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Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norwayi
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View of a part of the construction area - 2004

Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
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View of a part of the construction area 2 - 2004

Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
04228440017272061985150.jpg
View of a part of the construction area - 2004

Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
07599450017272061983905.jpg
View of a part of the construction area 2 - 2004

Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
04228440017272061985150.jpg
View of a part of the construction area - 2004

Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
07599450017272061983905.jpg
View of a part of the construction area 2 - 2004

Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 44' 41'' North , 9° 2' 13'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Eikeland408 (2012)7.1km
Myra544 (2014)10.1km
Risør4,475 (2016)11.7km
Tvedestrand1,975 (2016)15.0km
Gjerstad339 (2010)15.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
32602
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32602:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Akland Industrial Site
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Moland Industriområde, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norge


Minerals found during road construction of a new alignment of the highway E-18 in 2002-2004. The area around Moland was especially rich in mineral specimens. Minerals from this locality were often labelled " Akland, Risør" by local collectors, but the more precise locality is "Moland, Akland, Risør".

Also named as "Akland Industriområde (Akland Indistrial Site).

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


30 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Description: As parallell-oriented black, prismatic crystals as epitaxial growth on the prismatic faces of eroded diopside crystals and as as asbestos like aciculaire crystals on the terminations.
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
Anthophyllite ?
Formula: ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Colour: white
'Asbestos'
Babingtonite
Formula: Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chabazite'
Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Colour: Green and grayish
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Description: Crystals oup to 14 x 7 cm
Dravite ?
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
'Dravite-Schorl Series'
Dumortierite
Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Feldspar Group'
'Feldspar Group var. Sunstone'
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Colour: White
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Magnesio-hornblende
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Palygorskite
Formula: ◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Sepiolite
Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Description: an applegreen mineral showed to consist of a mixture of clinozoisite an sepiolite (Garmo 2003)
Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Description: as pseudomorphs after crystals of rutile. And as common titanite xls
Tremolite ?
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Chlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Hydroxylapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Dumortierite9.AJ.10Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Cordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
Dravite ?9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Anthophyllite ?9.DD.05◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Magnesio-hornblende9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Tremolite ?9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Babingtonite9.DK.05Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Vermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Palygorskite9.EE.20◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Sepiolite9.EE.25Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
'Asbestos'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chabazite'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'Dravite-Schorl Series'-
'Feldspar Group
var. Sunstone'
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'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
H HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
H Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
H Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
H Dravite-Schorl Series
BBoron
B DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
B Dravite-Schorl Series
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
O Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
O HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Dravite-Schorl Series
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Na Dravite-Schorl Series
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mg Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Mg Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Mg Dravite-Schorl Series
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Al DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Al Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Al Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Al Dravite-Schorl Series
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Si Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Dravite-Schorl Series
PPhosphorus
P ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
P HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Ca Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Ca HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Ca Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Fe Dravite-Schorl Series
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

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