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Melanite from
Flekkeren, Skien, Telemark, Norway


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Andradite var: Melanite
Formula:Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
1
SiO231.68 %
TiO29.44 %
Al2O37.09 %
Fe2O311.02 %
MnO0.12 %
MgO1.23 %
CaO34.66 %
Cr2O30.57 %
ZrO20.00 %
Na2O4.15 %
K2O0.57 %
Total:100.53 %
Empirical formulas:
1(Ca3.04,Na0 · 66,K0.06,Mg0.15,Mn0.01)( Ti0.58,Al0.68,Fe3+0.68,Cr0.04)( Si2.59O12)
Sample references:
1FL-17
Jamtveit, Bjorn, Dahlgren, Sven, Austrheim, Haakon (1997) High-grade contact metamorphism of calcareous rocks from the Oslo Rift, Southern Norway. American Mineralogist, 82 (11) 1241-1254 doi:10.2138/am-1997-11-1219
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Flekkeren, Skien, Telemark, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1908138
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1908138:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melanite
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘRomsdalen, Siljan, Telemark, Norway
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘMelteig Farm, Nome, Telemark, Norway
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘZircon prospect, Stokkøya, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
References
Jamtveit, Bjorn, Dahlgren, Sven, Austrheim, Haakon (1997) High-grade contact metamorphism of calcareous rocks from the Oslo Rift, Southern Norway. American Mineralogist, 82 (11) 1241-1254 doi:10.2138/am-1997-11-1219
 
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