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Sphalerite from
Løkenåsen, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Løkenåsen, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:480658
Long-form Identifier:1:3:480658:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘRien Mine, Rien, Sande, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘBlygruvebekken Mine (Gravdal Mines), Mjøndalen, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘDalen Mine, Konnerud, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘDamås mine, Damåsen prospects, Konnerud, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘGrimsrud Molybdenum prospect, Hurum, Asker, Akershus, Norway
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘGomperud Prospect, Konnerud, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘOran Mine, Konnerud, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘTolerud, Konnerud, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘJensrud Prospects, Konnerud, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘEhrlich Mine, Konnerudkollen Mines (Konnerud Mines), Konnerud, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
References
Andersen, Frode; Bergstrøm, Trond; Larsen, Alf Olav; Larsen, Stig; Nordrum, Fred Steinar (2000) Mineralfunn langs ny veitrasé for E-18 i Nordre Vestfold, del 2. STEIN. Magasin for populærgeologi, 27 (3). 4-15
Nordrum, Fred Steinar, Larsen, Stig, Bergstrøm, Trond Owe, Larsen, Alf Olav (2000) Mineralfunn langs ny vegtrasé for E-18 i Nordre Vestfold. Del 2: Strekningen fra Kjeksrød i Holmestrand til Kopstad i Våle [Mineral discoveries along the new road route for E-18 in Nordre Vestfold. Part 2: The stretch from Kjeksrød in Holmestrand to Kopstad in Våle], in Kongsberg Mineralsymposium 2000. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 17. 26-31
 
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