Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Behoite |
Formula: | Be(OH)2 |
Comments: | In July 2009 a considerable amount of behoite samples where collected in a pegmatite at level 1. Most crystals are twinned, and crystals up to 4 mm where found. Some crystals are slightly etched. |
Habit: | Sphenoidal, commonly twinned. |
Colour: | Colourless to white |
Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
Abundance at site: | Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Natrolite | ⓘ9 photos of Behoite associated with Natrolite at this locality. |
Gonnardite | ⓘ3 photos of Behoite associated with Gonnardite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Behoite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view A/S Granit Quarry, Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (15 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 507655 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:507655:0 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 750c97c3-5733-4a78-8196-8714052413dd |
Nearest other occurrences of Behoite |
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0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘJohs Nilsens Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway |
0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘTuften, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway |
0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘVevja Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway |
1.2km (0.7 miles) | ⓘHeia Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway |
1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘSaga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway |
1.7km (1.0 miles) | ⓘSagåsen Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway |
1.9km (1.2 miles) | ⓘØstskogen Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway |
2.0km (1.2 miles) | ⓘAlmenningen Quarry (Treschow-Fritzøe Quarry), Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway |
2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘTorbjørnsås Quarry, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway |
6.2km (3.9 miles) | ⓘE18 roadcuts, Malerød, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway |
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Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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| Grice, J. D., Kristiansen, R., Friis, H., Rowe, R., Poirier, G. G., Selbekk, R. S., Cooper, M. A., Larsen, A. O. (2013) Ferrochiavennite, a new beryllium silicate zeolite from syenite pegmatites in the Larvik Plutonic Complex, Oslo region, Southern Norway. The Canadian Mineralogist, 51 (2) 285-296 doi:10.3749/canmin.51.2.285 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | FERROCHIAVENNITE, A NEW BERYLLIUM SILICATE ZEOLITE FROM SYENITE PEGMATITES IN THE LARVIK PLUTONIC COMPLEX...COMPLEX, OSLO REGION, SOUTHERN NORWAY Joel D. GRICE§ Canadian Museum of Nature, PO Box 3443 Stn D, Ottawa...Canada Roy KRISTIANSEN PO Box 32, N-1650 Sellebakk, Norway Henrik FRIIS Natural History Museum, University...University of Oslo, PO Box 1172, Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway Ralph ROWE and Glenn G. POIRIER Canadian Museum... PO Box 3443 Stn D, Ottawa KIP 6P4, Canada Rune S. SELBEKK Natural History Museum, University of Oslo |
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A/S Granit Quarry, Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway