Berg, Råde, Østfold, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Berg | - not defined - |
| Råde | Municipality |
| Østfold | County |
| Norway | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Name(s) in local language(s):
Berg, Råde kommune, Østfold fylke, Norge
A granite pegmatite. Brøgger (1897) described "Mossite" from a locality cllled Berg. The precise locality is however uncertain.
More than 100 kg of fergusonite-(Y), mostly masses of several kg was found here in the 1880's.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6 Description: The mineral Brøgger (1897)described as a new mineral, mossite, was later shown by Dunn et. al (1979) to be a mixture of tantalian Columbite-(Fe) and tapiolite. References: |
| ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘ Fergusonite-(Y) Formula: YNbO4 Habit: masses & crystals up to 7cm long, 1-2 cm thick References: |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' |
| ⓘ 'Monazite Group' Formula: REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ ' Description: Showed to be a mixture of tantalian columbite-(Fe) and tapiolite. References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Tapiolite' Formula: (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 Description: The mineral Brøgger (1897)described as a new mineral, mossite, was later shown by Dunn et. al (1979) to be a mixture of tantalian Columbite-(Fe) and tapiolite. References: |
| ⓘ Tapiolite-(Fe) Formula: Fe2+Ta2O6 |
| ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) Formula: Y(PO4) |
| ⓘ Yttrotantalite-(Y) Formula: (Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Tapiolite-(Fe) | 4.DB.10 | Fe2+Ta2O6 |
| ⓘ | Columbite-(Fe) | 4.DB.35 | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| ⓘ | Yttrotantalite-(Y) | 4.DG.10 | (Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Fergusonite-(Y) | 7.GA.05 | YNbO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Xenotime-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Monazite Group' | - | REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ | 'Tapiolite' | - | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Mossite' ? | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
ScandinaviaRegion
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
References
Brögger, W. C. (1883) Om uranbegerts og xenotim fra norske forekomster. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 6 (14) 744-752 doi:10.1080/11035898309444117with a short notice on a find of xenotime-(Y) from Berg
Berg, Råde, Østfold, Norway