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Vesuvianite from
Eg (Eeg), Kristiansand, Agder, Norway


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Vesuvianite

Eg, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
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Vesuvianite

Eg, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
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Vesuvianite

Eg, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
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Vesuvianite, etc.

Eg, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
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Vesuvianite

Eg, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
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Vesuvianite

Eg, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
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Vesuvianite

Eg, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
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Vesuvianite, etc.

Eg, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
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Vesuvianite

Eg, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
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Vesuvianite

Eg, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
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Vesuvianite

Eg, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
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Vesuvianite, etc.

Eg, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Comments:Nice dark green crystals to 10cm have been found.
Habit:Elongated prismatic or short prismatic crystals up to 7-10 cm with prominent basis {001}and prisms. Forms observed: {001},{110},{210},{100},{111},{331},{101},{312}
Colour:Dark greenish brown to caledonian brown
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Skarn1
Andradite-Grossular Series1
Grossular1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vesuvianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eg (Eeg), Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45943
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45943:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘKongegruva Limestone Mine, Kalkheia, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘGimlekollen, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘKongsgårdskogen, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘNødebro Mine (Nøddebro), Øyestad, Arendal, Agder, Norway
56.4km (35.0 miles) ⓘTorbjørnsbu Mine, Barbudalen, Arendal, Agder, Norway
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘLangsæv Mine, Steinsås, Barbudalen, Arendal, Agder, Norway
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘVågsnes Mines, Tromøy, Arendal, Agder, Norway
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘKil, Vestfjorden, Vegårshei, Agder, Norway
References
Weiss (1829): Über den Vesuvian von Eeg bei Christianssand. Verh. naturf. Freunde, Berl. 1, 4. Stück, 261
von Zepharovich, Viktor Leopold (1864) Krystallographische Studien über den Idokras [Crystallographic studies on the Idocrase]. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien – mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe, 49. 6-134 pp.115-116
Barth, Tom F.W (1963) Contributions to the mineralogy of Norway. No. 22. Vesuvianite from Kristiansand, other occurrences in Norway, the general formula of vesuvianite. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 43 (4). 457-472
 
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