Old feldspar quarry 7 km west of Vigeland. A granite pegmatite hosted in farsundite (a hornblende bearing quartz monzonite) quarried for feldspar.
Now abandoned.
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41 entries listed. 31 valid minerals.
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References
- Sverdrup, T. L. (1959): The pegmatite dyke at Rømteland. A description of the minerals and a discussion of the mineral paragenesis, especially within the system (Fe,Mn)O-TiO2-Y2O3-(Nb,Ta)2O3-SiO2. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 211 (Årbok 1959): 124-196
- Nilssen, B. (1970): Samarskites. Chemical composition, formula and crystalline phases produced by heating. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 50, 357-373 [Analysis on samarskite from Rømteland]
- Sverdrup,T.L.,Bryn, K.Ø. & Sæbø, P.Chr.(1959): Contributions to the mineralogy of Norway. No. 2. Bastnäsite, a new mineral for Norway. Geologisk Tidsskrift 39, 237-247
- Danielsen, R. (1991): Gruvedrift på Rømteland og i Svinør. Glimt fra Lindesnes [published by Lindesnes Historielag] 11: 53-55
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