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Astrophyllite from
Bakstevalåsen, Gunhildrud, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway


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Astrophyllite

Bakstevalåsen, Gunhildrud, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
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Astrophyllite

Bakstevalåsen, Gunhildrud, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
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Astrophyllite

Bakstevalåsen, Gunhildrud, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Astrophyllite
Formula:K2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Astrophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bakstevalåsen, Gunhildrud, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:86537
Long-form Identifier:1:3:86537:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Astrophyllite
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘBratthagen 1, Lågendalen, Hedrum, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘLysebo roadcut, Lysebo, Hedrum, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
68.3km (42.4 miles) ⓘBuer, Vesterøya, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway
69.9km (43.4 miles) ⓘDelebekken Quarry, Nittedal, Akershus, Norway
70.1km (43.6 miles) ⓘSaga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
70.2km (43.6 miles) ⓘSagåsen Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
70.5km (43.8 miles) ⓘJohs Nilsens Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘA/S Granit Quarry, Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
71.2km (44.2 miles) ⓘVøra, Vesterøya, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway
71.2km (44.2 miles) ⓘTuften, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
References
Hurum, Jørn H., Jahren, J., Berg, Hans-Jørgen, Bjerkgård, T. (1997) En eksotisk pegmatitt i kambrosiluren ved Eikeren, Buskerud [An unusual pegmatite from the Eikeren area, South-eastern Norway - a preliminary report]. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 12. 31-33
Hurum, Jørn H., Jahren, J., Berg, Hans-Jørgen, Bjerkgaard, T. (1997) En eksotisk pegmatitt i kambrosiluren ved Eikeren, Buskerud [An unusual pegmatite from the Eikeren area, South-eastern Norway - a preliminary report], in Kongsberg Mineralsymposium 1997. STEIN. Nordisk magasin for populær geologi, 24 (3) 125-127
Jahren, J., Berg, Hans-Jørgen, Hurum, Jørn H., Wulff-Pedersen, E. (1998) Nye undersøkelser av amazonitt- genthelvin pegmatitten fra Fiskum, Øvre Eiker [New investigation on the amazonite-genthelvite pegmatite of Fiskum, Øvre Eiker]. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 14. 13-16
 
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