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Storøygardsvatnet Feldspar Quarry, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
Storøygardsvatnet Feldspar QuarryQuarry
Evje og HornnesMunicipality
AgderCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 35' 47'' North , 7° 57' 29'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Byglandsfjord332 (2014)11.4km
Birkeland2,254 (2010)33.5km
Vennesla10,931 (2014)36.5km
Tveit1,397 (2010)41.4km
Justvik1,630 (2014)44.6km
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ClubLocationDistance
Sørlandets GeologiforeningKristiansand49km
Mindat Locality ID:
300890
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:300890:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Storøygardsvatnet feltspatbrudd, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norge


Forgotten feldspar quarry east of the Åvesland localities, east of the Storøygardvatnet lake.

One quarry is positively recognizable, but there are indications on the altitude map and on an aerial picture that there might have been more activity here.

Points of interest are:
58.59882°N 7.96°Ø (maybe a vertical shaft?)
58.59795°N 7.96058°Ø (quarry?)
58.59738°N 7.95967°Ø (quarry?)
58.59597°N 7.9565°Ø (lots of loose rocks at the aerial picture of 1972, but now a house is standing exactly on top of this locality)
58.59572°N 7.95833°Ø (shallow quarry)

NOTE Ronald Werner 2021/2024:
Locality visited 29 August 2021 and 1 May 2024. Apart from some ok graphic granite no accessory minerals were observed. Minor signs of collecting activity. Apart from a few minor exposures, this pegmatite is not particularly well-exposed and seemingly of little or no interest for further study.
The pegmatite is dipping in a 45 degree angle into NNW-direction, underlain by amphibolite. The contact between pegmatite and amphibolite is well exposed in both walls in the entrance part of the quarry.

Coordinates © Kartverket - https://www.kartverket.no

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Norway

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