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Barylite from
Bratthagen 1, Lågendalen, Hedrum, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway


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Barylite

Bratthagen 1, Lågendalen, Hedrum, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
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Barylite

Bratthagen 1, Lågendalen, Hedrum, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
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Barylite

Bratthagen 1, Lågendalen, Hedrum, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Barylite
Formula:Be2Ba(Si2O7)
Comments:Occured in druses in analcime
Habit:Thin needle-like plates up to 5 mm long- flattened parallell to {100} and elongated in the c-direction
Luminescent properties:no
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Aegirine
Analcime
Catapleiite
Genthelvite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Barylite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bratthagen 1, Lågendalen, Hedrum, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:55876
Long-form Identifier:1:3:55876:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Barylite
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘEikevegåsen Quarry, Bassebu, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘVevja East Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘBuer, Bjørkedalen, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘVevja Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘNorwegian Pearl Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘSaga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘRønningen E 18 roadcuts, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
References
Sæbø, Per Christian (1966) Contributions to the mineralogy of Norway. No. 35. The first occurrences of the rare mineral barylite, Be2BaSi2O7, in Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 46 (3). p.335-348.
 
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