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Rutile from
Kleggåsen Ruby Quarry, Froland, Agder, Norway


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Rutile
Formula:TiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Corundum7
- var Ruby6
Albite5
- var Oligoclase5
Biotite3
Montmorillonite1
Muscovite1
- var Fuchsite1
Margarite1
Kyanite1
Phlogopite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rutile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kleggåsen Ruby Quarry, Froland, Agder, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:170998
Long-form Identifier:1:3:170998:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rutile
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘGloserheia, Froland, Agder, Norway
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘGrasås Feldspar Quarry, Austre Moland, Arendal, Agder, Norway
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘLøddesøl, Øyestad, Arendal, Agder, Norway
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘØynaheia (Ongeltjern; "Herefoss"), Øyna, Froland, Agder, Norway
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘHasleholmen, Grimstad, Agder, Norway
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘKallarberg apatite mine, Vegårshei, Agder, Norway
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘAuselmyra, Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘUbergsmoen, Vegårshei, Agder, Norway
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘMidtbø (Midbø), Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘSolbutjernane, Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway
References
Oftedahl, Christoffer (1963) Contributions to the mineralogy of Norway. No. 19. Red corundum of Froland at Arendal. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 43 (4). 431-440
Larsen. Knut Edvard (2026) Rubinforekomsten på Kleggåsen, Froland [The ruby ​​deposit at Kleggåsen, Froland]. STEIN. Magasin for populærgeologi, 53 (3). p.3-11.
 
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