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Cassiterite from
Ågskardet LCT Pegmatite, Holandsfjorden, Meløy, Nordland, Norway


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Cassiterite, etc.

Ågskardet LCT Pegmatite, Holandsfjorden, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
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Cassiterite, etc.

Ågskardet LCT Pegmatite, Holandsfjorden, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
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Cassiterite, etc.

Ågskardet LCT Pegmatite, Holandsfjorden, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Comments:Irregular grains to 5 mm.
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tourmaline1
Fluor-elbaite1
Fluor-liddicoatite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ågskardet LCT Pegmatite, Holandsfjorden, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:169892
Long-form Identifier:1:3:169892:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘØrnes LCT pegmatite, Ørnes, Meløy, Nordland, Norway
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘBordvedåga, Høgtuva, Rana, Nordland, Norway
91.6km (56.9 miles) ⓘBleikvassli Mine, Bleikvasslia, Hemnes, Nordland, Norway
References
Kristiansen, Roy (1972) Contribution to the mineralogy of the Li-pegmatite at Ågskardet. Mineralogisk-Geologisk Museum - Universitetet i Oslo- Interne notater, Geologisk Museums venner. 38-39
Neumann, Henrich (1985) Norges Mineraler [The Minerals of Norway]. Norges geologiske Undersøkelse Skrifter Vol. 68. Universitetsforlaget p.73
 
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