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Bråstad Fe Mines, Øyestad, Arendal Iron Mines, Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway



Detailed Mineral List:
'Amphibole Group'
Formula: AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Reference: Uwe Kolitsch collection
'Apatite'
Reference: Uwe Kolitsch collection
Babingtonite
Formula: Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
Reference: Weibye, P. C. (1848): Beiträge zur topograpischen Mineralogie Norwegens. Archiv für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Bergbau und Hüttenkunde. 22: 465-544
Photo: © Alan Goldstein. Babingtonite from Bråstad Fe Mines, Øyestad, Arendal Iron Mines, Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Uwe Kolitsch collection
Clinohumite
Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)9(SiO4)4(F,OH)2
Reference: Neumann, H. (1985): Norges Mineraler. Norges geologiske Undersøkelse Skrifter 68, p. 147
Dravite
Formula: Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Reference: Kolitsch, U., Husdal, T. A., Brandstätter, F. & Ertl, A. (2011) : New crystal-chemical data for members of the tourmaline group from Norway: occurences of fluor-schorl and luinaite-(OH). Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 46, 17-24.
Epidote
Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Reference: Alan Goldstein specimen and photo.
Photo: © Alan Goldstein. Epidote from Bråstad Fe Mines, Øyestad, Arendal Iron Mines, Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway
'Garnet'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: Uwe Kolitsch collection
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm # 19252891
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: Weibye, P. C. (1848): Beiträge zur topograpischen Mineralologie Norwegens. Archiv für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Bergbau und Hüttenkunde. 22: 465-544
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Reference: Holm,C. (1824): Samlinger til Norges topographiske Mineralogie 1: Fortegnelse over de i Omegnen af Arendal forekommende Fossilier. Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne, 2: 111-115


11 entries listed. 8 valid minerals.
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