Gedrite Quarry, Snarum, Modum, Viken, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gedrite Quarry | Quarry |
| Snarum | Parish |
| Modum | Municipality |
| Viken | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
60° North , 9° East (est.)
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Margin of Error:
~3km
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Norwegian:
Gedrittbrud, Snarum, Modum, Viken, Norge
An unnamed (?), small quarry located 700m south of Harpentjern. A gedrite-bearing rock has been quarried for tombstones etc. Dark greyish gedrite occurs as 20-30 cm long crystals in sheaf- or fanlike aggregates.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Gedrite Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 Reference: Jøsang, Ottar (1966): Geologiske og petrologiske undersøkelser i Modumfeltet. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse nr 235, 91-97. [p.72] |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gedrite | 9.DD.05 | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Jøsang, Ottar (1966) Geologiske og petrologiske undersøkelser i Modumfeltet. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse nr 235, 91-97. [p.72].
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