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Alflarsenite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Alflarsenite, etc.

Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway

Alflarsenite, etc.

Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway

Alflarsenite, etc.

Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway

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About AlflarseniteHide

Alf Olav Larsen at Låven

Låven, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway

Formula:

NaCa₂Be₃Si₄O₁₃(OH) · 2H₂O

Colour:

Colorless

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

2.605 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Member of:

Zeolite Group

Name:

In honour of the Norwegian self-taught mineralogist, Alf Olav Larsen (1952-), for his extensive contributions to the mineralogy of the syenite pegmatites of the Larvik plutonic complex, Norway.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway

This page provides mineralogical data about Alflarsenite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

38701

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:38701:1

IMA Classification of AlflarseniteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

NaCa₂Be₃Si₄O₁₃(OH)·2H₂O

Approval year:

2008

First published:

2009

Classification of AlflarseniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

9.00.

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
0 :
0 :

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Alf	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of AlflarseniteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Colour:

Colorless

Comment:

In aggregates the colour is very pale beige

Streak:

White

Hardness:

4 on Mohs scale

Hardness Data:

Estimated

Tenacity:

Very brittle

Cleavage:

None Observed

Parting:

Not observed

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven

Density:

2.605 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of AlflarseniteHide

Type:

Biaxial (+)

RI values:

n_α = 1.578 n_β = 1.580 n_γ = 1.583

2V:

Measured: 76° to 82°, Calculated: 79°

Birefringence:

Low,0.0005

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.005
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
The colours simulate birefringence patterns seen in thin section under crossed polars. They do not take into account mineral colouration or opacity.

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Grain Simulation You can rotate the grain simulation to show how this range might look as you rotated a sample under crossed polars. Each grain retains its interference colour (retardation) while its brightness falls to black at extinction and reaches a maximum between extinction positions.

Thickness: 30 µm Order divisions

Rotation:

Surface Relief:

Moderate (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).

This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral colouration.

Focus:

In focus

Interference Figure:

This shows the idealized biaxial acute bisectrix (Bxa) interference figure - the conoscopic view for a grain cut perpendicular to the acute bisectrix, using this mineral's 2V. The two small white dots mark the melatopes - the points where the two optic axes emerge - and are shown only when they fall within the field of view. The coloured bands are isochromatics, and the dark bands are isogyres.

Rotate the stage: at 0°/90° the isogyres form a cross through the melatopes; at 45° they pull apart into curved hyperbolas. That splitting on rotation - absent in a uniaxial figure - is the standard diagnostic test for telling biaxial minerals from uniaxial ones. If 2V is large, the melatopes may fall outside the field of view, as they often do at the microscope too.

Thickness: 30 µm

Stage rotation: 0°

Dispersion:

Axial dispersion not observed

Chemistry of AlflarseniteHide

Mindat Formula:

NaCa₂Be₃Si₄O₁₃(OH) · 2H₂O

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	50.837 %
Si	22.310 %
Ca	15.918 %
Be	5.369 %
Na	4.566 %
H	1.001 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Be, Ca, H, Na, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of AlflarseniteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2 - Sphenoidal

Space Group:

P2₁

Setting:

P2₁

Cell Parameters:

a = 7.123(2) Å, b = 19.856(5) Å, c = 9.800(2) Å
β = 111.03(2)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.359 : 1 : 0.494

Unit Cell V:

1291.4 Å³

Morphology:

Bladed, flattened on (010) and elongate on [100]. Identified crystal forms are:
major pedions {010} and {010}, major pinacoid {001}, and minor pinacoid {201}.

Twinning:

