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Kyanite occurrence, Lesjaverk, Lesja, Innlandet, Norwayi
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LesjaverkVillage
LesjaMunicipality
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Kyanite

Kyanite occurrence, Lesjaverk, Lesja, Innlandet, Norway
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Kyanite occurrence, Lesjaverk, Lesja, Innlandet, Norway
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Kyanite occurrence, Lesjaverk, Lesja, Innlandet, Norway
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Kyanite occurrence, Lesjaverk, Lesja, Innlandet, Norway
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Kyanite occurrence, Lesjaverk, Lesja, Innlandet, Norway
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Kyanite occurrence, Lesjaverk, Lesja, Innlandet, Norway
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Kyanite

Kyanite occurrence, Lesjaverk, Lesja, Innlandet, Norway
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 12' 27'' North , 8° 31' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
62.20750,8.52861
GRN:
N42E03
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bismoen573 (2018)38.5km
Fossbergom2,406 (2016)41.2km
Grøa502 (2013)49.5km
Sunndalsøra4,159 (2014)52.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
211819
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211819:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Lesjaverk, Lesjaverk, Lesja, Oppland, Norge


Close to the Lesjaskogvatnet Lake in the northern part of Gudbrandsdalen, about 40 km N of Dombås.

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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References

www.nags.net (n.d.) http://www.nags.net/stein/2003/Berget%20det%20blaa.pdf
Dalen, Karl E. (2003) Berget det blå [Kyanitt fra Lesjaverk]. STEIN. Nordisk magasin for populær geologi, 30 (4) 4-5
Taagvold, Harald (2016) Lesjaverk: Funnsted for de tre polymorfe mineralene kyanitt, andalusitt og sillimanitt [Lesjaverk: A locality for the three polymorphs kyanite, andalusite and sillimanite]. STEIN. Magasin for populærgeologi, 43 (1) 12-14
Whitney, Donna L., Samuelson, Willa J. (2019) Crystallization sequences of coexisting andalusite, kyanite, and sillimanite, and a report on a new locality: Lesjaverk, Norway. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31 (4) 731-737 doi:10.1127/ejm/2019/0031-2873
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