Astrid Haugen has found a dipyramidal crystal of wulfenite. The specimen was given to the Gjerdingen reference collection in the Mineralogical Museum in Oslo.

Habit:

Dipyramidal

Abundance at site:

Extremely Rare

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Wulfenite data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Gjerdingselva, Lunner, Viken, Norway

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

347480

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:347480:8

GUID (UUID V4):

f7e286a8-bea3-4026-a6c2-e8a420ee88da

Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite

3.6km (2.2 miles)

ⓘ Zone 2, RV 4 roadcuts, Harestua, Lunner, Viken, Norway

4.3km (2.7 miles)

ⓘ Harestua, Lunner, Viken, Norway

8.5km (5.3 miles)

ⓘ Lykkens Prøve, Grua mining district, Grua, Lunner, Viken, Norway

8.6km (5.3 miles)

ⓘ Skjerpemyr Mine, Grua mining district, Grua, Lunner, Viken, Norway

8.6km (5.4 miles)

ⓘ Mutta Mine, Grua mining district, Grua, Lunner, Viken, Norway

24.5km (15.2 miles)

ⓘ Bjønndalen Quarry, Nittedal, Viken, Norway

25.3km (15.7 miles)

ⓘ Listua Quarry (Fossum Quarry), Bærum (Baerum), Viken, Norway

27.7km (17.2 miles)

ⓘ Kristiansen Quarry (Bånkall Quarry), Bånkall, Grorud, Oslo, Norway

45.8km (28.5 miles)

ⓘ Gjellebekk Mine (Auvi Mine), Gjellebekk, Lier, Buskerud, Norway

46.2km (28.7 miles)

ⓘ Liertoppen, Lier, Buskerud, Norway

References

Hans Vidar Ellingsen via OT. Ljostad.

Raade, Gunnar (2009) Plumbopyrochlore, ceriopyrochlore-(Ce), wulfenite and andradite from the Gjerdingen ekerite. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 41. 25-30

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Wulfenite from Gjerdingselva, Lunner, Viken, Norway

Wulfenite from
Gjerdingselva, Lunner, Viken, Norway