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Utsidevegen roadcut, Uglvik peridotite body, Uglvik, Otrøya, Midsund, Molde, Møre og Romsdal, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
Utsidevegen roadcutRoad Cutting
Uglvik peridotite bodyOutcrop
UglvikCove
OtrøyaIsland
MidsundMunicipality (Former)
MoldeMunicipality
Møre og RomsdalCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 42' 4'' North , 6° 42' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
62.70129,6.70570
GRN:
N42E03
Type:
Road Cutting
Köppen climate type:
Cfc : Subpolar oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Midsund468 (2014)3.4km
Aukra730 (2012)13.5km
Myklebust454 (2013)13.5km
Steinshamn475 (2014)15.1km
Vatne1,609 (2013)16.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Ålesund og Omegn GeologiforeningÅlesund39km
Mindat Locality ID:
423524
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:423524:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Veiskjæring Utsidevegen, Uglvik, Otrøya, Midsund, Molde, Møre og Romsdal, Norge


Outcrop of a diopside-enstatite-bearing pyrope-dunite exopsed in a road-cut on the SE side of the road ( Utsidevegen) going through Ugelvik

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘPyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘDiopside
var. Chromium-bearing Diopside		9.DA.15Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
ⓘ9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
CrChromium
Crⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6

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References

Cutts, Jamie Alistair (2019) Geochronology of ultrahigh-pressure rocks to interrogate the evolution of the continental crust and mantle. University of British Columbia. doi:10.14288/1.0378408
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