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Evje og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, Norway

Latitude: 58°36'N
Longitude: 7°51'E
Evje og Hornnes kommune, Aust-Agder fylke, Norge

The Evje-Iveland area is famous for its pegmatite minerals. See also the Iveland entry: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32512.html.
In old references and labels this area has also been refered to as Setesdalen (Setesdal), which is the valley along the river Otra. Evje & Hornes and Iveland municipalities are the 2 southernmost municipalities (of totalt 5) in this valley.

The pegmatites are enriched in REE and have originated at ca. 600°C (Müller et al., 2009).

Mindat Articles

1. History and overview over the Evje og Hornnes geomuseum, Fennefoss by The Evje og Hornnes geomuseum, Fennefoss
The Evje og Hornnes geomuseum, Fennefoss - INTRODUCTION by The Evje og Hornnes geomuseum, Fennefoss


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Albite
var: Cleavelandite
var: Oligoclase
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
'Alkali Feldspar'
'Allanite'
Allanite-(Ce)
'Almandine-Spessartine Series'
Analcime
'Ancylite'
'Ancylite Group'
'Apatite'
Apophyllite-(KF)
Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Bavenite
Bertrandite
Beryl
'Biotite'
Bismite
Bismuth
Bismuthinite
Bismutite
Calcioancylite-(Ce)
Calcite
Carnotite
'Chabazite'
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysoberyl
'Columbite'
Columbite-(Fe)
Davidite-(Ce)
Epidote
Euxenite-(Y)
'Feldspar Group'
'Fergusonite'
Fergusonite-(Y)
Fersmite
Fluorapatite
Fluorite
Fourmarierite
'Gadolinite'
Gadolinite-(Y)
Galena
'Garnet'
'Garnierite'
Gold
Gypsum
Hematite
Heulandite-Ca
'Hornblende'
Ilmenite
Kainosite-(Y)
Keiviite-(Y)
'K Feldspar'
Lanthanite-(Nd)
Laumontite
Magnetite
Melanterite
Microcline
var: Amazonite
Microlite Group
Milarite
Millerite
Molybdenite
'Monazite'
Monazite-(Ce)
Montmorillonite
Muscovite
Pentlandite
Polycrase-(Y)
Pyrite
'Pyrochlore Supergroup
var: Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'

Pyrophanite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Amethyst
var: Citrine
var: Rock Crystal
var: Smoky Quartz
Rutile
var: Ilmenorutile
Samarskite-(Y)
Schoepite
Schröckingerite
Spessartine
Sphalerite
'Stilbite'
Stilpnomelane
'Tantalite'
Tantalite-(Fe)
Thorianite
Thorite
var: Orangite
Thorogummite
Thortveitite
Titanite
Tombarthite-(Y) (TL)
Topaz
'Tourmaline'
Uraninite
var: Cleveite
Uranophane
Vandendriesscheite
Violarite
Vivianite
Xenotime-(Y)
Yttrialite-(Y)
Yttrotantalite-(Y)
Zeolite Group
Zircon
var: Alvite


114 entries listed. 78 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

Localities in this Region

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References

- 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 86-107
- Larsen, R. B., Polvé M. and Juve, G. (2000): Granite pegmatite quartz from Evje-Iveland: trace element chemistry and implications for the formation of high purity quartz. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse Bulletin 436: 57-65
- Hansen, G. H. (2001): Mineralene i Evje - Iveland. Published by Froland Mineral Center. 88 p
- Revheim, O. (2001) : Tantalmineraler i Evje og Iveland. STEIN 28 (3): 28-31
- Axel Müller, Peter M. Ihlen, Rune B. Larsen, John Spratt, Reimar Seltmann (2009): Quartz and garnet chemistry of south Norwegian pegmatites and its implications for pegmatite genesis. Estudos Geológicos 19, 20-24. [http://www.ufpe.br/estudosgeologicos/paginas/edicoes/2009192/2009192t03.pdf]
- Müller, A.,Rumsey, M. & Ihlen, P.M. (2010): Pegmatittmineraler fra Evje-Iveland i samlingen til Naturhistorisk Museum i London. Stein. 37: (4): 8-14

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