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Askekor, Heskestad, Lund, Rogaland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
AskekorOutcrop
HeskestadHamlet
LundMunicipality
RogalandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° North , 6° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
N39E03
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
435802
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:435802:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Askekor, Lund, Rogaland, Norge


A reddish colored epidote group-bearing quartz-monzonite lens situated within a migmatitic gneiss. Located northeast of Heskestad.

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1 valid mineral. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘPiemontite ?9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Epidote Group'-(A12+A22+)(M13+M23+M33+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Epidote Group(A12+A22+)(M13+M23+M33+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Epidote Group(A12+A22+)(M13+M23+M33+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Epidote Group(A12+A22+)(M13+M23+M33+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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References

Morton, Roger D., Carter, Neville L. (1963) Contributions to the mineralogy of Norway. No. 21. On the occurrence of Mn-poor piemonite and withamite in Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 43 (4) 445-455
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