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Armenite from
Armen Mine, Overberget Mining Field, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Armenite
Formula:Ba(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Armenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Armen Mine, Overberget Mining Field, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1156
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1156:3
GUID (UUID V4):57705800-fcad-4e52-95ff-1f289d2413fb
Nearest other occurrences of Armenite
4.4km (2.7 miles) Bratteskjerpet Mine, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
A L MAGAZINE, JUNE 1987, VOL. 51, PP. 317-18 Armenite from Broken Hill, Australia, with comments on...Mineralogical Museum, Oslo, collected in the Armen Mine, Kongsberg, Norway, in 1877. It was therefore something... anal. 2), which was eventually identified as armenite. The difficulty was to concentrate it sufficiently...the characteristic X-ray diffraction pattern: armenite and bytownite have nearly identical densities...methylene iodide-acetone mixtures was an identifiable armenite concentrate obtained. Although no other Ba-Ca
Report (issue)
BaCa2 Al6 Si9 O30 ² 2H2 O Armenite c 2001 ° Mineral Data Publishing, version 1.2 Crystal Data: Orthorhombic...c = 10.698(1) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Kongsberg, Norway. (ICDD 20-112). 3.86 (100), 3.41 (90), 2.91...90 0.31 3.14 100.49 100.00 13.35 (1) Kongsberg, Norway. (2) R¶emigny, Canada; by electron microprobe;...group (?). Occurrence: In calcite veins (Kongsberg, Norway); in manganese-metasomatized diorite included...Association: Axinite, pyrrhotite, quartz (Kongsberg, Norway); albite, manganiferous zoisite, piemontite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
A L MAGAZINE, MARCH 1991, VOL 55, PP. 135-138 Armenite from the Middle Dalradian of Scotland TH E rare...rare barium-calcium aluminosilicate armenite [BaCazA13(AI3Si9030).2HzO] forms porphyroblasts in sulphidic...90 km to the SW along strike. Geology Bands of armenite-bearing quartz rock occur in the upper part of...calc-silicate rich sulphidic quartz-rock which contains armenite. The latter member is thicker and represented...about 300 m west of the armenite locality (Gallacher et al., 1989). The armenite-bearing quartz-rock unit
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ms. rec. june 17, 1939. ARMENITE, A NEW MINERAL PRELI MI NARY NO TE BY HE NRI CH NE U MAN N In the...near Kongs­ berg. The mineral is named after Armen Mine, the only locality in which it is found. The...The only existing specimen was collected in this mine by cand. min. O. A. Corneliussen in He signed it...rediscovered by me last February. Crystallography. Pure armenite is colorless and has well devel­ oped prismatic...along an axis parallel to the optic direction x. Armenite has three cleavages :f x cutting each it may
Journal (issue)
cultural standpoint. These are localities rich in mining history and regional flavor; the old drifts and...on silver mining in G erm any.................. by W. Lieber and H. Leyerzapf 3 Kongsberg Famous mineral...mineral localities: the Kongsberg silver mines, N o r w a y .............................................Islet Famous mineral localities: the Silver Islet mine, O n ta rio ............... 49 by W. E. Wilson ...SILVER crystals, 3.3 by 4.5 cm, from the mine, Kongsberg, Norway. (See the this issue.) Keith Proctor collection;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
NEW MINERAL NAMES Armenite Hnr.rnrcrr NruuaNx: Armenite, a new mineral. Preliminary note. Norsk. Geol...sshriJt, 19, 312-313 (1939). N.trtr: Named for the Armen mine. CnBlrrcu, Pnopnnrrns: The cornposition is BaCa:Al6SisO2s...silver-bearing calcite veins of the Armen mine near Kongsberg, Norway. Associated minerals are axinite,...NeMs: for Mr Seyrig, operator of the phlogopite mine. Cnnurclr, Pnopenrrns: Ca(W,Mo)Or, a member of the...Czechoslovakia;formed during the burning of a coal-mine dump. Also reported from wackerdorf, Germany, also
