Tuftane (Tuftan; Tuptane), Frikstad (Frigstad), Iveland, Aust-Agder, Norway

A granite pegmatite dyke situated in the northern part of Iveland pegmatite district. It has been worked for rare minerals (thorveitite, gadolinite and euxenite)
Ref:
- Neumann, H. & Sverdrup, T.L.(1960): Contributions to the mineralogy of Norway No. 8. Davidite from Tuftan, Iveland. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 40: 277-288

Mineral List:

	Aeschynite-(Y)

	'Albite-Anorthite Series'

	'Allanite'

	Beryl

	Biotite

	Davidite-(Ce) (TL)

	~~Davidite-(La)~~

	Euxenite-(Y)

	'Gadolinite'

	'Garnet Group'

	Ilmenite

	Magnetite

	Microcline

	Molybdenite

	Muscovite

	Pyrite

	Quartz

	Rutile

	var: Ilmenorutile

	Thortveitite

	Xenotime-(Y)

	Zircon

22 entries listed. 15 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral). 1 erroneous literature entry.

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