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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Mine no. 1, Eastern workings, Bjertnes pegmatite, Krødsherad, Buskerud, Norwayi
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Mine no. 1Mine
Eastern workingsGroup of Adits (Abandoned)
Bjertnes pegmatitePegmatite
KrødsheradMunicipality
BuskerudCounty
NorwayCountry

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LIDAR Scanning of the unknown mine thats located about 200M away from the main Bjertnes Pegmatite

Mine no. 1, Eastern workings, Bjertnes pegmatite, Krødsherad, Buskerud, Norway
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LIDAR Scanning of the unknown mine thats located about 200M away from the main Bjertnes Pegmatite

Mine no. 1, Eastern workings, Bjertnes pegmatite, Krødsherad, Buskerud, Norway
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LIDAR Scanning of the unknown mine thats located about 200M away from the main Bjertnes Pegmatite

Mine no. 1, Eastern workings, Bjertnes pegmatite, Krødsherad, Buskerud, Norway
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
60° 10' 19'' North , 9° 39' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
60.17195,9.65570
GRN:
N41E04
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Noresund330 (2014)2.0km
Krøderen496 (2013)8.8km
Prestfoss465 (2014)14.3km
Sokna543 (2013)16.8km
Nakkerud350 (2013)25.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
456077
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:456077:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Beware: The adit is unstable and dangerous to explore.
Two shafts which go down into the main adit (2) by the valley. They are not fenced off and as stated above are dangerous to explore!

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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