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Sandvik peridotite, Gurskøya, Sande, Møre og Romsdal, Norwayi
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Sandvik peridotite- not defined -
GurskøyaIsland
SandeMunicipality
Møre og RomsdalCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 13' 35'' North , 5° 35' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
62.22662,5.59289
GRN:
N42E02
Köppen climate type:
Cfc : Subpolar oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Larsnes511 (2010)2.8km
Tjørvåg352 (2013)9.5km
Kvalsvik265 (2013)15.5km
Haddal320 (2013)15.6km
Ulsteinvik weather pws station5,000 (2013)18.3km
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ClubLocationDistance
Olivin SteinklubbFiskå14km
Ålesund og Omegn GeologiforeningÅlesund39km
Mindat Locality ID:
261045
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:261045:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Sandvik, Guskøy, Herøy kommune, Møre og Romsdal fylke, Norge


The Sandvik peridotite is a small outcrop with garnetperidotite with large subordinate layers of garnet pyroxenite located 13 km of Ulsteinvik. The deposit has been visited by many collectors during the years, and is now partly destroyed.

The coordinates are approximate, need to be confirmed.

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Description: pargasitic
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Kelyphite'
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Kelyphite'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FeIron
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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References

Gjerde, Sigvald, Solheim, Jan Magnar (1991) Eklogitt. Sunnmørsteinen. STEIN. Nordisk magasin for populær geologi, 18 (2) 11-12
Lapen, Thomas J., Medaris, L. Gordon, Beard, Brian L., Johnson, Clark M. (2009) The Sandvik peridotite, Gurskøy, Norway: Three billion years of mantle evolution in the Baltica lithosphere. Lithos, 109 (3) 145-154 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2008.08.007
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