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Prehnite from
Kleggåsen Ruby Quarry, Froland, Agder, Norway


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prehnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kleggåsen Ruby Quarry, Froland, Agder, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1388524
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1388524:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Prehnite
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘLangsæv Mine, Steinsås, Barbudalen, Arendal, Agder, Norway
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘNødebro Mine (Nøddebro), Øyestad, Arendal, Agder, Norway
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘMørefjær Feldspar Quarry (Mörefjer), Stokken, Arendal, Agder, Norway
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘGamle Mørefjær Mine (Mørfjær Mine), Neskilen Mines, Arendal, Agder, Norway
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘNeskilen Mines, Arendal, Agder, Norway
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘSolbutjernane, Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘHauglandsvatnet, Vegårshei, Agder, Norway
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘMyre, Vegårshei, Agder, Norway
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘMoland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘRavneberget Quarry, Søndeled, Risør, Agder, Norway
References
Nijland, Timo G.; Liuaw, Frank; Visser, Diedrik; Maijer, Cornelis; Senior, Antony (1993) Metamorphic petrology of the Froland corundum-bearing rocks, the cooling and uplift history of the Bamble Sector, Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse Bulletin 424, 51-63
Larsen. Knut Edvard (2026) Rubinforekomsten på Kleggåsen, Froland [The ruby ​​deposit at Kleggåsen, Froland]. STEIN. Magasin for populærgeologi, 53 (3). p.3-11.
 
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