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Einunndalen, Folldal, Innlandet, Norwayi
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EinunndalenValley
FolldalMunicipality
InnlandetCounty
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62° 14' 20'' North , 10° 13' 28'' East
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Norwegian:
Einunndalen, Folldal, Oppland, Norge


Large outcrop of soapstone, stretching for ca. 3 km. A vein of talc and magnesite, aboth 20-40 m wide is also known from this valley.

The coordinates are for the valley.

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Description: Helland describe an unusual red magnesite from this soapstone.
Reference: Helland, A. (1893): Tagskifere, heller og vekstene. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse.10: 1-178 ; Neumann, H. (1985): Norges Mineraler. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse Skrifter 68, p. 93
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Reference: Carstens, C.W. & Kristoffersen,K.(1929): Zur Petrographie einiger Magnesitziegel. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift.10: 1-13; Neumann, H. (1985): Norges Mineraler. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse Skrifter 68 p. 93.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
A(XO3)
Magnesite14.1.1.2MgCO3
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers
Talc71.2.1.3Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
C MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2

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Helland, A. (1893): Tagskifere, heller og vekstene. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse.10: 1-178
Carstens, C.W. & Kristoffersen, K. (1929): Zur Petrographie einiger Magnesitziegel. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift.10: 1-13;

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