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Øvre Dypingdal Mine, Dypingdal serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway

(Øvre Dypingdal grube, Dypingdal Serpentin-magnesitt forekomst)

Locality especially known for its well-formed hematite crystals embedded in hydrotalcite (with +/- minor manasseite).



References:
- Jøsang, Ottar (1966): Geologiske og petrologiske undersøkelser i Modumfeltet. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse nr 235, 91-97.
- Grew, E.S., Pertsev, N.N., Vrána, S., Yates, M.G., Shearer, C.K., and Wiedenbeck, M. (1998): Kornerupine parageneses in whiteschists and other magnesian rocks: is kornerupine + talc a high-pressure assemblage equivalent to tourmaline + orthoamphibole? Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 131, 22-38.





Mineral List:
Albite
Aragonite
Brucite
Calcite
'Chlorite Group'
Cordierite
Corundum
Diaspore
Enstatite
Hematite
'Kornerupine-Prismatine Series'
Kyanite
Magnesioferrite
Magnesite
Magnetite
Phlogopite
Quartz
Szaibélyite
Talc
'Tourmaline'


20 entries listed. 17 valid minerals.

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