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Chlorite Group from
Svartberget, Fræna, Hustadvika, Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Svartberget, Fræna, Hustadvika, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1094701
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1094701:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘUglvik Quarry, Uglvik peridotite body, Uglvik, Otrøya, Midsund, Molde, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘGjermundsnes Naturstein AS Quarry, Vikebukt, Vestnes, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
29.5km (18.4 miles) ⓘSølsnes, Molde, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
56.6km (35.1 miles) ⓘRødsand Iron Mines, Nesset, Molde, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘVestbrona Formation, Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
65.4km (40.7 miles) ⓘSegelråa, Tustna Island, Aure, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
67.5km (41.9 miles) ⓘNordal, Norddal, Fjord, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
68.5km (42.6 miles) ⓘIndresæther (Innersetra), Tustna Island, Aure, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘHeggur tunnel (Fjøra-Tafjord tunnel), Tafjord, Norddal, Fjord, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
72.8km (45.3 miles) ⓘKallskaret, Tafjord, Norddal, Fjord, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
References
Vrijmoed, J. C., Smith, D. C., van Roermund, H. L. M. (2008) Raman confirmation of microdiamond in the Svartberget Fe-Ti type garnet peridotite, Western Gneiss Region, Western Norway. Terra Nova, 20 (4). 295-301 doi:10.1111/j.1365-3121.2008.00820.x
 
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