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
422-430, 1992 HrO ordering and superstrucfuresin armenite, BaCarAluSinOro'2HrO: A single-crystalX-ray and...diffraction were used to study armenite samplesfrom the Armen mine, Norway; from R6migny' Quebec,Canada;...Canada; and from Wasenalp, Vallis, Switzerland. All armenite samples studied can be described as cyclic twins...crystal structures of samplesfrom R6migny and the Armen mine were refined from single-crystalX-ray data in...mineral when he reanalyzed a sample from the Armen mine in Norway. Neumann (1941) groupedarmenite as a milarite-related
Report (issue)
GEOLOGISKE UNDERSØKELSE NR. 162 SILVER DEPOSITS AT KONGSBERG (THE MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE OF A NATIVE SILVER- COBALT-NICKEL...Prehnite Asbestos Apophyllite Chlorite. Green ooze Armenite Hyalophane Albite Datolite Natrolite Laumontite...(p. 106) have not up till non been knownTTrom Kongsberg. This alBo applies to stellerite, which is a rather...the pure O-component of the stilbite series. — Armenite (p. 99), a new mineral krom these deposits, has...at the present locality of the mine Kongens grube (His Majesty's Mine). According to tradition the find
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ba,Sr-mineraler i Kongsberg s01vforekomster - en forel0pig rapport Fred Steinar Nordrum, Alf Olav Larsen...bariummineraler er et av de karakteristiske trekk ved Kongsberg s0lvforekomster. Dette har vrert kjent lenge....mikrosonde. Baritt, BaS04 Baritt opptrer over hele Kongsberg ertsdistrikt, men opptrer i enkelte arer i st0rre...-~-'-'.- \. \ Krystalltegninger av baritt fra Kongsberg, etter Vogt (1908). 43 BariU fra GoUes Hulfe...mineralet opptrer i sveert mange av forekomstene i Kongsberg ertsdistrikl. Seerlig mye er det fun net i stoll
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1999 Si, Al ordering in the double-ring silicate armenite, BaCa2Al6Si9O30·2H2O: A single-crystal X-ray and...Switzerland ABSTRACT The 29Si MAS NMR spectrum of armenite from Wasenalp (Valais, Switzerland) indicates...295.0, and 2101.8 ppm) were also measured for armenite from Rémigny (Quebec, Canada), however, the intensity...single-crystal data on an optically homogeneous domain of armenite from Rémigny was collected on a threecircle diffractometer...Wasenalp armenite and structurally related milarite from Val Giuf. In general, milarite and armenite show
Journal (issue)
Articles Large barite crystals from the Elandsrand gold mine, South A fr ic a ........................................ 177 by B. Cairncross & B. Rademeyer Kongsberg r e v isite d ..................................Paterson (NJ), Brumado district Museum, Himalaya mine $10 (Brazil), Bosch Collection $10 v.9/#5 Turkish...Pit (PA-MD), Mcguinnessite v Pereta Mine (Italy), Cetine Mine (Italy) v Mineral Fraud, LeadhillsWanlockhead...$10 v .15/#5 Jacupiranga mine (Brazil), Jensen quarry (CA), Cunha Baixa mine, Paulkerrite $10 .16/#4
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of useful elements for thousands of years. This mining activity, at least in Switzerland, came to an almost...as well as the spectacular Ba minerals (e.g.. armenite) found in the Alps are products of such remobilization...are given in table 5. Lercheltini zone-commercial mining for anatase: It is not clear which mineral occurrence...unfortu- Table 9. Minerals from Falotta (abandoned Mn mine). Other nonsilicates Arsenates arseniosiderite...MINERALS Armenite, BaCa2A1,(Si,0,,)~2H,0, orthorhombic/pseudohexagonal The mineral armenite, originally
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
