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Bertrandite from
Steli Feldspar Quarry (Tveit 03), Tveit, Iveland, Agder, Norway


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Bertrandite

Steli Feldspar Quarry, Tveit, Iveland, Agder, Norway
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Bertrandite

Steli Feldspar Quarry, Tveit, Iveland, Agder, Norway
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Bertrandite

Steli Feldspar Quarry, Tveit, Iveland, Agder, Norway
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Bertrandite

Steli Feldspar Quarry, Tveit, Iveland, Agder, Norway
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Bertrandite

Steli Feldspar Quarry, Tveit, Iveland, Agder, Norway
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Bertrandite

Steli Feldspar Quarry, Tveit, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Bertrandite
Formula:Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Comments:Vogt (1911) describes bertrandite from Tveit. Bjørlykke (1937) says that the locality is probably Tveit 3
Habit:Small crystals in dark masses of pseudmorphs after beryl
Colour:white translucent
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bertrandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Steli Feldspar Quarry (Tveit 03), Tveit, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:539476
Long-form Identifier:1:3:539476:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bertrandite
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘSolås Pegmatite, Iveland, Agder, Norway
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘStøledalen 02 Feldspar Quarry, Støledalen, Iveland, Agder, Norway
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘFrikstad 02 Feldspar Quarry (Litjern), Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘFrikstad 07 Feldspar Quarry, Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘLi 04 Feldspar Quarry (Liheia), Li, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘEptevatnet 04 Feldspar Quarry (Hovåsen), Iveland, Agder, Norway
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘLi 06 Feldspar Quarry, Li, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘLi, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘLauvland 07 Feldspar Quarry, Skavdalen, Lauvland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘLauvland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
References
Bjørlykke, Knut (1935) The mineral paragenesis and classification of the granite pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 14 (3-4). 211-311
 
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