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Garnet Group from
Norrö Mica Quarry, Norrö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Norrö Mica Quarry, Norrö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:697259
Long-form Identifier:1:3:697259:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘÄngsholmarna Norra, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘUtö Mines, Utö, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘPegmatite A, Stora Vika, Nynäshamn, Stockholm County, Sweden
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘStora Vika, Nynäshamn, Stockholm County, Sweden
61.4km (38.2 miles) ⓘYtterby, Resarö, Vaxholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘSjösa mines, Svärta ore field, Nyköping, Södermanland County, Sweden
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘSkottvång Mines, Åker, Strängnäs, Södermanland County, Sweden
69.3km (43.0 miles) ⓘÄlgsjöbacken Mines, Åker, Strängnäs, Södermanland County, Sweden
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘBredsjönäs Mines, Åker, Strängnäs, Södermanland County, Sweden
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘDammgruvan Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland County, Sweden
References
Smeds, S.A., Uher, P., Černý, P., Wise, M.A., Gustafsson, L., Penner, P. (1998) Graftonite – beusite in Sweden: primary phases, products of exsolution, and distribution in zoned populations of granitic pegmatites. The Canadian Mineralogist: 36: 377-394.
 
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