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Bavenite from
Himberg Quarry, Ramnes, Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Bavenite
Formula:Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
1
CaO24.44 %
Al2O37.50 %
SiO258.81 %
BeO7.27 %
Na2O0.06 %
H2O2.62 %
Total:100.70 %
Sample references:
139BAV
Lussier, A. J., Hawthorne, F. C. (2011) Short-range constraints on chemical and structural variations in bavenite. Mineralogical Magazine, 75 (1) 213-239 doi:10.1180/minmag.2011.075.1.213
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bavenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Himberg Quarry, Ramnes, Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:170171
Long-form Identifier:1:3:170171:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bavenite
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘBuer, Bjørkedalen, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘKjølsrød, Bjørkedalen, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘStrømsås tunnel, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘKonnerudgata Quarry, Gulskogen, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘBakstevalåsen, Gunhildrud, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
47.9km (29.7 miles) ⓘE 134 Road, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘKastanjeveien, Bråtan, Åssiden, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
49.8km (31.0 miles) ⓘRyggkollen, Mjøndalen, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘBatteriet, Åssiden, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
81.7km (50.8 miles) ⓘNordre Boksjø Quarry, Idd, Halden, Østfold, Norway
References
Andersen, Frode, Berge, Svein A. (1994) Himberg pukkverk, Ramnes, Vestfold, in Tema: En mineralog runder 50. STEIN. Nordisk magasin for populær geologi, 21 (2) 96-102
 
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