| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Catapleiite |
| Formula: | Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O |
| Comments: | in vugs on feldspar |
| Habit: | aggregates up to 5 mm across composed of thin platelets |
| Colour: | dark reddish brown |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Gaidonnayite | ⓘ1 photo of Catapleiite associated with Gaidonnayite at this locality. |
| Analcime | ⓘ1 photo of Catapleiite associated with Analcime at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Catapleiite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Vardåsen Quarry, Malerød, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 414383 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:414383:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | d8956c1b-1bdf-4f46-bf24-a2d5c3fc3521 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Catapleiite |
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| 0.3km (0.2 miles) | ⓘMidtfjellet Quarry, Malerød, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway |
| 6.6km (4.1 miles) | ⓘBjørndalen Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway |
| 7.0km (4.4 miles) | ⓘØstskogen Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway |
| 7.1km (4.4 miles) | ⓘA/S Granit Quarry, Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway |
| 7.2km (4.5 miles) | ⓘLysebo roadcut, Lysebo, Hedrum, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway |
| 7.4km (4.6 miles) | ⓘTuften, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway |
| 8.0km (5.0 miles) | ⓘSagåsen Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway |
| 8.3km (5.1 miles) | ⓘTrondsrødfjellet roadcut Rv 301 (Agnes), Stavern (Fredriksvärn), Larvik, Vestfold, Norway |
| 9.1km (5.7 miles) | ⓘBratthagen 1, Lågendalen, Hedrum, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway |
| 9.2km (5.7 miles) | ⓘBratthagen 2, Lågendalen, Hedrum, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pegmatites in the Larvik plutonic complex, Norway Alf Olav Larsen Introduction Catapleiite was described...analysis of a catapleiite from Eikaholmen. No further studies have been done on catapleiite from the syenite...varieties of catapleiite: "Gewbhnlicher KatapleTt" (normal catapleiite, calcium-sodium-catapleiite) and “NatronkatapleTt"...(sodium catapleiite). In modem mineralogical terms, however, both varieties are treated as catapleiite. The...isomorphous series with calcium catapleiite (Portnov 1964), in which catapleiite, Na2ZrSi3O9-2H2O, is the sodium |
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Vardåsen Quarry, Malerød, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway