A small quarry in "Drammens-granite" (biotite granite) close to the Nedre Eiker church. Contact between the permian Drammen granite and Cambro-silurian sediments is exposed in this quarry. Quarry was abandoned in 1960.
References:
- Raade, G. (1962): On the occurence of 1M muscovite crystals from Nedre Eiker church. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 42, 389
- Raade, G. (1969): Contribution to the Mineralogy of Norway, No 40. Cavity minerals from the permian biotite granite at Nedre Eiker Church. Norsk Geologisk Tidskrift 49, 227-239.
- Werner, Ronald (1993): Om synchisitt i Norge. STEIN 20 (4), 221-226
- Nordrum, F.S. (2000). Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 1997-1998. Bergverksmuseets Skrift 14:55-58 [on a find of titanite]
- Nordrum, F.S. (2000). Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 1999-2000. Bergverksmuseets Skrift 17:59-63
- Nordrum, F.S. (2008): Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2007-2008. STEIN 35 (2), 8-20 [on a find of Amethysts]
- Hurum, J.H & Frøyland M. (eds) (2004): Nedre Eikers underjordiske skatter. Stein til nytte og glede. Editon by Nedre Eiker kommune. 141-151
Mineral List:33 entries listed. 21 valid minerals.
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