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Amethyst from
Farstad, Fræna, Hustadvika, Møre og Romsdal, Norway


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Amethyst, etc.

Farstad, Fræna, Hustadvika, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
08991030017468626854727.jpg
Amethyst, etc.

Farstad, Fræna, Hustadvika, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Amethyst, etc.

Farstad, Fræna, Hustadvika, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rutile1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amethyst data
Locality Data:Click here to view Farstad, Fræna, Hustadvika, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:900322
Long-form Identifier:1:3:900322:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘHustad, Fræna, Hustadvika, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘElnesvågen, Fræna, Hustadvika, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘBud, Fræna, Hustadvika, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘViken Quarry, Harøya, Fræna, Hustadvika, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘBådalen, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘRindarøya, Aukra, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘNordre Vågen, Sandøya, Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘAspøy, Tingvoll, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘHuse, Harøya, Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
42.1km (26.1 miles) ⓘStorhaugberget quarry, Harøya, Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
References
(n.d.) Harald Kvarsvik, Norway collection.
Larsen, Knut Edvard (2015) Noen funn av mineraler i Norge 2013-2015 [Some finds of minerals in Norway 2013-2015]. Norsk Mineralsymposium 2015, 79-88
 
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