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Gloserheia, Froland, Agder, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
GloserheiaOpen-Cast Mine
FrolandMunicipality
AgderCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 32' 8'' North , 8° 43' 26'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Arendal30,916 (2017)8.7km
Rykene647 (2013)14.9km
Tvedestrand1,975 (2016)15.4km
Fevik4,989 (2014)17.7km
Grimstad9,561 (2017)23.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
49658
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49658:3
GUID (UUID V4):
062d5681-773c-4ec3-91df-cf5e0390a423
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Gloserhei; Lyngrott 1
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Gloserheia gruve, Froland, Agder, Norge


An open pit mine quarried for feldspar and quartz in a granite-pegmatite body. It was worked from 1881 to 1986.

Known for its large, up to 1 m large euhedral to subhedral apatite crystals. Located 1.5 km east of the Lyngrot Farm.

NGU MALDATABASE - ForekomstomrΓ₯de 919–027:

"The deposit is situated 0.5 km south of Lake SelestΓΈlvann. It is a well-developed and regular zoned pegmatite with a quartz core. The zoning in the pegmatite is divided into 5 zones + a quartz core. The most important characteristics of the zoning can be summarised as follows:
Zone 1: quartz with biotite ad microcline.
Zone 2 : monomineralic plagioclase.
Zone 3: thin zone with occurrence of rare minerals like allanite, euxenite and apatite.
Zone 4: graphic feldspar.
Zone 5: graphic feldspar with myrmecite.

R. Γ…mli gives a detailed description of this pegmatite and its mineralogy and zoning, and the REE content of apatite and xenotime from the deposits. The pegmatite is today known to be the locality for the world's largest allanite crystals and is suitable for the extraction of allanite for rare earth separation research. It is one of the deposits investigated as part of the Eurare project." (slightly edited by Ronald Werner 2018)

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Mineral List


26 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
References:
β“˜ Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
References:
β“˜ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Dolomite ?
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Euxenite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
References:
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Fourmarierite
Formula: Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O
Description: Occurs intimatly associated with euxenite-(Y), and sometimes as pseudomorposes after euxenite-(Y).
β“˜ 'Gadolinite'
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Description: Occure as pseudomorphoses after pyrite.
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Kasolite
Formula: Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Muscovite-1M'
β“˜ Parauranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Titanite var. Yttrium-bearing Titanite
Formula: (Ca,Y)TiSiO5
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Habit: anhedral grain 4mm large
Description: Found as one anhedral grain
β“˜ Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
β“˜ 'Xenotime'
β“˜ Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
Description: Γ…mli also found xenotime-(Y) as inclusions in apatite from this locality.
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Aeschynite-(Y)4.DF.05(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
β“˜Euxenite-(Y)4.DG.05(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
β“˜Fourmarierite4.GB.25Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 Β· 4H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite ?5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Titanite
var. Yttrium-bearing Titanite
9.AG.15(Ca,Y)TiSiO5
β“˜9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Kasolite9.AK.15Pb(UO2)(SiO4) Β· H2O
β“˜Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Parauranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Allanite-(Ce)9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Xenotime'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'Gadolinite'-
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Muscovite-1M'-
β“˜'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Hβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ FourmarieritePb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ FourmarieritePb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Titanite var. Yttrium-bearing Titanite(Ca,Y)TiSiO5
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Siβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Titanite var. Yttrium-bearing Titanite(Ca,Y)TiSiO5
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Pβ“˜ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Caβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Caβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Caβ“˜ Titanite var. Yttrium-bearing Titanite(Ca,Y)TiSiO5
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiβ“˜ Titanite var. Yttrium-bearing Titanite(Ca,Y)TiSiO5
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Yβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Yβ“˜ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Yβ“˜ Titanite var. Yttrium-bearing Titanite(Ca,Y)TiSiO5
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Nbβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ceβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
TaTantalum
Taβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ FourmarieritePb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O
Pbβ“˜ KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
ThThorium
Thβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Thβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Thβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
UUranium
Uβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Uβ“˜ FourmarieritePb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O
Uβ“˜ KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Uβ“˜ ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Uβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Mesoproterozoic : 1085 Β± 28 Ma to 1060 Β± 6 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Precambrian
 Proterozoic
  Mesoproterozoic
   Stenian
β“˜ Euxenite-(Y)1060 Β± 6 Ma
β“˜ K Feldspar (youngest age)1062 Β± 11 Ma
β“˜ K Feldspar (oldest age)1085 Β± 28 Ma

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloserhei_gruve
Wikidata ID:Q17776483
Link to Geological Survey of Norway:32728

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