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Låven (Skådön), Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway

The whole small island of Låven is protected as site of geological interest; collecting is forbidden.

References:

- Weibye, P.C. (1849): Die Mineralien der Lagerstätten bei Brevig, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Geologie und Petrefaktenkunde, Schweitzerbart 1849, 521-525

- Weibye, P.C. (1849): Zur Kenntniss norwegischer Mineralien, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Geologie und Petrefaktenkunde, Schweitzerbart 1849, 769-783

- Brøgger,W.C.(1885): Forelöpig meddelelse om to nye norske mineraler, Låvenit og Cappelenit. Geologiske Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar 7,598-600

- Brøgger,W.C.(1890): Die Mineralien der Syenitpegmatitegänge der südnorwegischen Augit- und Nephelinsyenite. Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie und Mineralogie 16, XVI, 663 pp + 28 plates

- Mason,B.(1957): Gonnardite (Ranite) from Langesundsfjord. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 37,435-437

- Raade, G. (1967): Ramsayite as an alteration product of mosandrite. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 47: 249-250

- http://home.c2i.net/aolarsen/Pegmatites.htm





Mineral List:
  • Aegirine (TL)
  • Aegirine-augite
  • Analcime
  • 'Apophyllite'
  • Astrophyllite
  • Biotite
  • Catapleiite (TL)
  • Eudialyte
  • Fluorite
  • Galena
  • Genthelvite
  • Gonnardite
  • Helvite
  • Ilmenite
  • Låvenite (TL)
  • Leucophanite (TL)
  • Löllingite
  • Lorenzenite
  • Magnetite
  • Microcline
  • Molybdenite
  • Mosandrite (TL)
  • Natrolite
  • Nepheline
  • Pyrophanite
  • Rosenbuschite
  • Sodalite
  • Sphalerite
  • Tadzhikite-(Ce)
  • 'Thomsonite'
  • Thorite
       var: Calciothorite
  • Tritomite-(Ce) (TL)
  • Wöhlerite
  • Zircon


    35 entries listed. 31 valid minerals. 6 type localities (valid minerals).

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