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Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

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Alum-(K) : KAl[SO4]2 · 12H2O

Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Intergrown crystals of potassium alum, obtained (bought) as kalinite... Field of view is 7 mm.
 © L KruszewskiPhoto ID: 66954    View Count: 300

Clinohumite : (Mg,Fe2+)9[(F,OH)2|(SiO4)4], Spinel : MgAl2O4

Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Crystals of Clinohumite and Spinel in Calcite from Fuglefjorden, Albert I. Land, Svalbard. Field of view: 3 cm. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn.
 © Knut EldjarnPhoto ID: 73334    View Count: 428

Hoelite : C14H8O2, Salammoniac : NH4Cl

Mt. Pyramide, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Yellow, acicular hoelite crystals to about 0,5 mm on matrix. This specimen, from the collection of the Mineralogical Museum in Oslo, might be the only Norwegian hoelite-specimen in existence. It is about 2,5 cm long and consists of hoelite crystals on Sal Ammoniac. The hoelite was formed during a mine fire in a coal mine.
 © OT. LjostadPhoto ID: 151411    View Count: 139

Spinel : MgAl2O4

Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Gemmy Spinel from Fuglefjorden, Albert I. Land, Svalbard, Norway. Field of view: 2 mm. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn.
 © Knut EldjarnPhoto ID: 73333    View Count: 219
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