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Spessartine from
Landsverk 1 Feldspar Quarry (Jokeli), Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway


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Spessartine, etc.

Landsverk 1 Feldspar Quarry, Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
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Spessartine, etc.

Landsverk 1 Feldspar Quarry, Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
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Spessartine, etc.

Landsverk 1 Feldspar Quarry, Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
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Spessartine, etc.

Landsverk 1 Feldspar Quarry, Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
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Spessartine, etc.

Landsverk 1 Feldspar Quarry, Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
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Spessartine, etc.

Landsverk 1 Feldspar Quarry, Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Landsverk 1 Feldspar Quarry (Jokeli), Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:319290
Long-form Identifier:1:3:319290:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘÅvesland 04 Uranium Mine (Einerkilen 1), Åvesland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘÅs 2 Feldspar Quarry, Ås, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘLauvland 01 Feldspar Quarry (Skavdalen), Skavdalen, Lauvland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘBirkeland 04 Feldspar Quarry, Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘBirkeland 02 Feldspar Quarry, Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘBirkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘFrikstad 07 Feldspar Quarry, Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘFrikstad 02 Feldspar Quarry (Litjern), Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘVånne, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘEptevatnet 04 Feldspar Quarry (Hovåsen), Iveland, Agder, Norway
References
Larsen, Alf Olav (1980) Granater fra granittpegmatitter. NAGS-NYTT, 7 (4) 31-33
Revheim, Olav (2007) Landsverk I oder der Jokeli-Brauch - ein paradies für Pegmatitmineralien in Norwegen [Landsverk I or the Jokeli quarry - a paradise for pegmatite minerals in Norway]. Mineralien Welt, 18 (1). 52-64
 
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