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Vesuvianite from
Hamrefjell, Hamre, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway


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Vesuvianite

Hamrefjell, Hamre, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
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Vesuvianite

Hamrefjell, Hamre, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
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Vesuvianite

Hamrefjell, Hamre, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
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Vesuvianite, etc.

Hamrefjell, Hamre, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
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Vesuvianite

Hamrefjell, Hamre, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
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Vesuvianite

Hamrefjell, Hamre, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
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Vesuvianite

Hamrefjell, Hamre, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
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Vesuvianite, etc.

Hamrefjell, Hamre, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
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Vesuvianite

Hamrefjell, Hamre, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
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Vesuvianite

Hamrefjell, Hamre, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
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Vesuvianite

Hamrefjell, Hamre, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
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Vesuvianite, etc.

Hamrefjell, Hamre, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
Locality type:Nature Reserve
Classification
Species:Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite4
Scapolite3
Grossular2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vesuvianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hamrefjell, Hamre, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
Photo GalleryView Gallery (25 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11683
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11683:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘRundemyr, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘHenckels Prospect, Ryggåsen, Mjøndalen, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘHviteberget, Ryggåsen, Mjøndalen, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘSata prospect, Konnerudkollen Mines (Konnerud Mines), Konnerud, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘMyrseter Vestre, Myrseter area, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘHans-Jørgens locality, Myrseter area, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘMyrsetervollen, Myrseter area, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘSauesetra, Lier, Buskerud, Norway
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘRien Mine, Rien, Sande, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘGlomsrudkollen Zinc Mines, Åmot, Modum, Buskerud, Norway
References
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
Goldschmidt, Victor Moritz (1911) Die Kontaktmetamorphose im Kristianiagebiet. Videnskabsselskabet i Christiania Skrifter - I Mathematisk-naturvidenskabelig klasse, 1911 (1). 1-483
 
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