ThortveititeKåbuland 1 pegmatite, Kåbuland, Iveland, Aust-Agder, Norway
Amerikagruva
A large pegmatite dike especially rich in aeschynite-(Y). Bjørlykke (1934) reports masses weighing up to 500kgs (!). Crystals of Allanite-(Ce) up to about 100 kg has been reported from this pegmatite (Pedersen, 2007). Bjørlykke locality no. 99.
References
- Bjørlykke, H.(1932): Blomstrandin von Kåbuland. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift. 11: 232-239
- Bjørlykke, H.(1934): The Mineral Paragenesis and Classification of the Granite Pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 14, 211-311
- Hongslo, T. & Langmyhr, F. J. (1960): Contributions to the mineralogy of Norway no. 6. On the chemical composition of blomstrandine and euxenite. Norsk geologisk Tidsskrift 40, 157-164 [Analysis of Aeschynite-(Y) from Kåbuland 1]
- Nordrum, F.S. (2005): Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2004-2005. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift. 30: 117-124
- Pedersen, R. (ed) (2007): Iveland V: Gruvedrift. Iveland Bygdesogenemd, p 334
Mineral List
12 entries listed. 9 valid minerals.
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