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Omphacite from
Verpeneset, Vågsøy, Kinn, Vestland, Norway


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Omphacite
Formula:(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Almandine-Pyrope Series1
Kyanite1
Muscovite1
- var Phengite1
Zoisite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Omphacite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Verpeneset, Vågsøy, Kinn, Vestland, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:318102
Long-form Identifier:1:3:318102:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Omphacite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘEclogite pod, Almenningen, Vågsøy, Kinn, Vestland, Norway
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘNybø eclogite pod, Sørpollen, Vågsøy, Kinn, Vestland, Norway
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘSeljeneset, Nordpollen, Selje, Stad, Vestland, Norway
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘVetrhus, Nordpollen, Selje, Stad, Vestland, Norway
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘSaltaneset, Selje, Stad, Vestland, Norway
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘKjøde, Selje, Stad, Vestland, Norway
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘOtnheim, Selje, Stad, Vestland, Norway
47.7km (29.7 miles) ⓘEngebøfjellet Eclogite Deposit, Naustdal, Sunnfjord, Vestland, Norway
49.5km (30.7 miles) ⓘLeknes eclogite, Askvoll, Vestland, Norway
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘNaustdal Eclogite Deposit, Naustdal, Sunnfjord, Vestland, Norway
References
Carswell, D. A., Brueckner, H. K., Cuthbert, S. J., Mehta, K., O'Brien, P. J. (2003) The timing of stabilisation and the exhumation rate for ultra-high pressure rocks in the Western Gneiss Region of Norway. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 21 (6) 601-612 doi:10.1046/j.1525-1314.2003.00467.x
 
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