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Kamfjord Quarry, Vesterøya, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway

Heulandite-K
Kamfjord Quarry, Vesterøya, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway

Photo: OT. Ljostad
Kamfjord pukkverk, Vesterøya, Sandefjord kommune, Vestfold fylke, Norge

Abandoned quarry and now mostly almost filled (2009). Several larvikite pegmatite dykes were exposed during the working years.

References

- Hansen, R. (1981): Mineralnotater. NAGS-nytt 8 (4),18 (in norwegian)

- Hansen, R. & Berge, S. A. (1982): Mineralnotater. NAGS-nytt 9 (1),14 (in norwegian)

- Berge, S. A. & Larsen, A. O.(1980): Mineraler fra Sandefjordsområdet-IV. Granater. NAGS-nytt 7 (2), 21-24. (in norwegian)

- Engvoldsen, T., Andersen, F., Berge, S. A. & Burvald, I. (1991): Pegmatittmineraler fra Larvik ringkompleks. STEIN 18 (1),15-71

- Berge, S. A. & Andersen, F. (2002): Mineralforekomster i Sandefjordområdet. Norsk Bergverksmuseums Skrift. 20, 50-59

- Nordrum, F.S., Larsen, A.O. & Erambert M. (2006): Minerals of the heulandite- and axinite series in Norway- additional data. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 33: 27-34 [with analysis of heulandite -K from Kamfjord Q.]




Mineral List

Albite
Allanite-(Ce)
'Amphibole Group'
Analcime
Andradite
Apophyllite-(KF)
Arsenopyrite
Baddeleyite
Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Biotite
Britholite-(Ce)
Calcite
'Chlorite Group'
Datolite
Epidote
Fluorapatite
Gonnardite
Grossular
Heulandite-K
Homilite
Magnetite
Meliphanite
Microcline
Molybdenite
Montmorillonite
Natrolite
Nepheline
Opal
Pectolite
Pyrite
Pyrochlore Group
Vesuvianite
Zircon
Zirconolite
var: Polymignite



34 entries listed. 28 valid minerals. 2 erroneous literature entries.

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