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Fersmite from
Frikstad 02 Feldspar Quarry (Litjern), Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway


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Fersmite, etc.

Frikstad 02 Feldspar Quarry, Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
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Fersmite, etc.

Frikstad 02 Feldspar Quarry, Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
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Fersmite, etc.

Frikstad 02 Feldspar Quarry, Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
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Fersmite, etc.

Frikstad 02 Feldspar Quarry, Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
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Fersmite, etc.

Frikstad 02 Feldspar Quarry, Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
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Fersmite, etc.

Frikstad 02 Feldspar Quarry, Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fersmite
Formula:CaNb2O6
Comments:Good microcrystals have been found 2006 to 2008 in cavities in cleavelandite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Cleavelandite
Epidote
Microlite Group
Spessartine
Zircon
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microlite Group2
Zircon1
- var Alvite1
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fersmite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Frikstad 02 Feldspar Quarry (Litjern), Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:558149
Long-form Identifier:1:3:558149:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fersmite
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘLandsverk 1 Feldspar Quarry (Jokeli), Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
88.5km (55.0 miles) ⓘSkarsfjell pegmatite, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway
References
Nordrum, Fred Steinar (2008) Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2007-2008. STEIN. Magasin for populærgeologi, 35 (2) 8-20
Breivik, Harald, Larsen, Alf Olav, Myre, Kjell (2008) Litjern cleavelandittbrudd, Iveland, in Kongsberg Mineralsymposium 2008. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 38, 45-57
 
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