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Sævareid dike, Fusa, Bjørnafjorden, Vestland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
Sævareid dikeDike
FusaMunicipality (Former)
BjørnafjordenMunicipality
VestlandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
60° 10' 2'' North , 5° 43' 40'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
60.16748,5.72798
GeoHash:
G#: u4sn634uz
GRN:
N41E03
Type:
Dike
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Eikelandsosen434 (2014)8.3km
Syfteland1,170 (2013)17.1km
Våge513 (2013)17.9km
Hagavik1,305 (2013)18.1km
Søvik725 (2012)19.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
443017
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:443017:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An alkali olivine basalt dyke.
Coordinates are very appoximately based on map in Færseth (1978).

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Norway
ScandinaviaRegion

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References

Færseth, Roald B. (1978) Mantle-derived lherzolite xenoliths and megacrysts from Permo-Triassic dykes, Sunnhordland, western Norway. Lithos, 11 (1) 23-35 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(78)90029-4
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