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Spessartine from
Solås Pegmatite, Iveland, Agder, Norway


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
12
SiO235.10 %35.20 %
Al2O320.30 %19.90 %
FeO0.60 %12.00 %
Fe2O33.60 %2.00 %
MnO40.00 %28.10 %
TiO20.04 %0.10 %
MgO0.00 %0.29 %
CaO0.62 %0.26 %
Na2O0.00 %0.08 %
Sc2O30.00 %0.01 %
REE2O30.05 %0.36 %
V2O50.00 %0.00 %
Cr2O30.00 %0.00 %
ZnO0.05 %0.03 %
Y2O30.05 %1.30 %
Total:100.41 %99.63 %
Empirical formulas:
1sps96.97alm1.34
2sps68.89alm29.05
Sample references:
1MS-9
Lund, M. (2016) Columbite-tantalite and garnet geochemistry in Evje-Iveland, south Norway. master Thesis in Geosciences, Iniversity of Oslo. 156p.
2MS2-9
Lund, M. (2016) Columbite-tantalite and garnet geochemistry in Evje-Iveland, south Norway. master Thesis in Geosciences, Iniversity of Oslo. 156p.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Allanite-(Ce)2
Muscovite2
Feldspar Group2
- var Perthite2
Microcline2
- var Amazonite2
Albite1
- var Cleavelandite1
Beryl1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Solås Pegmatite, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:627897
Long-form Identifier:1:3:627897:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘFossbekk Feldspar Quarry, Iveland, Agder, Norway
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘHåverstad 08b Prospect, Håverstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘLjosland 04 (Thortveitittgruva), Knipan (Knipane), Ljosland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘRostadheia, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘSkripeland 1 feldspar quarry, Skripeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘLandås 07h Feldspar Prospect (Beinmyr 8), Beinmyr Feldspar Quarries (Landås 07 Quarries), Landås, Iveland, Agder, Norway
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘEptevatnet 04 Feldspar Quarry (Hovåsen), Iveland, Agder, Norway
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘFrikstad 07 Feldspar Quarry, Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘFrikstad 02 Feldspar Quarry (Litjern), Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘBirkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
References
Neumann, H.; Jøsang, Ottar; Morton, Roger D. (1960) International Geological Congress XXI Session Norden 1960 - Mineral occurrences in southern Norway. Guide to excursions no A.15 and no. C 12. International Geological Congress.
Müller, Axel, Kearsley, A., Spratt, J., Seltmann, R. (2012) Petrogenetic implications of magmatic garnet in granitic pegmatites from Southern Norway. The Canadian Mineralogist, 50 (4) 1095-1115 doi:10.3749/canmin.50.4.1095
 
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