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Garnet Group from
Bjørgetoppen (E18 wildlife crossing tunnel), Sande, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway


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Garnet Group

Bjørgetoppen, Sande, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway
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Garnet Group

Bjørgetoppen, Sande, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway
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Garnet Group

Bjørgetoppen, Sande, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway
Locality type:Tunnel
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chlorite Group1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bjørgetoppen (E18 wildlife crossing tunnel), Sande, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:474807
Long-form Identifier:1:3:474807:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘHallansåsen I, Sande, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘRien Mine, Rien, Sande, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘÅserud Mine, Skoger, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘHallermoen exit, Konnerud, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘE 134 Road, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
12.5km (7.7 miles) ⓘDalemyr Mine (Treholt Mine), Dalemyr Mines, Mjøndalen, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘMyrseter Vestre, Myrseter area, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘSåsen Mine, Besseberg Mines, Krambudalen, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘGjellebekk marble quarry, Gjellebekk, Lier, Buskerud, Norway
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘGlomsrudkollen Zinc Mines, Åmot, Modum, Buskerud, Norway
References
Nordrum, Fred Steinar, Bergstrøm,Trond, Larsen, Stig, Larsen, Alf Olav (1997) Mineralfunn langs ny E 18 i Drammen og nordre Vestfold. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 12. 40-43
Larsen, Stig (2026) Kontaktforekomsten på Jaren, Sande i Vestfold [The contact occurrence at Jaren, Sande in Vestfold]. STEIN. Magasin for populærgeologi, 53 (1). 34-35
 
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