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Thortveitite from
Ruoutevare, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden


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Thortveitite

Ruoutevare, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
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Thortveitite

Ruoutevare, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
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Thortveitite

Ruoutevare, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
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Thortveitite

Ruoutevare, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
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Thortveitite

Ruoutevare, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
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Thortveitite

Ruoutevare, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
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Thortveitite

Ruoutevare, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
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Thortveitite

Ruoutevare, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
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Thortveitite

Ruoutevare, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Thortveitite
Formula:Sc2Si2O7
Comments:Found in Ruoutevare no 1 quarry (Langhof 1996).
Found inbetween flakes of biotite or in plagiclase.
Habit:long prismatic < 5 cm
Colour:green to dark green
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Zircon1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Thortveitite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ruoutevare, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:60180
Long-form Identifier:1:3:60180:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Langhof, J. (1996) Thortveitite from granitic NYF pegmatites in Sweden. GFF, 118. 54 doi:10.1080/11035899609546336
 
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