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Dypingdal Serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway

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Multiple photos availableClinochlore : (Mg,Fe2+)5Al[(OH)8|AlSi3O10]

Dypingdal Serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway

Clinochlore. Specimen size 6x5,5cm.
Photo and Collection; Jorge M. Alves.
 © Jorge M. AlvesPhoto ID: 87458    View Count: 198

Clinochlore (Var: Leuchtenbergite) : (Mg,Fe2+)5Al[(OH)8|AlSi3O10]

Dypingdal Serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway

Size 7,2 cm

Photo & Collection Øivind Thoresen
 © ØTPhoto ID: 268007    View Count: 18

Dypingite : Mg5[OH|(CO3)2]2 · 5H2O, Hydromagnesite : Mg5[(CO3)4(OH)2] · 4H2O, Lizardite : Mg3[(OH)4|Si2O5]

Dypingdal Serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway

A 10 cm specimen of yellow Lizardite covered with white, globular aggregates of Dypingite and Hydromagnesite.Often both minerals are present formed under different (seasonal ?) conditions. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn.
Photo ID: 144551    View Count: 150

Dypingite : Mg5[OH|(CO3)2]2 · 5H2O, Hematite : Fe2O3

Dypingdal Serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway

A 3 mm spherical aggregate of Dypingite on Hematite from the type locality at Dypingdal, Snarum, Buskerud, Norway. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn.
 © Knut EldjarnPhoto ID: 144552    View Count: 113

Hematite : Fe2O3, Hydrotalcite : Mg6Al2[(OH)16|CO3] · 4H2O, Lizardite : Mg3[(OH)4|Si2O5]

Dypingdal Serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway

A 2 cm sharp crystal of Hematite embedded in white Hydrotalcite and yellow Lizardite from Dypingdal, Snarum, Buskerud, Norway.
 © Knut EldjarnPhoto ID: 145000    View Count: 135

Hematite : Fe2O3, Lizardite : Mg3[(OH)4|Si2O5]

Dypingdal Serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway

This is a very nice specimen from this locality. The crystal is well developed and is nicely put on its matrix of lizardite and hydrotalcite.

Size of crystal: 2,5 cm x 2,5 cm x 2,5 cm
Photo & collection: Atle Michalsen
 © A. MichalsenPhoto ID: 258179    View Count: 26

Hydrotalcite : Mg6Al2[(OH)16|CO3] · 4H2O, Manasseite : Mg6Al2[(OH)16|CO3] · 4H2O

Dypingdal Serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway

A foliated mass of Hydrotalcite probably intergrown with Manasseite from the type locality at Dypingdal, Snarum, Buskerud, Norway. Field of view: 3 cm. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn.
 © Knut EldjarnPhoto ID: 55384    View Count: 681

Hydrotalcite : Mg6Al2[(OH)16|CO3] · 4H2O

Dypingdal Serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway

A 5.3 by 4.4 cms specimen of white pearly masses on and in yellowish serpentine. JSS specimen and photograph.
 © JSSPhoto ID: 84379    View Count: 205

Hydrotalcite : Mg6Al2[(OH)16|CO3] · 4H2O, Manasseite : Mg6Al2[(OH)16|CO3] · 4H2O

Dypingdal Serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway

A 12 cm specimen of Hydrotalcite intergrown with Manasseite from Dypingdal, Snarum, Buskerud, Norway. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn.
 © Knut EldjarnPhoto ID: 144355    View Count: 141

Hydrotalcite : Mg6Al2[(OH)16|CO3] · 4H2O, Lizardite : Mg3[(OH)4|Si2O5]

Dypingdal Serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway


Nice specimen of Hydrotalcite from the typelocality.

Collected summer 2007.

Size 9,8 cm.

Photo & collection Øivind Thoresen
 © ØTPhoto ID: 267227    View Count: 13
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