Occurs on {001}

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0006328	Alflarsenite	Grice J D, Raade G, Cooper M A (2010) Alflarsenite: Structure and relationship to other Be-Si and zeolite framework structures The Canadian Mineralogist 48 255-266		2010	Larvik plutonic complex, Oslo Region, Norway	0	293
0007332	Alflarsenite	Raade G, Grice J D, Cooper M A (2009) Alflarsenite, a new beryllium-silicate zeolite from a syenitic pegmatite in the Larvik plutonic complex, Oslo Region, Norway European Journal of Mineralogy 21 893-900		2009	Larvik plutonic complex, Oslo Region, Norway	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Alflarsenite: Structure and relationship to other Be-Si
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 Note: x-coordinate for O7 changed by authors
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_database_code_amcsd 0006328
_chemical_compound_source 'Larvik plutonic complex, Oslo Region, Norway'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Na2 Ca4 Be6 Si8 O32 H10'
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_cell_angle_alpha 90
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_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      2.591
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Na1   0.38650   0.26160  -0.00330   1.00000   0.03320
Na2   0.35760   0.50200   0.58440   1.00000   0.01720
Ca1   0.89760   0.50000   0.00230   1.00000   0.01850
Ca2   0.77800   0.50210   0.42030   1.00000   0.03270
Ca3   0.12970   0.74720   0.35600   1.00000   0.01670
Ca4   0.78580   0.74840   0.64370   1.00000   0.02690
Be1   0.34330   0.25010   0.67880   1.00000   0.00700
Be2   0.09130   0.42380   0.32160   1.00000   0.00800
Be3  -0.24530   0.57520   0.66610   1.00000   0.00800
Be4   0.64980   0.24820   0.30820   1.00000   0.01800
Be5   0.78700   0.42090   0.68350   1.00000   0.01400
Be6   0.08490   0.57750   0.31320   1.00000   0.00600
Si1   0.52750   0.62590   0.82770   1.00000   0.00780
Si2   0.10050   0.62790   0.61550   1.00000   0.01040
Si3   0.69110   0.37420   0.16560   1.00000   0.00970
Si4   0.50790   0.37410   0.39840   1.00000   0.01120
Si5   0.69650   0.62780   0.17170   1.00000   0.01540
Si6   0.48810   0.62930   0.38800   1.00000   0.01450
Si7   0.52340   0.37480   0.83380   1.00000   0.01620
Si8   0.11110   0.37310   0.60800   1.00000   0.01270
O1   0.54650   0.63180   0.00170   1.00000   0.01420
O2   0.69150   0.57340   0.81700   1.00000   0.00860
O3   0.30140   0.59200   0.73730   1.00000   0.00890
O4   0.53700   0.70080   0.76750   1.00000   0.01900
O5  -0.07180   0.63320   0.68770   1.00000   0.01500
O6   0.15780   0.70470   0.58510   1.00000   0.00900
O7   0.03880   0.57970   0.47800   1.00000   0.01300
O8   0.89380   0.41400   0.17720   1.00000   0.01600
O9   0.59140   0.40960   0.27020   1.00000   0.01300
O10   0.72490   0.29760   0.20300   1.00000   0.02400
O11   0.52070   0.38710   0.99650   1.00000   0.02130
O12   0.59390   0.29780   0.42990   1.00000   0.00480
O13   0.26180   0.36690   0.32770   1.00000   0.01400
O14   0.58600   0.42390   0.53100   1.00000   0.01900
O15   0.77130   0.70240   0.23000   1.00000   0.01900
O16   0.87340   0.57560   0.18720   1.00000   0.02400
O17   0.55500   0.59560   0.25550   1.00000   0.01800
O18   0.57490   0.70350   0.41850   1.00000   0.01600
O19   0.24920   0.63480   0.33150   1.00000   0.03000
O20   0.58640   0.57670   0.52670   1.00000   0.01400
O21   0.70930   0.41620   0.82240   1.00000   0.01300
O22   0.30890   0.41050   0.72400   1.00000   0.01400
O23   0.50380   0.29400   0.81100   1.00000   0.01100
O24   0.04500   0.42500   0.46950   1.00000   0.01700
O25   0.17020   0.29980   0.57240   1.00000   0.03200
O26   0.94760   0.36870   0.68620   1.00000   0.02300
O-H27  -0.11540   0.50010   0.69290   1.00000   0.01600
O-H28   0.18680   0.50050   0.31180   1.00000   0.01400
Wat1   0.15480   0.42860   0.98940   1.00000   0.05200
Wat2   0.13740   0.59050   0.00080   1.00000   0.04000
Wat3   0.15100   0.73730   0.12350   0.67000   0.03300
Wat4   0.87900   0.78830   0.90360   0.77000   0.03300
Wat5   0.03700   0.72830   0.87310   0.56000   0.03300

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
9.095 Å	(100)
6.279 Å	(42)
4.189 Å	(32)
3.972 Å	(76)
3.205 Å	(37)
2.964 Å	(70)
2.915 Å	(92)
1.7820 Å	(9)

Locality:

Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4a: Earth’s earliest continental crust	>4.4-3.0
19 : Granitic intrusive rocks

Type Occurrence of AlflarseniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway

General Appearance of Type Material:

Bladed crystals

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Holotype in the Natural History Museum, University of Oslo (catalogue number 42108). A small part of the holotype material is housed at the Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa (catalogue number CMNMC 86066).

