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Sillimanite from
Hauglandsvatnet, Vegårshei, Agder, Norway


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Sillimanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sillimanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hauglandsvatnet, Vegårshei, Agder, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1393922
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1393922:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sillimanite
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘHalvfarmyra, Åmli, Agder, Norway
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘKviteberg, Holt, Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘSørlandsporten, Risør, Agder, Norway
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘMoland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘRavneberget Quarry, Søndeled, Risør, Agder, Norway
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘKleggåsen Ruby Quarry, Froland, Agder, Norway
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘUHT granulite outcrop, Havsøysund, Hisøy, Arendal, Agder, Norway
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘPapikeite type locality, Ærøya, Arendal, Agder, Norway
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘHasleholmen, Grimstad, Agder, Norway
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘFiskerodden, Bærøy, Kragerø Archipelago, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
References
Nijland, Timo G., Touret, Jacques L. R., Visser, Diederik (1998) Anomalously Low Temperature Orthopyroxene, Spinel, and Sapphirine Occurrences in Metasediments From the Bamble Amphibolite‐To‐Granulite Facies Transition Zone (South Norway): Possible Evidence For Localized Action of Saline Fluids. The Journal of Geology, 106 (5) 575-590 doi:10.1086/516043
 
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