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Diopside from
Neskilen Mines, Arendal, Agder, Norway


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Neskilen Mines, Arendal, Agder, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:672929
Long-form Identifier:1:3:672929:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Diopside in this Region
Gamle Mørefjær Mine (Mørfjær Mine), Neskilen Mines, Arendal, Agder, Norway
New Aslak Mine, Neskilen Mines, Arendal, Agder, Norway
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘGamle Mørefjær Mine (Mørfjær Mine), Neskilen Mines, Arendal, Agder, Norway
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘNew Aslak Mine, Neskilen Mines, Arendal, Agder, Norway
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘHaugereid Mine, Arendal, Agder, Norway
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘVågsnes Mines, Tromøy, Arendal, Agder, Norway
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘLangsæv Mine, Steinsås, Barbudalen, Arendal, Agder, Norway
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘIndustritoppen, Stoa, Arendal, Agder, Norway
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘKlodeborg Mines, Øyestad, Arendal, Agder, Norway
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘSeljeåsen Nickel Prospect, Lyngrott, Froland, Agder, Norway
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘNødebro Mine (Nøddebro), Øyestad, Arendal, Agder, Norway
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘHeståsen Quarry, Frolands Verk, Froland, Agder, Norway
References
Weibye, Paul Christian (1848) Beiträge zur topograpischen Mineralogie Norwegens. Archiv für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Bergbau und Hüttenkunde, 22. 465-544
Dahll, T. (1855) Om Granitens Optræden i de arendalske Jernleiesteder. [On the appearance of granite in the Arendal iron deposits]. Nyt magazin for naturvidenskaberne [New magazine for the natural sciences], 8. 230-233as coccolith
 
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