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Sillimanite from
Åneland 02 Feldspar Quarry (Smænelia), Åneland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway


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Sillimanite, etc.

Åneland 02 Feldspar Quarry, Åneland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
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Sillimanite, etc.

Åneland 02 Feldspar Quarry, Åneland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
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Sillimanite, etc.

Åneland 02 Feldspar Quarry, Åneland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Sillimanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Corundum3
Diaspore1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sillimanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Åneland 02 Feldspar Quarry (Smænelia), Åneland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:922635
Long-form Identifier:1:3:922635:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sillimanite
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘKleggåsen Ruby Quarry, Froland, Agder, Norway
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘHalvfarmyra, Åmli, Agder, Norway
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘHasleholmen, Grimstad, Agder, Norway
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘPapikeite type locality, Ærøya, Arendal, Agder, Norway
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘUHT granulite outcrop, Havsøysund, Hisøy, Arendal, Agder, Norway
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘHauglandsvatnet, Vegårshei, Agder, Norway
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘKviteberg, Holt, Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway
70.2km (43.6 miles) ⓘSørlandsporten, Risør, Agder, Norway
70.5km (43.8 miles) ⓘMoland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
74.6km (46.3 miles) ⓘRavneberget Quarry, Søndeled, Risør, Agder, Norway
References
(n.d.) Evje og Hornnes geomuseum Fennefoss Collection.
Larsen, Alf Olav, Kjærnet, Torfinn, Kihle, Jan Braly, Werner, Ronald (2015) Sillimanite in a granite pegmatite at Evje, Aust-Agder. Norsk Mineralsymposium 2015, 37-43
 
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