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Tremolite from
Gjellebekk marble quarry, Gjellebekk, Lier, Buskerud, Norway


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Tremolite
Formula:◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Comments:Erronously reported by Hausmann (1811). Later shown by Hisinger (1824) and Forchammer (1864) to be a manganoan wollastonite
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tremolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gjellebekk marble quarry, Gjellebekk, Lier, Buskerud, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:722347
Long-form Identifier:1:3:722347:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tremolite
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘFem-minutter'n, Bragernes, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘBremsåsen mine, Mjøndalen, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘHuken Quarry, Grorud, Oslo, Norway
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘBjønndalen Quarry, Nittedal, Akershus, Norway
78.1km (48.5 miles) ⓘØvstebø, Kleppan, Sauland, Hjartdal, Telemark, Norway
81.5km (50.7 miles) ⓘSøve Mines, Nome, Telemark, Norway
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘByrud Emerald Mines, Minnesund, Eidsvoll, Akershus, Norway
References
Hausmann, Johann Friedrich Ludwig (1811) Reise durch Skandinavien in den jahren 1806 und 1807 Vol. 1. J.F. Römer.
Forchammer, J. G. (1864) Om Ædelforssit og nogle andre dertil hørende Mineralier [About Ædelforssit and some other minerals belonging to it]. Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske videnskabernes selskabs forhandlinger, 1864. 64-76
 
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