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Bertrandite from
Herrebøkasa, Aspedammen, Idd, Halden, Østfold, Norway


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Bertrandite
Formula:Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Comments:Bertrandite is very common i the quarry. Mostly bertrandite is found in small vugs near or directly on the faces of altered beryl crystals, in solid red/pink microcline(?). A few exceptional crystals to a maximum of 3,5 cm have been found. On the frontpage of the magazine STEIN 32(2) (see reference list) there is a photo of a nearly 3 cm big crystal.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Beryl1
Albite1
- var Cleavelandite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bertrandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Herrebøkasa, Aspedammen, Idd, Halden, Østfold, Norway
Photo GalleryView Gallery (11 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:169818
Long-form Identifier:1:3:169818:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bertrandite
24.0km (14.9 miles) Julsrud Mines, Degernes, Rakkestad, Østfold, Norway
69.4km (43.1 miles) Buer, Vesterøya, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway
69.7km (43.3 miles) Gunnar Lensbergs Quarry, Frestiåsen Quarry, Sem, Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway
69.9km (43.4 miles) Frestiåsen Quarry, Sem, Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway
70.0km (43.5 miles) Kariåsen, Vesterøya, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway
74.7km (46.4 miles) Klåstad Quarry, Klåstad, Tjølling, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
74.8km (46.5 miles) Skallist Quarry, Klåstad, Tjølling, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
78.2km (48.6 miles) Håkestad Quarry, Håkestad, Tjølling, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
78.3km (48.6 miles) Solumsåsen Quarry, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway
84.8km (52.7 miles) Farmenrøysa, Hedrum, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
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