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Spessartine from
Mofjord, Hadsel, Nordland, Norway


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mofjord, Hadsel, Nordland, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1595145
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1595145:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘJennyhaugen, Drag, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway
80.4km (50.0 miles) ⓘFjellgleberget, Håfjellet, Ballangen, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
80.7km (50.1 miles) ⓘJernhammeren, Håfjellet, Ballangen, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
87.6km (54.4 miles) ⓘToppåsen Mine, Håfjellet, Ballangen, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
90.3km (56.1 miles) ⓘTennvatn pegmatite, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway
99.0km (61.5 miles) ⓘHellemobotn, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway
References
Engvik, Ane K., Gautneb, Håvard, Mørkved, Pål Tore, Solberg, Janja Knežević, Erambert, Muriel (2023) Proterozoic Deep Carbon—Characterisation, Origin and the Role of Fluids during High-Grade Metamorphism of Graphite (Lofoten–Vesterålen Complex, Norway) Minerals, 13 (10) doi:10.3390/min13101279
 
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