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Astrophyllite from
Låven, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway


Locality type:Island
Classification
Species:Astrophyllite
Formula:K2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Leucophanite2
Catapleiite2
Nepheline1
Aegirine1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Astrophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Låven, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1280
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1280:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Astrophyllite
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘEudidymite-Epididymite locality, Vesle Arøya, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘEikaholmen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘNatrolittodden, Vesle Arøya, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘBiong, Barkevik area, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘArøyskjærene North, Arøyskjærene (Arøy skerries), Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘBarkevikstranda, Barkevika, Barkevik area, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘBarkevika, Barkevik area, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘTangane, Siktesøya, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘLakseberget, Nevlunghavn, Brunlanes, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘHeia Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
References
Scheerer, Th. (1854) Verhandlungen des bergmännischen Vereins zu Freiberg [Negotiations of the Miners' Association of Freiberg]. Berg - und hüttenmännische Zeitung. Mit besonderer Brücksichtigung der Mineralogie und Geologie, 8 (13). 239-240
Scheerer, Th. (1864) Ueber den Astrophyllit und sein Verhältniss zu Augit und Glimmer im Zirkonsyenit, nebst Bemerkungen über die plutonische Entstehung solcher Gebilde. Annalen der Physik und Chemie, 198. 107-138 doi:10.1002/andp.18641980507
 
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