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Kariåsen, Vesterøya, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway

Several dykes of larvikite pegmatites exposed during construction of Kariåsen idrettspark. The locality is refered to in Hansen (1981) as "Vindal" which is another locality located in the neighbourhood.



References:
- Hansen, R. (1981): Mineralnotater. NAGS-nytt 8 (4), 18 (in norwegian)

- Berge, S. A. & Andersen, F. (2002): Mineralforekomster i Sandefjordområdet. Bergverksmuseets Skrift 20, 50-59





Mineral List:
  • Aenigmatite
    Na
     
    2
    Fe
    2+
    5
    TiO
     
    2
    (Si
     
    6
    O
     
    18
    )
    Reference: [Berge, S. A. & Andersen, F. (2002): Mineralforekomster i Sandefjordområdet. Bergverksmuseets Skrift 20, 50-59]
  • Allanite-(Ce)
    {CaCe}{Al
     
    2
    Fe
    2+
     
    }[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    |Si
     
    2
    O
     
    7
    ]
    Reference: [Engvoldsen,T.,Andersen, F.,Berge, S.A. & Burvald, I. (1991): Pegmatittmineraler fra Larvik ringkompleks. STEIN 18(1),15-71]
  • 'Apatite'
    Reference: [Hansen, R. (1981): Mineralnotater. NAGS-nytt 8 (4), 18 (in norwegian)]
  • Bastnäsite-(Ce)
    (Ce,La)[F|CO
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [Engvoldsen,T.,Andersen, F.,Berge, S.A. & Burvald, I. (1991): Pegmatittmineraler fra Larvik ringkompleks. STEIN 18(1),15-71]
  • Bertrandite
    Be
     
    4
    [(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    2
    O
     
    7
    ]
    Reference: [Engvoldsen,T.,Andersen, F.,Berge, S.A. & Burvald, I. (1991): Pegmatittmineraler fra Larvik ringkompleks. STEIN 18(1),15-71]
  • Elpidite
    Na
     
    2
    ZrSi
     
    6
    O
     
    15
    ·3H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Engvoldsen,T.,Andersen, F.,Berge, S.A. & Burvald, I. (1991): Pegmatittmineraler fra Larvik ringkompleks. STEIN 18(1),15-71]
  • Epididymite
    Na
     
    2
    Be
     
    2
    Si
     
    6
    O
     
    15
    ·H
     
    2
    O
    Habit: elongated prismatic xls
    Reference: [Engvoldsen,T.,Andersen, F.,Berge, S.A. & Burvald, I. (1991): Pegmatittmineraler fra Larvik ringkompleks. STEIN 18(1),15-71]
  • Eudialyte Group
    Reference: [Berge, S. A. & Andersen, F. (2002): Mineralforekomster i Sandefjordområdet. Bergverksmuseets Skrift 20, 50-59]
  • Ferrokentbrooksite
    Na
     
    15
    Ca
     
    6
    (Fe,Mn)
     
    3
    Zr
     
    3
    NbSi
     
    25
    O
     
    73
    (O,OH,H
     
    2
    O)
     
    3
    Cl
     
    2
    Reference: [O. Johnson, J.D. Grice & R.A. Gault (2003) Can. Mineral. 41, 55-60]
  • Helvite
    Mn
    2+
    4
    Be
     
    3
    [S|(SiO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [Knut Edvard Larsen collection]
  • Magnesiokatophorite
    Na[CaNa][Mg
     
    4
    (Al,Fe
    3+
     
    )][(OH)
     
    2
    |AlSi
     
    7
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Reference: []
  • Parisite-(Ce)
    Ca(Ce,La)
     
    2
    [F
     
    2
    |(CO
     
    3
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [Knut Edvard Larsen collection]
  • Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Hansen, R. (1981): Mineralnotater. NAGS-nytt 8 (4), 18 (in norwegian)]
  • Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Hansen, R. (1981): Mineralnotater. NAGS-nytt 8 (4), 18 (in norwegian)]
  • Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Hansen, R. (1981): Mineralnotater. NAGS-nytt 8 (4), 18 (in norwegian)]


    15 entries listed. 13 valid minerals.

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