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Stokksund (Stoksund), Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway

Latitude: 59°0'7"N
Longitude: 9°48'16"E
The name Stokksund, a strait between the Stokkøya island and Arøya island, refers in the mineralogical litterature to several small localities both on the skerries in the middle of the strait of Stokksund and to the coastline of both sides of the strait (Arøya and Stokkøya).

References

- Neumann, H. & Bergstøl, S. (1964): Contribution to the Mineralogy of Norway No 25. Pyrophanite in the southern Part of the Oslo Area. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 44: 39-42
- Friis, H., Balic-Zunic, T., Williams, C. T. and Garcia-Sanchez, R. (2007): Incorporation of REE into leucophanite: a compositional and structural study. Mineralogical Magazine. 71: 625-640 [with analysis of leucophanite from Stokksund]

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Biotite
Chalcopyrite
Hiortdahlite I
Homilite
Låvenite
Leucophanite
Meliphanite
Pyrophanite


9 entries listed. 6 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

Norway
  • Vestfold
    • Larvik
      • Langesundsfjorden

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