Innlandet, Norway
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Kyanite

Kyanite occurrence, Lesjaverk, Lesja, Innlandet, Norway
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Kyanite

Kyanite occurrence, Lesjaverk, Lesja, Innlandet, Norway
Neighbouring regions:
Dovre, Innlandet, Norway
Oppdal, Trøndelag, Norway
Vågå, Innlandet, Norway
Lom, Innlandet, Norway
Sunndal, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Skjåk, Innlandet, Norway
Rauma, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Molde, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Type:
Municipality
Mindat Locality ID:
211818
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211818:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Lesja, Oppland, Norvège
German:
Lesja, Oppland, Norwegen
Italian:
Lesja, Oppland, Norvegia
Norwegian:
Lesja, Oppland, Norge
Russian:
Леша, Оппланн, Норвегия
Simplified Chinese:
萊沙, 奥普兰郡, 挪威
Spanish:
Lesja, Oppland, Noruega
Albanian:
Lesja, Oppland, Norvegjia
Armenian:
Լեշա, Օփլան, Նորվեգիա
Asturian:
Lesja, Oppland, Noruega
Basque:
Lesja, Oppland, Norvegia
Bavarian:
Lesja, Oppland, Norwegn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
লেসজা, ওপল্যান্ড, নরৱে
Catalan:
Lesja, Oppland, Noruega
Cebuano:
Lesja, Oppland fylke, Norway
Danish:
Lesja, Oppland, Norge
Dutch:
Lesja, Oppland, Noorwegen
Esperanto:
Lesja, Oppland, Norvegio
Estonian:
Lesja vald, Oppland, Norra
Finnish:
Lesja, Opplandin lääni, Norja
Javanese:
Lesja, Innlandet, Norwégia
Latin:
Lesja, Oppland, Norvegia
Limburgian:
Lesja, Oppland, Noorwege
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Lesja, Amt Oppland, Norwegen
Malay:
Lesja, Oppland, Norway
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Lesja, Oppland, Lo̍k-ui
Northern Sami:
Lesja, Opplándda fylka, Norga
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Lesja, Oppland fylke, Noreg
Polish:
Lesja, Oppland, Norwegia
Portuguese:
Lesja, Oppland, Noruega
Romanian:
Lesja, Oppland, Norvegia
Slovenian:
Lesja, Oppland, Norveška
Swahili:
Lesja, Oppland, Norwei
Swedish:
Lesja, Oppland, Norge
Ukrainian:
Леша, Опплан, Норвегія
Vietnamese:
Lesja, Oppland, Na Uy
Waray:
Lesja, Oppland, Noruega


Good specimens of kyanite from Lesjaverk in the Lesja municipality are often just labelled with the unprecise "Lesja".

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9 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesja
Wikidata ID:Q488405
GeoNames ID:3147714

Localities in this Region

Norway

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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