Empirical Formula of Type Material:

(Na_0.99Sr_0.03K0.01)_Σ=1.03Ca_2.01Be_2.99Si_3.98O₁₃(OH) · 2H₂O

Chemical Analysis of Type Material:

Na₂O	6.06 %
K₂O	0.10 %
BeO	14.74 %
CaO	22.14 %
SrO	0.66 %
BaO	0.03 %
Al₂O₃	0.04 %
SiO₂	47.04 %
H₂O	8.86 %
Total:	99.67 %

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Syenitic pegmatite

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Analcime	Annite	Calcite	Fluorite	K Feldspar
Magnetite	Pyrochlore Group	Zircon

Synonyms of AlflarseniteHide

IMA2008-023

Other Language Names for AlflarseniteHide

Dutch:Alflarseniet

French:Alflarsenite

German:Alflarsenit

Norwegian:Alflarsenitt

Relationship of Alflarsenite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Zeolite Group

Other Members of Zeolite Group:

Amicite	K₂Na₂Al₄Si₄O₁₆ · 5H₂O	Mon. 2
Ammonioleucite	(NH₄)(AlSi₂O₆)	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
Arzamastsevite	K₆Al₅Si₆O₂₀(OH)₄Cl	Tet. 42m : I42m
Bellbergite	(K,Ba,Sr)₂Sr₂Ca₂(Ca,Na)₄[Al₃Si₃O₁₂]₆ · 30H₂O	Hex.
Bikitaite	LiAlSi₂O₆ · H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
Boggsite	Ca₈Na₃(Si,Al)₉₆O₁₉₂ · 70H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Imma
Brewsterite Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Chabazite-Levyne Subgroup	M[Al₂Si₄O₁₂] · 6H₂O
Chiavennite	CaMnBe₂Si₅O₁₃(OH)₂ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Clinoptilolite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O
Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
Dachiardite Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Direnzoite	NaK₆MgCa₂(Al₁₃Si₄₇O₁₂₀) · 36H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmn
Edingtonite	Ba[Al₂Si₃O₁₀] · 4H₂O	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2₁
Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O	Mon.
Erionite Subgroup	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
Fabrièsite	Na₃Al₃Si₃O₁₂ · 2H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Pmm2
Faujasite Subgroup	M_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Ferrierite Subgroup	Name used for unanalysed specimens that could be either ferrierite-K, ferrierite-Mg, ...
Ferrochiavennite	Ca_1-2Fe[(Si,Al,Be)₅Be₂O₁₃(OH)₂] · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Flörkeite	(K₃Ca₂Na)[Al₈Si₈O₃₂] · 12H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
Garronite Subgroup
Gaultite	Na₄Zn₂Si₇O₁₈ · 5H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Fdd2
Gismondine Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Gmelinite Subgroup	In 1997, gmelinite was split into Gmelinite-Ca, Gmelinite-Na and Gmelinite-K.
Gobbinsite	Na₅(Si₁₁Al₅)O₃₂ · 11H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
Goosecreekite	Ca[Al₂Si₆O₁₆] · 5H₂O	Mon. 2 : P2₁
Gottardiite	Na₃Mg₃Ca₅Al₁₉Si₁₁₇O₂₇₂ · 93H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmca
Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Hsianghualite	Ca₃Li₂(Be₃Si₃O₁₂)F₂	Iso. 23 : I2₁3
Kalborsite	K₆Al₄BSi₆O₂₀(OH)₄Cl	Tet. 42m : P42₁c
Kirchhoffite	Cs(BSi₂O₆)	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/acd
Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Leucite	K(AlSi₂O₆)	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
Limousinite	BaCa[Be₄P₄O₁₆] · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Lithosite	K₆Al₄Si₈O₂₅ · 2H₂O	Mon.
Loomisite	Ba[Be₂P₂O₈] · H₂O	Mon. m
Lovdarite	K₂Na₆Be₄Si₁₄O₃₆ · 9H₂O	Orth. mm2
Maricopaite	Pb₇Ca₂(Si,Al)₄₈O₁₀₀ · 32H₂O	Orth.
Martinandresite	Ba₂(Al₄Si₁₂O₃₂) · 10H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmn
Mazzite Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Meierite	Ba₄₄Si₆₆Al₃₀O₁₉₂Cl₂₅(OH)₃₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Im3m
Merlinoite	K₅Ca₂(Si₂₃Al₉)O₆₄ · 24H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Immm
Montesommaite	(K,Na)₉Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 10H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Fdd2
Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O	Orth.
Mountainite	KNa₂Ca₂[Si₈O₁₉(OH)] · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
Mutinaite	Na₃Ca₄Si₈₅Al₁₁O₁₉₂ · 60H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
Nabesite	Na₂BeSi₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2₁
Natrolite Subgroup	A subgroup of the Zeolite Group.
Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O	Hex. 6m2 : P6m2
Pahasapaite	Li₈(Ca,Li,K)_10.5Be₂₄(PO₄)₂₄ · 38H₂O	Iso. 23 : I23
Parthéite	Ca₂(Si₄Al₄) O₁₅ (OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Paulingite Subgroup	Paulingite was originally described in 1960.
Perlialite	K₉Na(Ca,Sr)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₆ · 15H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mmm
Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Pollucite	(Cs,Na)₂(Al₂Si₄O₁₂) · 2H₂O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
Roggianite	Ca₂Be(OH)₂Al₂Si₄O₁₃ · 2.5H₂O	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4/mcm
Rongibbsite	Pb₂(Si₄Al)O₁₁(OH)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Terranovaite	(Na,Ca)₈(Si₆₈Al₁₂)O₁₆₀ · 29H₂O	Orth.
Thomsonite Subgroup	The large majority of "thomsonite" is thomsonite-Ca.
Thornasite	Na₁₂Th⁴⁺₃(Si₈O₁₉)₄ · 18H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
Tschernichite	(Ca,Na₂)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂] · 4-8H₂O	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm
Tschörtnerite	Ca₄(Ca,Sr,K,Ba)₃Cu₃[Al₃Si₃O₁₂]₄(OH)₈ · nH₂O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
'UM1996-38-SiO:AlCaHNa'	Na-Ca-Al-Si-O-H
'UM1999-33-SiO:AlHKNa'	K₇Na₅Al₁₂Si₂₀O₆₄ · 24H₂O
'UM2002-40-SiO:AlCaHKMgNa'	(Mg,Ca,Na,K)_7.5(Al_12.8Si_51.2)O₁₂₈ · 65H₂O	Tet. 422 : P4₁22
'Unnamed (Ca analogue of Merlinoite)'	(Ca,K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 23H₂O ?
Wairakite	Ca(Al₂Si₄O₁₂) · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Weinebeneite	CaBe₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. m : Bb
Wenkite	(Ba,K)₄(Ca,Na)₆[(Si,Al)₂₀O₃₉(OH)₂](SO₄)₃ · 0.5H₂O	Hex. 6m2 : P62m
Wilancookite	(Ba₅Li₂◻)Ba₆Be₂₄P₂₄O₉₆ · 26H₂O	Iso. 23 : I23
Willhendersonite	KCa[Al₃Si₃O₁₂] · 5H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
Yugawaralite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 4H₂O	Mon. m : Pb

