Davidite-(Ce)Tuftane Quarry, Frikstad, Iveland, Aust-Agder, Norway
Tuftane bruddet (Frikstad 3; Tuftan; Tuptane)
A granite pegmatite dyke situated in the northern part of the Iveland pegmatite district on the Frikstad Farm land about 700m W of Nedre Frikstad. It was first started as small feldspar quarry, later it was also worked for rare minerals (
thorveitite,
gadolinite-(Y) and
euxenite-(Y) ). The dyke strikes about NW and is more than 100 m long.
Bjørlykke locality nr 90
References
- Bjørlykke, H. (1934): The Mineral Paragenesis and Classification of the Granite Pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 14, 211-311
- Neumann, H. & Sverdrup, T. L.(1960): Contributions to the mineralogy of Norway No. 8. Davidite from Tuftan, Iveland. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 40: 277-288
- Neumann, H. (1960): Mineral occurrences in southern Norway. Guide to excursions no A.15 and no. C 12. International Geological Congress XXI session Norden 1960, 18p.
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23 entries listed. 16 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral). 1 erroneous literature entry.
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