Oftedalite

Specimen ID: UMU-9L3

Mineral(s)
Oftedalite : K◻2(ScCa)Be3[Si12O30]
Locality
Mindat locality:
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SEM- photo of oftedalite crystals. The crystals occurs as short greyish hexagonal crystals < 100 microns across. They occured in a small cavity with kalifeldspar and small amounts of bazzite, yttrian milarite and some green needles of scandian scorl (Not seen in the above SEM photo). The mineral which was found by Roy Kristiansen, is extremely rare and known in one sample only. SEM-photo by: Harald Folvik, Dept.Geology, Natural History museum, University of Oslo, Norway.
Knut Edvard Larsen - 4th August 2011
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