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Epididymite from
Vevja Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway


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Epididymite, etc.

Vevja Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
06299440017369428349090.jpg
Epididymite, etc.

Vevja Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
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Epididymite, etc.

Vevja Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Epididymite
Formula:Na2Be2Si6O15 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chiavennite5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epididymite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vevja Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:71028
Long-form Identifier:1:3:71028:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epididymite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘA/S Granit Quarry, Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘJohs Nilsens Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘTuften, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘNorwegian Pearl Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘSaga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘAlmenningen Quarry (Treschow-Fritzøe Quarry), Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSagåsen Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘHeia Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘØstskogen Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘTorbjørnsås Quarry, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
References
Larsen, Alf Olav, Åsheim, Arne, Raade, Gunnar, Taftø, Johan (1992) Tvedalite, (Ca,Mn)4Be3Si6O17(OH)4·3H2O, a new mineral from syenite pegmatite in the Oslo Region, Norway. American Mineralogist, 77 (3-4) 438-443
 
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