Vikesdal, Vikeså, Bjerkreim, Rogaland, Norge
A roadcut with an outcrop of vaguely banded high-grade metapelitic rock belonging to the charnocktic Precambrian of Rogaland, SW of Norway. Coarse-grained quartz-feldspar bands alternate with pinkish-violet bands with
osumilite and other minerals.
References
- Maijer, C.; Jansen, J. B. H.; Wevers, J. & Poorter, R. P. E. (1977): Contribution to the mineralogy of Norway, no 63. Osumilite, a new mineral to Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 57 (2), 187-188
- Maijer, C., Hermans, G. A. E. M., Tobi, A. C. & Jansen, J. B. H. (1987): Day 8- The metamorphic envelope of the Rogaland intrusive complex (continuation) in Majier, C. & Padget, P. (eds) (1987): The geology of southernmost Norway: an excursion guide. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse Special publication no. 1 , 81-87
- Svensen, S. Å. (2004): Noen mineralforekomster i Rogaland. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 28: 23-29
- Kristiansen, R. (2005): Milarittgruppens mineraler i Norge. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 30: 21-29
Mineral List
8 entries listed. 4 valid minerals.
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