Karl Hornnes Feldspar Quarry, Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norwayi
Regional Level Types | |
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Karl Hornnes Feldspar Quarry | Quarry |
Landsverk | Farm |
Evje og Hornnes | Municipality |
Agder | County |
Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 35' 31'' North , 7° 51' 40'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Byglandsfjord | 332 (2014) | 8.7km |
Birkeland | 2,254 (2010) | 36.2km |
Vennesla | 10,931 (2014) | 36.5km |
Tveit | 1,397 (2010) | 42.6km |
Strai | 1,266 (2013) | 44.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Sørlandets Geologiforening | Kristiansand | 49km |
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Norwegian:
Karl Hornnes feltspatbrudd, Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norge
A small quarry located 700 m SSE of the Landsverk 1 quarry.
Situated close to the abandoned farmhouses at the Landsverkplassen. A lot of rubble was observed in and around the quarry in 2017.
The name of this quarry, Karl Hornnes feltspatbrudd, was given by the local historian Sigmund Monen (pers. message to Ronald Werner in 2017).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Reference: Collection of the Evje og Hornnes geomuseum Fennefoss |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Collection of the Evje og Hornnes geomuseum Fennefoss |
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 | |||
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
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Karl Hornnes Feldspar Quarry, Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway