Andalusite locality, Gunhildrud, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway i
Regional Level Types
Andalusite locality Outcrop
Gunhildrud Farm
Øvre Eiker Municipality
Buskerud County (Former)
Norway Country

Regional Level Types
Andalusite locality	Outcrop
Gunhildrud	Farm
Øvre Eiker	Municipality
Buskerud	County (Former)
Norway	Country

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Type:

Outcrop

Mindat Locality ID:

221149

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:221149:0

GUID (UUID V4):

b42e451b-aa5c-4a43-a191-2d889e3f7975

Other Languages:

Norwegian:

Andalusittlokaliteten, Gunhildrud, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norge

An andalusite-cordierite bearing hornfels (originating from the Tøyen Formation).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Andalusite

ⓘ Graphite

2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ Hornfels

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Andalusite

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)O

References:

Goldschmidt, Victor Moritz (1911) Die Kontaktmetamorphose im Kristianiagebiet. Videnskabsselskabet i Christiania Skrifter - I Mathematisk-naturvidenskabelig klasse, 1911 (1) 1-483p.466

ⓘ Graphite

Formula: C

References:

Goldschmidt, Victor Moritz (1911) Die Kontaktmetamorphose im Kristianiagebiet. Videnskabsselskabet i Christiania Skrifter - I Mathematisk-naturvidenskabelig klasse, 1911 (1) 1-483p.231

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Graphite	1.CB.05a	C
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Andalusite	9.AF.10	Al₂(SiO₄)O

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Graphite	C
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Andalusite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Andalusite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Andalusite	Al₂(SiO₄)O

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