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Clinopyroxene Subgroup from
Nybø eclogite pod, Sørpollen, Vågsøy, Kinn, Vestland, Norway


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clinopyroxene Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nybø eclogite pod, Sørpollen, Vågsøy, Kinn, Vestland, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:294455
Long-form Identifier:1:3:294455:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clinopyroxene Subgroup
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘStraumen eclogite, Vågsøy, Kinn, Vestland, Norway
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘVågsøy eclogite, Vågsøy Island, Vågsøy, Kinn, Vestland, Norway
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘKjøde, Selje, Stad, Vestland, Norway
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘLiset eclogite pod, Liset, Selje, Stad, Vestland, Norway
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘSandviknes, Årsheim, Selje, Stad, Vestland, Norway
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘHelgehornsvatnet, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘAlmklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘEikremsæterfoss eclogite, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘSandvik peridotite, Gurskøya, Sande, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘNaustdal Eclogite Deposit, Naustdal, Sunnfjord, Vestland, Norway
References
Ungaretti, Luciano, Smith, David C., Rossi, Giuseppe (1981) Crystal-chemistry by X-ray structure refinement and electron microprobe analysis of a series of sodic-calcic to alkali-amphiboles from the Nybö eclogite pod, Norway. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 104 (4) 400-412 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1981.7486
 
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