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

2 photos of Alflarsenite associated with Calcite

CaCO₃

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.00.	Clino-ferri-holmquistite	◻Li₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.00.	Mendigite	Mn₂Mn₂MnCa(Si₃O₉)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.00.	Bridgmanite Subgroup	ABSiO₃
9.00.	Ferroericssonite	BaFe²⁺₂ Fe³⁺(Si₂O₇)O(OH)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.00.	Zvyaginite	NaZnNb₂Ti[Si₂O₇]₂(OH,F)₃(H₂O)_4+x (x < 1)	Tric. 1 : P1
9.00.	Burnettite	CaVAlSiO₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.00.	Ferrisepiolite	(Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)₄((Si,Fe³⁺)₆O₁₅)(O,OH)₂ · 6H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.00.	Yegorovite	Na₄[Si₄O₈(OH)₄] · 7H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.00.	Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄	Mon. m : Bb
9.00.	'Shkatulkalita'
9.00.15 va	'Chromoamesite'	Mg₂(Al,Cr)(AlSiO₅)(OH)₄
9.00.50	Thornasite	Na₁₂Th⁴⁺₃(Si₈O₁₉)₄ · 18H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m

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Raade, Gunnar, Grice, Joel D., Cooper, Mark A. (2009) Alflarsenite, a new beryllium-silicate zeolite from a syenitic pegmatite in the Larvik plutonic complex, Oslo Region, Norway. European Journal of Mineralogy, 21 (4) 893-900 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1946

Grice, J. D., Raade, G., Cooper, M. A. (2010) Alflarsenite: Structure and relationship to other Be-Si and zeolite framework structures. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48 (2) 255-266 doi:10.3749/canmin.48.2.255

(2011) Alflarsenite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Norway (TL)
Vestfold Larvik Commune Tvedalen ⓘ Tuften (TL)	Raade et al. (2009)

Spain
Canary Islands Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province Tenerife ⓘ ~~Mount Reventada~~	Dill et al. (2023)

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