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Cordierite from
Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway


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Cordierite

Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
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Cordierite

Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
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Cordierite

Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
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Cordierite

Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
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Cordierite

Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
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Cordierite

Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
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Cordierite

Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
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Cordierite

Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
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Cordierite

Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
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Cordierite

Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
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Cordierite

Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
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Cordierite

Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
Locality type:Industrial Site
Classification
Species:Cordierite
Formula:Mg2Al4Si5O18
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite1
Talc1
Actinolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cordierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:169447
Long-form Identifier:1:3:169447:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cordierite
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘRavneberget Quarry, Søndeled, Risør, Agder, Norway
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘSolbutjernane, Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘØsterådalen, Østerå, Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘTangen, Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘLilleholt, Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘGladstad, Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘSunde bridge, Snaresund, Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘBarland, Sannidal, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘAmtmannsvingen, Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘSteinsund, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
References
Garmo, Torgeir T. (2003) Mineralnotat 2002. STEIN. Nordisk magasin for populær geologi, 30 (1) 14-16
Knut Edvard Larsen (2023) Collection.
 
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