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Ullensvang, Vestland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
UllensvangMunicipality
VestlandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Odda5,359 (2010)
Tyssedal715 (2013)
Lofthus565 (2013)
Kinsarvik459 (2014)
Røldal357 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
213090
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:213090:6
GUID (UUID V4):
f8f25485-0a5a-462c-972b-50976f9c7f2a
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hordaland
Other Languages:
French:
Ullensvang, Vestland, Norvège
German:
Ullensvang, Vestland, Norwegen
Italian:
Ullensvang, Norvegia
Norwegian:
Ullensvang kommune, Vestland, Norge
Russian:
Улленсванг, Норвегия
Simplified Chinese:
于倫斯旺, 韋斯特蘭郡, 挪威
Spanish:
Ullensvang, Noruega
Albanian:
Ullensvang, Norvegjia
Armenian:
Ուլլենսվանգ, Նորվեգիա
Asturian:
Ullensvang, Vestland, Noruega
Basque:
Ullensvang, Norvegia
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
উল্লেনসভাং, নরৱে
Bulgarian:
Уленсванг, Норвегия
Catalan:
Ullensvang, Noruega
Cebuano:
Ullensvang, Norway
Danish:
Ullensvang, Vestland, Norge
Dutch:
Ullensvang, Vestland, Noorwegen
Esperanto:
Ullensvang, Norvegio
Estonian:
Ullensvangi vald, Norra
Faroese:
Ullensvang, Noreg
Finnish:
Ullensvang, Norja
Georgian:
ულენსვანგი, ნორვეგია
Javanese:
Ullensvang, Norwégia
Latin:
Ullensvang, Norvegia
Limburgian:
Ullensvang, Noorwege
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Ullensvang, Norwegen
Malay:
Ullensvang, Norway
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ullensvang, Lo̍k-ui
Northern Sami:
Ullensvang, Norga
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Ullensvang, Vestland fylke, Noreg
Polish:
Ullensvang, Vestland, Norwegia
Portuguese:
Ullensvang, Vestland, Noruega
Romanian:
Ullensvang, Norvegia
Slovenian:
Ullensvang, Norveška
Swahili:
Ullensvang, Norwei
Swedish:
Ullensvang, Vestland, Norge
Ukrainian:
Улленсванґ, Норвегія
Vietnamese:
Ullensvang, Na Uy
Waray:
Ullensvang, Noruega


Ullensvang heradskommune is traditionally a hundred.
In 2020 it was merged together with the municipalities of Odda and Jondal to form a new municipality to be named Ullensvang municipality.

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21 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Amphibole Supergroup var. Byssolite'
Formula: AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Habit: Tetragonal bipyramids {111}, embedded in the surface of quartz crystals. Very rare with basal pinacoids has been observed.
Colour: Transparent deep blue to opaque balck with metallic lustre
Description: The largest known crystals found on quartz are 8-9 mm. One incomplete crystal of 13 mm long is found, but found in a cavity in the phyllite Some of the best (might be the best?) groups of anatase crystals on quartz were found here. The Mineralogical Museum of Oslo have some large groups on exchibittion, a must see for anybody visiting Oslo!
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Axinite-(Fe)
Formula: Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Description: crystals to 3 cm
'Axinite Group' ?
Axinite-(Mn)
Formula: Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH)
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Habit: Platy up to 5mm long crystals with a black longitudinal median stripe
Colour: redbrown
Description: Red-brown crystals to 0,5 cm.
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
'Feldspar Group'
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'K Feldspar'
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
'Limonite'
'Manganese Oxides'
Description: Thin black coating on quartz. Can be removed by gently scrubbing with tooth brush
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Opal var. Hyalite
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Palygorskite
Formula: ◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
Habit: long-prismatic. All crystals shows only the hexagonal prism {1010}, the rhombohedrons {1011} and {0111}. Occasionally also trigonal pyramid {11 21} and trigonal trapezohedron {5161}
Colour: colorless, clear (from the vugs), smokey (from the breccia and vein)
Description: A magnificent japan law twin has been found. It is illustrated in STEIN 26(2) p. 61. The largest crystal found: 15cm long and 5 cm in diameter. Crystals 5-10 cm long and 1-2 cm in diameter were common.
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rutilated Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Habit: Hairlike crystals to 1,5 cm long
Description: Found in cavities in the phyllite
'Soapstone'
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Rutilated Quartz
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
var. Hyalite4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Axinite-(Fe)9.BD.20Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Axinite-(Mn)9.BD.20Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH)
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Palygorskite9.EE.20◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Soapstone'-
'K Feldspar'-
'Amphibole Supergroup
var. Byssolite'
-AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Manganese Oxides'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Axinite Group' ?-
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H Axinite-(Mn)Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH)
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
BBoron
B Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
B Axinite-(Mn)Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O AnataseTiO2
O BrookiteTiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O Axinite-(Mn)Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH)
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Rutilated QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Al Axinite-(Mn)Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH)
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Al Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Si Axinite-(Mn)Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH)
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rutilated QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Cl Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Ca Axinite-(Mn)Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH)
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ti Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
MnManganese
Mn Axinite-(Mn)Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH)
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ullensvang
Wikidata ID:Q484077
GeoNames ID:3133379

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