ThortveititeLandsverk 3 Quarry, Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, Norway
Photo: GC Landsverk III (Beryllbruddet; Hagebruddet)
P. Schei found in this quarry in the summer of 1903 a mineral he could not identify, and on the label he wrote "Epidot (?)". This was later shown to be thortveitite, which was first described in 1911 by Schetelig.
References
- Schetelig, J. (1922): Thortveitit- Ein scandiumsilikat, (Sc, Y)2Si2O7. 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, 51-87 + plates X- XIII
- Andersen, O. (1931): Feltspat II. Forekomster i fylkene Buskerud og Telemark, i flere herreder i Aust-Agder og i Hidra i Vest-Agder. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse nr 128b, p.91-92
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