Norra Kärr, Gränna, Jönköping, Småland, Sweden

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(Norra Kärr nefelinsyenit)

Alkaline complex 1.5 km east of lake Vättern and 45 km NE of Jönköping. One the world´s oldest agpaitic complexes (1500 Ma). Type locality for the rock types Grännaite, Lakarpite, Kaxtorpite and Pulaskite.

References:
- Wilke, H.-J. (1976): Mineral-Fundstellen Band 4: Skandinavien. Chr. Weise Verlag, München, 370 pp (p. 159-160)
- Strand, U. (1999): Meddelande om Nytt mineral för Sverige. Jinshajiangit fån Norra Kärr, Gränna, samt något om fluorbritolit-(Ce). STEIN 26 (2), 38-39.

- http://www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/norra.htm [area: 1200m x 400m]

Map Reference: 58°6'8"N , 14°33'57"E

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Mineral List:

Aegirine
Albite
var: Andesine
Analcime
Anorthite
Anorthoclase
'Apatite'
Apatite-(CaF)
Arfvedsonite
Biotite
Bismuth
Britholite-(Ce)
Britholite-(Y)
Calciocatapleiite
Catapleiite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Copper
Corundum
Eckermannite (TL)
Epidote
Eudialyte
Ferroglaucophane

Ferrohornblende
Ferropargasite
Fluorbritholite-(Ce)
Fluorite
Galena
Glaucophane
Götzenite
Greenockite
'Hiortdahlite'
IMA2009-012 (TL)
Jinshajiangite
Katophorite
Låvenite
'Lessingite-(Ce)'
Lovozerite
Magnesio-arfvedsonite
Magnesiohornblende
Magnesioriebeckite
Magnetite
Marialite
Microcline
Molybdenite
Mosandrite
Muscovite

Natrolite
Nepheline
Pargasite
Pectolite
Prehnite
Pyrite
Quartz
Riebeckite
Rinkite
Rosenbuschite
Sanidine
'Sericite'
Silver
Sodalite
Sphalerite
Tetraferriannite
Thalcusite
Thorianite
Thorite
var: Uranothorite
Titanite
Tritomite-(Ce)
Zircon

75 entries listed. 62 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).

Localities in this Region:

Sweden

Småland

Jönköping

Gränna

Norra Kärr

Kaxtorp

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