Matskorhæ (Matskorhae), Hardangervidda West, Ullensvang, Vestland, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Matskorhæ (Matskorhae) | Prospect |
| Hardangervidda West | Plateau |
| Ullensvang | Municipality |
| Vestland | County |
| Norway | Country |
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60° 6' 9'' North , 6° 50' 18'' East
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Matskorhæ (Grisebingen), Hardangervidda Vest, Ullensvang kommune, Vestland, Norge
This famous site for anatase crystals on quartz crystals is protected and collecting is strictly forbidden.
Clusters of transparent quartz crystals dusted with blue-black bipyramidal, sharp 5-10 mm large anatase crystals were typical specimens found at this site especially in the 1970s. The localitity is today considered exploited. It is located near Mt. Matskorhæ, east of the Ringedalsvatnet Lake, outside the border of the Hardangervidda National Park. It is also located within the Ullensvang Statsalmenning (statsalmenning = a government forest and mountain common land with certain laws and rules for the use of the land). The area covered by the former Ullensvang statsalmenning is divided by both Ullensvang and Odda municipalities (kommuner), and Matskorhæ is located within the Ullensvang municipality. It was nicknamed "Grisebingen" (= the pig pen) by Norwegian collectors, due to the dirty working conditions at the locality.
Some specimens have earlier been been labelled "Matskorhæ, Ullensvang, Hardangervidda".
Ullensvang is here referring to the Statsalmenning, and not the municipality (kommune).
The coordinates are for the peak of Matskorhæ Mt.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ✪ Anatase Formula: TiO2 Habit: Tetragonal bipyramids {111}, embedded in the surface of quartz crystals. Very rare with basal pinacoids has been observed. Colour: Transparent deep blue to opaque balck with metallic lustre Description: The largest known crystals found on quartz are 8-9 mm. One incomplete crystal of 13 mm long is found, but found in a cavity in the phyllite
Some of the best (might be the best?) groups of anatase crystals on quartz were found here. The Mineralogical Museum of Oslo have some large groups on exchibittion, a must see for anybody visiting Oslo! |
| ⓘ Brookite Formula: TiO2 Habit: Platy up to 5mm long crystals with a black longitudinal median stripe Colour: redbrown Description: Red-brown crystals to 0,5 cm. |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Description: Occurs in some cavities in the phyllite breccia |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' Description: Thin black coating on quartz. Can be removed by gently scrubbing with tooth brush |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: long-prismatic. All crystals shows only the hexagonal prism {1010}, the rhombohedrons {1011} and {0111}. Occasionally also trigonal pyramid {11 21} and trigonal trapezohedron {5161} Colour: colorless, clear (from the vugs), smokey (from the breccia and vein) Description: A magnificent japan law twin has been found. It is illustrated in STEIN 26(2) p. 61. The largest crystal found: 15cm long and 5 cm in diameter. Crystals 5-10 cm long and 1-2 cm in diameter were common.
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| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Habit: Hairlike crystals to 1,5 cm long Description: Found in cavities in the phyllite |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Brookite | 4.DD.10 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Brookite | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Brookite | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
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Matskorhæ, Hardangervidda West, Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway