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Byneset, Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norwayi
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TrondheimMunicipality
TrøndelagCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° North , 10° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~28km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
238040
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:238040:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Sør-Trøndelag
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Byneset, Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norge
Danish:
Byneset, Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norge
Dutch:
Byneset, Trondheim, Trøndelag, Noorwegen
Malay:
Byneset, Trondheim, Norway
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Byneset, Trondheim, Trøndelag, Noreg


Garnet-bearing amphibolite is found at the headland of Byneset, around the coordinates 63.38023, 10.0616.

However, the samples with garnets labelled as coming from Byneset are from roadcuts in quartz keratophyre at Folafoten along Bynesveien (Fv 715).

Byneset is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 78.5-square-kilometre (30.3 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality of Byneset encompassed the western part of what is now Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county. Byneset was located along an arm of the Trondheimsfjord and it was separated from the city of Trondheim by the Bymarka recreation area. The local Byneset Church is one of the oldest stone churches in Norway. The largest village in Byneset was Spongdal which was the administrative centre of the municipality. Other villages included Byneset and Langørjan.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Almandine-Spessartine Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Almandine-Spessartine Series
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
AlAluminium
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Almandine-Spessartine Series
SiSilicon
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si Almandine-Spessartine Series
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
MnManganese
Mn Almandine-Spessartine Series
FeIron
Fe Almandine-Spessartine Series

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byneset
Wikidata ID:Q4560616

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