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Asbecasite from
Tennvatn pegmatite, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway


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Asbecasite, etc.

Tennvatn pegmatite, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway
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Asbecasite

Tennvatn pegmatite, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway
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Asbecasite

Tennvatn pegmatite, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway
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Asbecasite, etc.

Tennvatn pegmatite, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway
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Asbecasite, etc.

Tennvatn pegmatite, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway
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Asbecasite

Tennvatn pegmatite, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway
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Asbecasite

Tennvatn pegmatite, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway
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Asbecasite, etc.

Tennvatn pegmatite, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway
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Asbecasite, etc.

Tennvatn pegmatite, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway
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Asbecasite

Tennvatn pegmatite, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway
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Asbecasite

Tennvatn pegmatite, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway
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Asbecasite, etc.

Tennvatn pegmatite, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Asbecasite
Formula:Ca3(Ti,Sn4+)Be2(AsO3)6(SiO4)2
Habit:masses up to 2 cm
Colour:yellow-olivegreen
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline3
- var Amazonite3
Albite2
Schorl1
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Asbecasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tennvatn pegmatite, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:65832
Long-form Identifier:1:3:65832:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Larsen, Alf Olav (1990) Asbecasite, a mineral new to Norway. Mineralogisk-Geologisk Museum - Universitetet i Oslo - Interne notater, Geologisk Museums venner. 158-160
Haugen, Astrid; Ellingsen, Hans Vidar (1994) Asbecasit - ein Neufund in Norwegen [Asbecasite - a new discovery in Norway]. Mineralien-Welt, 5 (2). 14
Ellingsen, H. V., Haugen, Astrid, Raade, Gunnar, Eldjarn, Knut, Berg, Hans-Jørgen (1995) Sjeldne mineraler i en amazonittpegmatitt ved Tennvatn i Nordland [Rare Minerals of an Amazonite Pegmatite at Tennvatn in Nordland]. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 9. 35-37
 
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