HematiteØvre Dypingdal Mine, Dypingdal serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway
Photo: A. Michalsen Øvre Dypingdal grube, Dypingdal Serpentin-magnesitt forekomst
Locality especially known for its well-formed hematite crystals embedded in serpentine and hydrotalcite (with +/- minor manasseite).
References
- Jøsang, Ottar (1966): Geologiske og petrologiske undersøkelser i Modumfeltet. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse nr 235, 91-97.
- Raade, G. (1982): Die sogenannten "Martite" von Snarum (Norwegen"). Aufschluss 33: 405-407
- 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.
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