The Collection of Iveland Municipality, Åkle, Norway's Photo Gallery

Opening of the Iveland municipality mineral collection in Åkle, March 25, 2016

The new exhibition of the mineral collection of the Iveland municipality was officially opened for the publicum March 25, 2015.

In the middle in green dress is mayor Gro Anita Myckland.

To the left former geological consultant Kjell Gunnufsen.

The two persons to the right I don't know the name of, but the last person on the picture is Egil Mølland, owner of the Solås mine.

Mineral exhibition at Åkle, Iveland

Impression of the new mineral exhibition in Åkle, Iveland.

The exhibition was opened March 2015 and is freely accessible.

The openings hours are the same as the Joker supermarket:

Monday-Friday 09:00 - 20:00
Saturday 10:00 - 18:00

Åkle, Iveland

In March 2015 the new mineral exhibition of the Iveland municipality was opened for the publicum in Åkle.

0QH-7C4Zircon (Var: Alvite) Zr(SiO₄)

Iveland, Agder, Norway

Catalogue number IKM_031 of the collection of the Iveland Municipality (Iveland kommunes mineralsamling).

Unfortunately not a very good picture, we will have to give it another try later!

But what you are looking at is the surface of a semi-sphere consisting out of radiating, long-prismatic zircon crystals. The end terminations are crude, but under the microscope you will see some pyramidal faces.

Apart from minor quartz and feldspar at the surface, the entire piece consists of zircon.

Specimen size 3,3 x 2,6 cm.

DY7-XVKXenotime-(Y) Y(PO₄)

Hiltveit, Iveland, Agder, Norway

Catalogue number IKM_553 of the collection of the Iveland Municipality (Iveland kommunes mineralsamling).

Perfect xenotime-(Y) crystal from a less famous quarry.

Crystal size 2 x 1,5 cm.

Y84-M94Xenotime-(Y) Y(PO₄)

Kåbuland, Iveland, Agder, Norway

Catalogue number IKM_127 of the collection of the Iveland Municipality (Iveland kommunes mineralsamling).

A massive piece of intergrown crystals!

Specimen size 9 x 4,5 cm.

T5Y-NE1Xenotime-(Y) Y(PO₄)

Æretveit, Iveland, Agder, Norway

Catalogue number IKM_093 of the collection of the Iveland Municipality (Iveland kommunes mineralsamling).

The Eretveit quarry has been one of the richest localities for nice xenotime-(Y) crystals.

Specimen size 3,4 x 2,5 cm.

LPF-167Uranophane Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O , Uraninite UO₂ , Ilmenite Fe²⁺TiO₃

Åvesland 04 Uranium Mine, Åvesland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway

Catalogue number IKM_102 of the collection of the Iveland Municipality (Iveland kommunes mineralsamling).

The Einerkilen mine has been Norway's only uranium mine, though the mine was abondoned after less than two years with neglectable ore production.

Field of view: 4,5 cm.

DFU-MGJTopaz Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂

Birkeland, Iveland, Agder, Norway

Dimensions: 11 cm x 12.5 cm x 6 cm

Catalogue number IKM_268 of the collection of the Iveland Municipality (Iveland kommunes mineralsamling).

Large, but usually crude topaz crystals can be found in the cleavelandite pegmatites of the Iveland/Evje district. The color is usually white to gray-white and in some rare cases blue.

Occasionally small, gemmy parts can be found in larger crystals.

A crystal weighing 80 kilos was found in one of the Birkeland quarries, maybe Norway's largest topaz crystal.

Size of the crystal 11 x 12,5 x 6 cm.

XQQ-AW3Titanite CaTi(SiO₄)O

Hiltveit, Iveland, Agder, Norway

Catalogue number IKM_320 of the collection of the Iveland Municipality (Iveland kommunes mineralsamling).

Brown titanite crystals are not uncommon in the Iveland/Evje district, with reports of crystals up to 15 cm.

The titanite typically contains yttrium in percentages up to 5% and was commonly called "yttrotitanite".

In 1915 Olaus Thortveit offered titanite to the Mineralogical Institute in Oslo for 2,40 kroner per kilo, clear proof that considerable quantities had been found.

Specimen size 7,5 x 4 cm.