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Enstatite from
Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway


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Enstatite

Gusdal Olivine Pit, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Enstatite, etc.

Ekremseter Olivine Pit, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Enstatite, etc.

Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Enstatite, etc.

Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Enstatite

Gusdal Olivine Pit, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Enstatite, etc.

Ekremseter Olivine Pit, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Enstatite, etc.

Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Enstatite, etc.

Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Enstatite

Gusdal Olivine Pit, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Enstatite, etc.

Ekremseter Olivine Pit, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Enstatite, etc.

Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Enstatite, etc.

Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Enstatite
Formula:Mg2Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Clinochlore3
- var Chromium-bearing Clinochlore3
Peridotite3
Pyrope2
Forsterite1
Harzburgite1
Diopside1
- var Chromium-bearing Diopside1
Fayalite-Forsterite Series1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Enstatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:697164
Long-form Identifier:1:3:697164:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Enstatite in this Region
Ekremseter Olivine Pit, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Gusdal Olivine Pit (Åheim Olivine Pit), Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Helgehornsvatnet, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Rødhaugen, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Nearest other occurrences of Enstatite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘGusdal Olivine Pit (Åheim Olivine Pit), Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘEkremseter Olivine Pit, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘHelgehornsvatnet, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘRødhaugen, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘÅheim, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘLefdal Olivine Mine, Eid, Stad, Vestland, Norway
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘSandvik peridotite, Gurskøya, Sande, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘHovdi, Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘHamarsneset Beach, Runde Island, Sørøyane, Herøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘBlåbreddalen, Hornindal, Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
References
Kostenko, O., ,Jamtveit, Bjørn, Austrheim, H., Pollok, K., Putinis, C. (2002) The mechanism of fluid infiltration in peridotites at Almklovdalen, western Norway. Geofluids, 2. 203-215 doi:10.1046/j.1468-8123.2002.00038.x
Seljebotn, Johannes Vik (2016) Structural and Petrological Survey of Peridotite at Almklovdalen, Norway. Master`s Thesis in Geoscience, Department of Earth Science, The University of Bergen.
 
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