Brandsnuten manganese deposit, Botnedal, Tokke, Telemark, Norway
A synsedimentary deposit related to volcanic exhalations. It is embedded in a metasandstone (arkosic) belonging to the Telemark suite.
Mineral List
32 entries listed. 26 valid minerals.
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References
- Westerweld, J. (1961): The Manganese vein of Mount Brandsnuten, Botnedal, South Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 213, 202-223
- Wel,D. van der. (1974): Brandsnuten manganforekomst og de tilhørende bergarter vest for Byrtevatn. Hovedfagsoppgave (M.Sc. Thesis), Mineralogisk-Geologisk Museum, Universitetet i Oslo.
- Nordrum, F.S. & Van der Wel, D. (1981): Mineral-, stein-, og ertsforekomster innen kartblad Sauda (1:250 000). Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 366, 58p
- Wel, D.van der. (1999): The Minerals of the Brandsnuten Manganes Deposit, Tokke, Norway. Bergverksmuseets Skrift 15: 74-86
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