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Arendal Iron Mines, Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway
Arendal jerngruver, Arendal kommune, Aust-Agder fylke, NorgeOld, now abandoned, iron mines worked on proterozoic skarn-iron ore deposits. Mining started here around 1574 until the last mines (Bråstad Mines) were closed in 1975.
d'Andrada (1800) described wernerite from "Northo" [Nødebro ?] and "Ulricha" iron mines in Arendal. The names of the mines are today uncertain.
Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities89 entries listed. 52 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).
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References
- d’Andrada, J. B. (1800): Der eigenschaften und kennzeichen einiger neuen fossilien aus Schweden und Norwegen nebst einigen chemischen bemerkungen ueber dieselben. Allgemeines Journal der Chemie 4, 28-39 [description of clinopyroxene (as coccolit), wernerite and scapolite from Arendal iron mines]
- D’Andrada, J. B. (1801): Short Notice concerning the Properties and External Characters of some new Fossils from Sweden and Norway; together with some Chemical remarks upon the same. Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts, 5, 87-93 [English translation of d'Andrada 1800]
- Abildgaard, [P. C.] (1800): Sur plusieurs pierres nouvelles envoyées de Norwège. Annales de Chimie. 32, 193-196
- Schumacher, C.F (1801): Versuch eines Verzeichnisses der in den Dänisch-Nordischen Staaten sich findenden einfachen Mineralien. Kopenhagen, 172pp
- Hausmann, J.F.L. (1811): Reise durch Skandinavien in den Jahren 1806 und 1807. Erster Theil. J.F. Römer Göttingen 1811, 381p
- Holm, C. (1824): Fortegnelse over de i Omegnen af Arendal forekommende Fossilier, meddelt af C. Holm. Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne. 3, 111-115
- Scheerer, Th. (1845): Geognostisk-mineralogiske Skizzer- samlede paa en Reise i sommeren 1842. Nyt Magasin for Naturvidenskaberne. 4, 126-164
- Weibye, P. C. (1848): Beiträge sur topographischen Mineralogie Norwegens. Archiv für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Bergbau und Hüttenkunde (C.J.B. Karsten und von Dechen). 22, 465-544
- Hermann, H. (1848): Analyses of different varieties of epidote. Philosophical Magazine. 33 (224): 483 - 486 [with analysis of a epidote (pistazite) from Arendal]
- Kjerulf, T. & Dahll, T. (1861): Om jernertsenes Forekomst ved Arendal, Næs og Kragerø. Nyt magasin for naturvidenskapene. 11 (1861), 293-359
- Widman, O. (1890): Mineralanalytiska meddelanden från Upsala kemiska laboratorium. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar 12: 20-29 [with an analysis of vesuvianite from Arendal (sample labelled kolophonite)]
- Washington, H.S. & Merwin, H. E.(1923): On babingtonite. American Mineralogist 8: 215-223 [with analysis of babingtonite from Arendal]
-Bugge, J.A.W. (1954): Minerals from the skarn iron ore deposits at Arendal, Norway. II. The zeolites. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter. 1954, 3, 1-18
-Bugge, J.A.W. (1960): Skarn iron deposits in the Arendal district. i: Mines in South and Central Norway, F.M. Vokes, ed., International Geological congress, 21 session, Norden 1960. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. 212m, 26-38.
- Olmi, F., Viti, C., Bindi, L., Bonazzi, P. & Menchetti, S. (2000): Second occurrence of okayamalite, Ca2SiB2O7: chemical and TEM characterization. American Mineralogist. 85: 1508-1511
- Larsen, K.E. (2011): Mineralene i Arendals skarn-jernmalm-forekomster; mer enn 200 års mineralogihistorie. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift. 46: 57-82
- D’Andrada, J. B. (1801): Short Notice concerning the Properties and External Characters of some new Fossils from Sweden and Norway; together with some Chemical remarks upon the same. Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts, 5, 87-93 [English translation of d'Andrada 1800]
- Abildgaard, [P. C.] (1800): Sur plusieurs pierres nouvelles envoyées de Norwège. Annales de Chimie. 32, 193-196
- Schumacher, C.F (1801): Versuch eines Verzeichnisses der in den Dänisch-Nordischen Staaten sich findenden einfachen Mineralien. Kopenhagen, 172pp
- Hausmann, J.F.L. (1811): Reise durch Skandinavien in den Jahren 1806 und 1807. Erster Theil. J.F. Römer Göttingen 1811, 381p
- Holm, C. (1824): Fortegnelse over de i Omegnen af Arendal forekommende Fossilier, meddelt af C. Holm. Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne. 3, 111-115
- Scheerer, Th. (1845): Geognostisk-mineralogiske Skizzer- samlede paa en Reise i sommeren 1842. Nyt Magasin for Naturvidenskaberne. 4, 126-164
- Weibye, P. C. (1848): Beiträge sur topographischen Mineralogie Norwegens. Archiv für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Bergbau und Hüttenkunde (C.J.B. Karsten und von Dechen). 22, 465-544
- Hermann, H. (1848): Analyses of different varieties of epidote. Philosophical Magazine. 33 (224): 483 - 486 [with analysis of a epidote (pistazite) from Arendal]
- Kjerulf, T. & Dahll, T. (1861): Om jernertsenes Forekomst ved Arendal, Næs og Kragerø. Nyt magasin for naturvidenskapene. 11 (1861), 293-359
- Widman, O. (1890): Mineralanalytiska meddelanden från Upsala kemiska laboratorium. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar 12: 20-29 [with an analysis of vesuvianite from Arendal (sample labelled kolophonite)]
- Washington, H.S. & Merwin, H. E.(1923): On babingtonite. American Mineralogist 8: 215-223 [with analysis of babingtonite from Arendal]
-Bugge, J.A.W. (1954): Minerals from the skarn iron ore deposits at Arendal, Norway. II. The zeolites. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter. 1954, 3, 1-18
-Bugge, J.A.W. (1960): Skarn iron deposits in the Arendal district. i: Mines in South and Central Norway, F.M. Vokes, ed., International Geological congress, 21 session, Norden 1960. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. 212m, 26-38.
- Olmi, F., Viti, C., Bindi, L., Bonazzi, P. & Menchetti, S. (2000): Second occurrence of okayamalite, Ca2SiB2O7: chemical and TEM characterization. American Mineralogist. 85: 1508-1511
- Larsen, K.E. (2011): Mineralene i Arendals skarn-jernmalm-forekomster; mer enn 200 års mineralogihistorie. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift. 46: 57-82
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