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Pyrophanite from
Tellnes Mines, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrophanite
Formula:Mn2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrophanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tellnes Mines, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:231728
Long-form Identifier:1:3:231728:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrophanite
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘRudjord Quarry, Lyngdal, Agder, Norway
88.5km (55.0 miles) ⓘLandsverk 1 Feldspar Quarry (Jokeli), Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘFrikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
90.3km (56.1 miles) ⓘBirkeland 02 Feldspar Quarry, Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
References
Gierth, E., Krause, H. (1973) Die Ilmenitlagerstätte Tellnes (Süd-Norwegen) [The Tellnes ilmenite deposit (Southern Norway)]. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 53 (4) 359-402
Neumann, Henrich (1985) Norges Mineraler [The Minerals of Norway]. Norges geologiske Undersøkelse Skrifter Vol. 68. Universitetsforlaget
 
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