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Actinolite from
Storekås Open Pit Mine, Hovin, Tinn, Telemark, Norway


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Actinolite
Formula:◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Actinolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Storekås Open Pit Mine, Hovin, Tinn, Telemark, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:918001
Long-form Identifier:1:3:918001:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘHaugfoss, Modum, Buskerud, Norway
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘSkuterud Mines, Modum West, Modum, Buskerud, Norway
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘBremsåsen Prospect, Mjøndalen, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘBatteriet, Åssiden, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘNordaberg Molybdenium Mines, Høydalsmo, Tokke, Telemark, Norway
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘNarverud Mines, Mjøndalen, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘE 134 Road, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘRevstøyl asbestos locality, Tokke, Telemark, Norway
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘKonnerudgata Quarry, Gulskogen, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘFossum Iron Mines, Skien, Telemark, Norway
References
Cook, N. J., Ciobanu, C. L., Pedersen, O. S., Langerud, T. H., Karlsen, O. A. (2010) A new occurrence of larosite from the Tinnsjå Cu–Ag deposit, Telemark county, Norway. I. paragenesis and chemical composition. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48 (6) 1569-1573 doi:10.3749/canmin.48.6.1569
 
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