Eg (Eeg), Kristiansand, Agder, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Eg (Eeg) | Occurrence |
| Kristiansand | Municipality |
| Agder | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 9' 49'' North , 7° 58' 44'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kristiansand | 63,814 (2013) | 2.1km |
| Strai | 1,266 (2013) | 4.1km |
| Justvik | 1,630 (2014) | 4.8km |
| Nodeland | 1,834 (2010) | 8.5km |
| Skålevik | 2,599 (2013) | 9.6km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sørlandets Geologiforening | Kristiansand | 2km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Eik; Eig
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Eg, Kristiansand, Agder, Norge
Skarn rocks (marble lenses in gneisses) forming reaction rims around small layers of limestone in the Precambrian granitized migmatite of the Kristiansand area. Vesuvianite has been found in this area (around the Eeg gård (Farm)) since before the 1840s in large, 7-10 cm long crystals. The locality was exploited by the Danish mineral dealer J. C. E. Nepperschmidt around 1820 (Larsen 2011). The classical locality, which was recognized as exhausted by 1840 (Keilhau 1840), is today underneath a large hospital building complex, but vesuvianite has in newer time been found in the forest west of the hospital.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Andradite-Grossular Series' Colour: Brownish-orange to brownish-red |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Description: as microscopic corroded grains on larger vesuvianite crystals |
| ⓘ Chondrodite Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Description: as mm-sized grains in the skarn rock |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Description: as microscopic irregular intergrowths on larger vesuvianite crystals |
| ⓘ Grossular Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 Description: as mm-sized grains in the skarn rock |
| ⓘ Meionite Formula: Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 Colour: straw-yellow crystals |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: as microscopic irregular intergrowths on larger vesuvianite crystals |
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Description: Scheerer (1845) mention pleonast found in nodules of marble near Kristiansand. Neumann (1985) assumes that this refers to the area around Eg farm |
| ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste Formula: (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 Description: Scheerer (1845) mention pleonast found in nodules of marble near Kristiansand. Neumann (1985) assumes that this refers to the area around Eg farm |
| ✪ Vesuvianite Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 Habit: Elongated prismatic or short prismatic crystals up to 7-10 cm with prominent basis {001}and prisms. Forms observed: {001},{110},{210},{100},{111},{331},{101},{312} Colour: Dark greenish brown to caledonian brown Description: Nice dark green crystals to 10cm have been found. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | var. Pleonaste | 4.BB.05 | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Chondrodite | 9.AF.45 | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Vesuvianite | 9.BG.35 | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Meionite | 9.FB.15 | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Andradite-Grossular Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| H | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series | |
| O | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| F | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series | |
| Al | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Si | ⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Ca | ⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series | |
| Ca | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Fe | ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series | |
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References
Keilhau, B. M. (1840) Reiser i Lister- og Mandals-Amt i sommeren 1839 [Travels in the Amts of Lister and Mandal during the Summer 1839]. Nyt magazin for naturvidenskaberne [New magazine for the natural sciences], 2. 333-400
Scheerer, Th. (1845) Geognostisk-mineralogiske Skizzer, samlede paa en Reise i Sommeren 1842 [Geognostic-mineralogical Sketches collected during a travel in the Summer of 1842 ]. Nyt magazin for naturvidenskaberne [New magazine for the natural sciences], 4. 126-164 pp.158-160
von Zepharovich, Viktor Leopold (1864) Krystallographische Studien über den Idokras [Crystallographic studies on the Idocrase]. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien – mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe, 49. 6-134 pp.115-116
Barth, Tom F.W (1963) Contributions to the mineralogy of Norway. No. 22. Vesuvianite from Kristiansand, other occurrences in Norway, the general formula of vesuvianite. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 43 (4) 457-472
Revheim, Olav (2001) Vesuvian fra Eg, Kristiansand. STEIN. Nordisk magasin for populær geologi, 28 (2) 6-7
Eg, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway