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Bjorå Aggregates Quarry, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
Bjorå Aggregates QuarryQuarry (Active)
Evje og HornnesMunicipality
AgderCounty
NorwayCountry

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Bjorå Aggregates Quarry, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
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Orange-red dikes of a feldspar-rich rock

Bjorå Aggregates Quarry, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
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Pegmatite

Bjorå Aggregates Quarry, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
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Overview

Bjorå Aggregates Quarry, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
01400930017272359878197.jpg
Orange-red dikes of a feldspar-rich rock

Bjorå Aggregates Quarry, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
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Pegmatite

Bjorå Aggregates Quarry, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
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Overview

Bjorå Aggregates Quarry, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
01400930017272359878197.jpg
Orange-red dikes of a feldspar-rich rock

Bjorå Aggregates Quarry, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 32' 55'' North , 7° 48' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
58.54878,7.80786
GeoHash:
G#: u4mt1dmx2
GRN:
N40E03
Type:
Quarry (Active) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Byglandsfjord332 (2014)13.0km
Vennesla10,931 (2014)32.6km
Birkeland2,254 (2010)34.6km
Tveit1,397 (2010)39.5km
Strai1,266 (2013)40.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Sørlandets GeologiforeningKristiansand45km
Mindat Locality ID:
312257
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:312257:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A quarry with very sporadic use. No blasting has taken place in recent times (report 2024). A few piles of gravel in one end of the quarry area indicate that aggregates are still being transported to wathever nearby project that needs a few loads.

From a mineralogical point of view the quarry is uninteresting. No sign of collectable minerals have been observed.

However, from a geological/petrological point of view the quarry represents interesting study material.

A variety of supposedly meta-sediments has been intruded by several pegmatite dikes. The meta-sediments are steeply dipping.

An intense orange-red colored rock, comprising mainly feldspar, forms pegmatite-like dikes. These are easily acceptable in the middle of the quarry at the ground-level.

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'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ⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
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

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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