Hovåsen (Håvåsen; Eptevann 4)
A feldspar quarry worked in a large granite pegmatite dike on the eastern slope of the hill Hovåsen.
Large beryl crystals with a diameter of total 110 cm (!) were found here in 1947-1948. The largest found measured 3,25 m in length and 1,30 m in diameter.
Bjørlykke locality nr 87.
Mineral List
12 entries listed. 7 valid minerals.
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References
- Bjørlykke, H. (1934): The Mineral Paragenesis and Classification of the Granite Pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 14, 211-311
- Rosenqvist, I.Th. (1949): Store beryllkrystaller i Iveland. Norsk Geologisk Tidskrift 27,233
- Strand, T. (1953): Euclase from Iveland, occurring as an alteration product of beryl. Norsk Geologisk Tidskrift 31,1-5
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