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Diopside from
Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway


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Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Chromium-bearing Diopside

Gusdal Olivine Pit, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Helgehornsvatnet, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Chromium-bearing Diopside

Gusdal Olivine Pit, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Helgehornsvatnet, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
01092580017364370207818.jpg
Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
08642150017271980498384.jpg
Chromium-bearing Diopside

Gusdal Olivine Pit, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
08755830017271980528582.jpg
Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Helgehornsvatnet, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1009162
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1009162:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Diopside in this Region
Ekremseter Olivine Pit, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Gusdal Olivine Pit (Åheim Olivine Pit), Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Helgehornsvatnet, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Rødhaugen, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘGusdal Olivine Pit (Åheim Olivine Pit), Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘEkremseter Olivine Pit, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘHelgehornsvatnet, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘRødhaugen, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘHalse Olivine Quarry, Sundalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘNybø eclogite pod, Sørpollen, Vågsøy, Kinn, Vestland, Norway
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘSandvik peridotite, Gurskøya, Sande, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘVågsøy eclogite, Vågsøy Island, Vågsøy, Kinn, Vestland, Norway
38.9km (24.1 miles) ⓘUlsteinvik, Ulstein, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
43.4km (26.9 miles) ⓘLangeneset, Runde Island, Sørøyane, Herøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
References
Natural History Museum, University of Oslo Collection
 
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