Rød I Feldspar Quarries, Rød, Søndeled, Risør, Agder, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rød I Feldspar Quarries | Group of Quarries |
| Rød | Group of Quarries |
| Søndeled | Municipality (Former) |
| Risør | Municipality |
| Agder | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 43' 27'' North , 9° 2' 56'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Eikeland | 408 (2012) | 8.9km |
| Risør | 4,475 (2016) | 10.7km |
| Myra | 544 (2014) | 11.1km |
| Tvedestrand | 1,975 (2016) | 13.3km |
| Gjerstad | 339 (2010) | 17.5km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rødshammeren
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Rød I feltspatbrudd, Søndeled herred, Risør, Agder, Norge
Andersen (1931) describes some small quarries yielding quartz containing feldspar. He places the locality in the SW end of the Sørfjorden, 100-150 m from the place where the feldspar was loaded on the ships.
The pegmatite is a 30 m wide dyke consisting for a significant part of graphic granite and fine grained pegmatite, but also with some more coarse grained parts with large feldspar crystals.
Andersen's description makes it diffucult to correct locate these quarries on the map.
But at the Geitåsen there are features visible that seem to be quarries. The coordinates are for the one in the west.
The other is:
58.72445°N 9.05071°E
This requires field confirmation.
Coordinates © Kartverket - https://www.kartverket.no
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar' |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Alkali Feldspar' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Baltic Shield
- Sveconorwegian BeltShield
EuropeContinent
Norway
- ⭔Aust-AgderCounty
ScandinaviaRegion
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References
Andersen, Olaf (1931) Feltspat II. Forekomster i fylkene Buskerud og Telemark, i flere herreder i Aust-Agder og i Hidra i Vest-Agder [Feldspar II. Occurrences in the counties of Buskerud and Telemark, in several counties in Aust-Agder and in Hidra in Vest-Agder], in Feltspat II. Feltspat III. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 128b, 1-109 p.56
