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Høgtuvaite from
Bordvedåga, Høgtuva, Rana, Nordland, Norway


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Høgtuvaite

Bordvedåga, Høgtuva, Rana, Nordland, Norway
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Høgtuvaite

Bordvedåga, Høgtuva, Rana, Nordland, Norway
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Høgtuvaite

Bordvedåga, Høgtuva, Rana, Nordland, Norway
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Høgtuvaite

Bordvedåga, Høgtuva, Rana, Nordland, Norway
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Høgtuvaite

Bordvedåga, Høgtuva, Rana, Nordland, Norway
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Høgtuvaite

Bordvedåga, Høgtuva, Rana, Nordland, Norway
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Høgtuvaite

Bordvedåga, Høgtuva, Rana, Nordland, Norway
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Høgtuvaite

Bordvedåga, Høgtuva, Rana, Nordland, Norway
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Høgtuvaite

Bordvedåga, Høgtuva, Rana, Nordland, Norway
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Høgtuvaite

Bordvedåga, Høgtuva, Rana, Nordland, Norway
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Høgtuvaite

Bordvedåga, Høgtuva, Rana, Nordland, Norway
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Høgtuvaite

Bordvedåga, Høgtuva, Rana, Nordland, Norway
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Høgtuvaite
Formula:Ca4[Fe62+Fe63+]O4[Si8Be2Al2O36]
Habit:Elongate, poikiloblastic crystals up to 4 cm long.
Colour:Black
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Biotite
Calcite
Chlorite Group
Fluorite
Magnetite
Phenakite
Zircon
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Phenakite2
Gneiss2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Høgtuvaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bordvedåga, Høgtuva, Rana, Nordland, Norway
Photo GalleryView Gallery (28 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:60198
Long-form Identifier:1:3:60198:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Grauch, R. I.; Lindahl, I.; Evans, H. T.; Burt, D. M.; Fitzpatrick, J. J.; Foord, E. E.; Graff, P. R.; Hysingjord, J. (1994) Høgtuvaite, a new beryllium member of the aenigmatite group from Norway, with new X-ray data on aenigmatite. The Canadian Mineralogist, 32 (2). 439-448
Schilling, Julian, Bingen, Bernard, Skår, Øyvind, Wenzel, Thomas, Markl, Gregor (2015) Formation and evolution of the Høgtuva beryllium deposit, Norway. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 170 (3) doi:10.1007/s00410-015-1179-7
 
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