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Enstatite from
Gusdal Olivine Pit (Åheim Olivine Pit), 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

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

Gusdal Olivine Pit, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Enstatite
Formula:Mg2Si2O6
Comments:Found as finegrained grenish masses as the main component of olivinewebsterite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Enstatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gusdal Olivine Pit (Åheim Olivine Pit), Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:768178
Long-form Identifier:1:3:768178:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Enstatite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘAlmklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘEkremseter Olivine Pit, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘHelgehornsvatnet, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘRødhaugen, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘÅheim, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘLefdal Olivine Mine, Eid, Stad, Vestland, Norway
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘSandvik peridotite, Gurskøya, Sande, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘHovdi, Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘHamarsneset Beach, Runde Island, Sørøyane, Herøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘBlåbreddalen, Hornindal, Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
References
Pers. Com. K. Brastad 02.1982 in Geologisk Museum. Interne notater 1961-1990. Published by Geologisk Museums Venner, Oslo 1991, p 95
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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