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Tourmaline from
Skallist Quarry, Klåstad, Tjølling, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway


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Tourmaline, etc.

Skallist Quarry, Klåstad, Tjølling, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
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Tourmaline, etc.

Skallist Quarry, Klåstad, Tjølling, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
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Tourmaline, etc.

Skallist Quarry, Klåstad, Tjølling, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Natrolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Skallist Quarry, Klåstad, Tjølling, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:931655
Long-form Identifier:1:3:931655:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘKlåstad Quarry, Klåstad, Tjølling, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘVardåsen Quarry, Malerød, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘMidtfjellet Quarry, Malerød, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘThorstein Quarry, Brunlanes, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘA/S Granit Quarry, Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
29.4km (18.2 miles) ⓘRoverud pegmatite quarry, Bamble, Telemark, Norway
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘGjerset pegmatite quarry, Bamble, Telemark, Norway
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘBrekke, Bamble, Telemark, Norway
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘDanholmen quarry, Bamble, Telemark, Norway
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘTrosby pegmatites, Trosby, Bamble, Telemark, Norway
References
Larsen, Knut Edvard, Stensvold, Bjørn Kåre (2015) Berylliummineraler og andre sjeldne mineraler i syenittpegmatitter i Skallist larvikittbrudd, Tjølling, Larvik, Vestfold [Beryllium minerals and other rare minerals in the syenite pegmatites in Skallist larvikite quarry, Tjølling, Larvik, Vestfold]. Norsk Mineralsymposium 2015, 47-56
Larsen, Knut Edvard (2020) Noen funn av mineraler i Norge 2019-2020. STEIN. Magasin for populærgeologi, 47 (3) 3-10
 
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