Litjern (Frikstad 2; Kjørka; Litjønn)
Granite pegmatite with small quarries now opened to the public as a mineral collecting site where collecting is allowed for a fee. Located about 1.5 km km W of Nedre Frigstad.
Bjørlykke locality nr 89.
References
- Barth, T.F.W (1931): Feltspat III. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 128 b, 111-154
- Bjørlykke, H. (1934): The Mineral Paragenesis and Classification of the Granite Pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 14, 211-311
- Larsen, A. O. (1980): Granater fra granittpegmatitter. NAGS-nytt 7(4),31-32 [analysis on spessartine]
- Larsen, A.O. & Erambert, M. (2007): Lepidolite from the Litjern pegmatite, Iveland. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 35, 21-24
- Nordrum, F.S. (2008): Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2007-2008. STEIN 35 (2), p.15.
- Breivik, H., Larsen, A.O. & Myre, K. (2008): Litjern cleavelandittbrudd, Iveland. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 38: 45-47
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