Frikstad 7
A large granite pegmatite located about 200 m N of the Vestre Frigstad Farm.
The quarry is open for collectors for a fee. One day tickets can be bought at Beryllen Mineralshop (in Kile), Kilefjorden camping, Setesdalen Information senter in Evje and at the nearby farm Rogdevollen. The fee was NOK 50,- p.p./NOK 100,- families in 2002. A leaflet with information and a map are found at the places selling the tickets.
A
gadolinite-(Y) crystal weighing about 500kg has been reported from this pegmatite. Bjørlykke (1935) reports that more than 2 tons of gadolinite-(Y) and several hundred kgs of
aeschynite-(Y) has been produced from this locality.
An analyis of aeschynite-(Y) (priorite) is published by Schetelig (1922) from Vestre Frigstad. This reference is most probably refering to Slobrekka.
Bjørlykke locality no. 94.
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Gadolinitt-Y and other minerals from Slobrekka, Iveland, Norway by Olav Revheim
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35 entries listed. 28 valid minerals.
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References
- Schetelig, J. (1922): Anhang. Ergänzungen zu band 1. Niobate, tantalate, titanate und titano-niobate. IN Brøgger, W.C, Vogt, Th. & Schetelig, J. (1922): Die Mineralien der südnorwegischen Granitpegmatitgänge. II. Silikate der seltenen Erde. Videnskapsselskapets Skrifter. I.Mat-Naturv. Klasse 1922. 11, 147-148
- Bjørlykke, H. (1934): The Mineral Paragenesis and Classification of the Granite Pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 14, 211-311
- Neumann, H. (ed)(1960): Mineral occurences in southern Norway. Guide to excursions no. A.15 and no. C.12. International Geological Congress XXI Session Norden 1960, Oslo. 18p.
- Revheim, O. (2004): Neue Funde von Gadolinit-(Y) und anderen Mineralien aus dem Steinbruch ”Slobrekka” bei Iveland, Norwegen. Mineralien-Welt 15 (2), 36-43
- Revheim, O. (2004): Gadolinitt-(Y) og andre mineraler fra Slobrekka. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 28: 43-50
- Nordrum, F. S. (2004): Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2003-2004. STEIN 31 (2), 36-44
- Nordrum, F.S. (2006): Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2005-2006. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift. 33: 56-62 [on a find of aeschynite-(Y)]
- Revheim, O. (2006): Slobrekka, Iveland, Del 1. STEIN 33 (4), 53-55
- Revheim, O. (2007): Slobrekka, Iveland. [Del 2]. STEIN 34 (1), 3-5
- Nordrum, F. S. (2007): Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2006-2007. STEIN 34 (2), 14-26
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