Piemontite occcurrence, Seldal, Sandnes, Rogaland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types | |
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Piemontite occcurrence | Quarry |
Seldal | Farm |
Sandnes | Municipality |
Rogaland | County |
Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 50' 17'' North , 5° 59' 49'' East
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Sandnes Steinklubb | Sandnes | 16km |
Stavanger Geologiforening | Stavanger | 23km |
Mindat Locality ID:
213110
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:213110:1
GUID (UUID V4):
c1b67b56-85af-4cbf-a367-051db9572c0e
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Piemontitt-forekomsten, Seldal, Sandnes, Rogaland, Norge
A small abandoned quartz quarry (15 x 20 m) located NNE of Øksnanuten on the Seldal Farm near Seldalsvatnet. Production was halted in 1963. Piemontite mineralization was found close to this quarry in the 1980s.
It is not the same as NGU Deposit Area 1102 - 307.
The coordinates are confirmed.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ 'Hydromuscovite' Habit: Finegrained aggregates Colour: Light purple or light green |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Colour: Purplish Description: Mn-containg ? |
ⓘ Piemontite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Habit: massive Colour: Light pink to strongly pink |
ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup' Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A Habit: Massive and as crystals with rectangualr cross-sections Colour: Bluish-green |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Piemontite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Pumpellyite Subgroup' | - | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
ⓘ | 'Hydromuscovite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
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