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Schorl from
Lindvikskollen Quarry, Lindvikskollen-Kalstadgangen pegmatite, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway


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Schorl

Lindvikskollen Quarry, Lindvikskollen-Kalstadgangen pegmatite, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
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Schorl

Lindvikskollen Quarry, Lindvikskollen-Kalstadgangen pegmatite, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
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Schorl

Lindvikskollen Quarry, Lindvikskollen-Kalstadgangen pegmatite, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
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Schorl

Lindvikskollen Quarry, Lindvikskollen-Kalstadgangen pegmatite, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
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Schorl

Lindvikskollen Quarry, Lindvikskollen-Kalstadgangen pegmatite, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
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Schorl

Lindvikskollen Quarry, Lindvikskollen-Kalstadgangen pegmatite, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
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Schorl

Lindvikskollen Quarry, Lindvikskollen-Kalstadgangen pegmatite, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
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Schorl

Lindvikskollen Quarry, Lindvikskollen-Kalstadgangen pegmatite, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
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Schorl

Lindvikskollen Quarry, Lindvikskollen-Kalstadgangen pegmatite, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Colour:black
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hellandite-(Y)6
Xenotime-(Y)5
Fluorapatite4
Titanite4
- var Yttrium-bearing Titanite1
Zircon3
Monazite-(Ce)2
Microcline2
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lindvikskollen Quarry, Lindvikskollen-Kalstadgangen pegmatite, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:557162
Long-form Identifier:1:3:557162:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘKalstadgangen, Lindvikskollen-Kalstadgangen pegmatite, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘTangen Feldspar Mine, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘValberg Quarry, Valberg, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘGofjell Mine, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘSoppekilen, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘBrokeland feldspar quarry, Brokelandsheia, Gjerstad, Agder, Norway
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘRavneberget Quarry, Søndeled, Risør, Agder, Norway
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘHerum, Bamble, Telemark, Norway
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘTråk (Tråg), Bamble, Telemark, Norway
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘMule nursery home, Mule, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
References
Larsen, Alf Olav, Nordrum, Fred Steinar, Austrheim, Haakon (1999) Turmaliner i Norge [Tourmalines in Norway]. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 15. Norsk Bergverksmuseum (Norwegian Mining Museum) 21-30
Kolitsch, Uwe, Husdal, Tomas A., Brandstätter, Franz, Ertl, Andreas (2011) New crystal-chemical data for members of the tourmaline group from Norway: occurences of fluor-schorl and luinaite-(OH). Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 46. 17-24
Kolitsch, Uwe, Andresen, Peter, Husdal, Tomas Andersen, Ertl, Andreas, Haugen, Astrid, Ellingsen, Hans Vidar, Larsen, Alf Olav (2013) Tourmaline-group minerals from Norway, part II: Occurrences of luinaite-(OH) in Tvedalen, Larvik and Porsgrunn, and fluor-liddicoatite, fluor-elbaite and fluor-schorl at Ågskardet, Nordland. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 50. 23-41
 
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