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Alvite from
Tangen Feldspar Mine, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway


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Alvite

Tangen Feldspar Mine, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
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Alvite, etc.

Tangen Feldspar Mine, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
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Alvite

Tangen Feldspar Mine, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
01041800017272007112866.jpg
Alvite, etc.

Tangen Feldspar Mine, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
01650870017271920918477.jpg
Alvite

Tangen Feldspar Mine, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
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Alvite, etc.

Tangen Feldspar Mine, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Zircon var: Alvite
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Comments:Highest values for Hf content in "alvites" from Tangen measured is about 15% (Andersen 1924, p 18).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrochlore Supergroup2
- var Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)2
Albite1
- var Cleavelandite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alvite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tangen Feldspar Mine, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:613889
Long-form Identifier:1:3:613889:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Alvite
0.2km (0.2 miles) ⓘSjåen feldspar Mine, Sjåen, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘNarestø Feldspar Quarry, Flosta, Arendal, Agder, Norway
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘHøydalen, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘHella 1 Feldspar Quarry, Helle, Stokken, Arendal, Agder, Norway
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘSkarsfjell pegmatite, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘAlve Feldspar Quarry, Tromøy, Arendal, Agder, Norway
90.9km (56.5 miles) ⓘLjosland 04 (Thortveitittgruva), Knipan (Knipane), Ljosland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
90.9km (56.5 miles) ⓘLjosland 05 Quarry (Knipan 2), Knipan (Knipane), Ljosland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
91.1km (56.6 miles) ⓘStorsynken (Ljosland 10 Feldspar Quarry), Ljosland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
91.2km (56.6 miles) ⓘKåbuland 06 Feldspar Quarry (Tunnelen), Kåbuland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
References
Andersen, Olaf (1924) Statsgeologenes innberetninger for 1923 [The state geologists' reports for 1923]. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse- Årbok 1923 122 p.9-26.
 
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