Thortveitite from
Æretveit 1 Feldspar Quarry, Æretveit, Iveland, Agder, Norway
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Thortveitite | |
| Formula: | Sc2Si2O7 | |
| Comments: | Considerable amounts of thortveitite have been found here. The story goes that miners used a pair of pliers to collect even the smallest piece of thortveitite in order to earn a few extra bucks. During a short period the price of thortveitite was 3x the price of gold! | |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
| Significance: | Significant commercial deposit of this mineral. | |
| Abundance at site: | Common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Plagioclase | 3 | |
| Ilmenite | 2 | |
| Zircon | 2 | |
| Euxenite Group | 1 | |
| Euxenite-(Y) | 1 | |
| Quartz | 1 | |
| Biotite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Thortveitite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Æretveit 1 Feldspar Quarry, Æretveit, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 669363 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:669363:3 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Thortveitite | ||
| 1.7km (1.1 miles) | ⓘTjomstøl, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘLjosland 14 (Torvelona), Ljosland, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘHåverstad 01 Feldspar Quarry, Håverstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 4.1km (2.6 miles) | ⓘRossås, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 4.7km (2.9 miles) | ⓘLjosland 04 (Thortveitittgruva), Knipan (Knipane), Ljosland, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 5.3km (3.3 miles) | ⓘIvedal 1 Feldspar Prospect, Ivedal, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 5.5km (3.4 miles) | ⓘPegmatite Locality 19, Rossås, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 5.8km (3.6 miles) | ⓘFrikstad 07 Feldspar Quarry, Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 5.8km (3.6 miles) | ⓘEptevatnet 02 Thortveitite Quarry, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| 5.9km (3.7 miles) | ⓘFrikstad 03 Feldspar Quarry (Tuftane), Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway | |
| References | ||
Æretveit 1 Feldspar Quarry, Æretveit, Iveland, Agder, Norway