www.elsevier.com/locate/gca Molecular H2O in armenite, BaCa2Al6Si9O302H2O, and epididymite, Na2Be2Si6O15H2O:...May 2010; available online 9 June 2010 Abstract Armenite, ideal formula BaCa2Al6Si9O302H2O, and its dehydrated...molecule. The determined structural formula for armenite is Ba0.88(0.01)Ca1.99(0.02)Na0.04(0.01)Al5.89(0...assigned. The powder X-ray diffraction data show that armenite and its dehydrated analog have similar structures...H2O-free phases. The standard entropy at 298 K for armenite is S° = 795.7 ± 6.2 J/mol K and its dehydrated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
gruppen, nemlig armenitt (originalbeskrevet fra Kongsberg (Neumann 1941 )), osumilitt (fra Rogaland (Maijer...bariummineralet er originalbeskrevet fra Armen gruve pa Kongsberg, og bare funnet pa en pr0ve i sin tid...gjort i 1998 i Bratteskjerpet i Saggrenda ved Kongsberg (Nordrum et al. 2003), hvor det ble funnet hvite...bazzite in granite pegmatite in T0rdal, Telemark, Norway. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 38,229243...milarite group from the Heftetjern pegmatite, T0rdal, Norway: description and crystal stucture. Canadian Mineralogist
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the mineral armenite BaCarAla(AlrSieOBo)'2H2O, found in the Armen Mine at Kdnigsberg, Norway (Neumann,...osumilite-typephasesis suggested' The mineral armenite can easily be fitted into this scheme as already...temperature it is biaxial negative with small 2V. Armenite (Neumann, 1941)is also biaxial negative with refractive...crystals are optically negative like milarite and armenite. The fact that osumilite and also KzO .5MgO.12SiO...Minerol., 41, 10+-116. Norsk Nnuuaxr, H. (1941), Armenite, a water-bearing barium-calcium-alumosilicate
Journal (issue)
Leihgeber sind u.a. das Norwegische Bergbaumuseum Kongsberg, Torgeir T. Garmo und Frode Anderson, Finder der...Aktuelle Neufunde von der Wessels Mine, Südafrika• Die Parker Mine, Notre Dame du Laus, Quebec • Gemalte...davon aufzuspüren . Von den funkelnden, farbigen Mine- Danken möchte ich abschließend noch Prof. Dr....von der Armen-Mine, Kongsberg/Norwegen , entdeckte, wurde von ihm 1939 als neue Mineralart Armen it beschrieben...Armenit-Fundstellen bekannt geworden : • Armen-Mine, Kongsberg/ Norwegen (NEUMANN, 1939) • Remigny, Quebec/Canada
Journal (issue)
BaCa2Al 6 sI 9 O30 .2H 2 0, waarvan in de Armen mijn, Kongsberg , Noorwegen slechts één groepje was gevonden...gesteentevormen d mineraal 1 Literatuu r MASON B . (1987), " Armenite from Broken Hill, Australia, with comments o n...317-318 . SIBTSEN J .C . (1987), " Zilver uit Kongsberg, Noorwege n " , Geonieuw s 12(7), 134-138 . H...minerals from Wetgroove s Mine, Aysgarth, Yorkshire (GB ) 18-20 South Crofty Mine - Cornwall (GB ) 21 Barite...Geologie des Bergbaugebiets vo n Leogang . 116-9 The mining companies : an anatate d bíbliography . 2 No urineral
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
7-59, 223.] Armenite. H. Neumann, 1939. Norsk Geol. Tidsskrift, vol. 19, p. 312 (Armenite). Hydrated alnmiuo-silicate...pseudo-hexagonal (orthorhombic ?) crystals from Armen mine, Kongsberg, Norway. Named from the locality. [M.A. 7-468...named from the locality, Berezovsk (BepesoscK), a mining village 13 kin. ME. of Ekaterinburg (now Sverdlovsk)... resulting from underground fires in the Kalata mine, Kirovgrad, Ural. Named after Mr. S. M. Kirov (C...Ferrohumite). Humito containing FeO 44.47 ~ from Sadon mine, northern Caucasus. This mineral was later referred
Report (issue)
denne regel; vi kunde nevne sølvforekomstene på Kongsberg og noen telemarkske ertsforekomster, men heller...-Ak. Hand!. Stockh. 1840, 191. Armenit. Armen gruve, Kongsberg. H. Neumann, N. G. T. 19, 312, 1940. Datolit... Tallrike og delvis betydelige forekomster i Kongsberg-distriktet, hvor sølvet mest opptrer i kalkspatganger...(54) (89). Gyldisk sølv. (Ag, Au). Sjeldenhet på Kongsberg og Skara i Eiker (75) ( 134). Mikroskopisk i erts...pallasiten fra Finnmark. Arsen. As. Sjeldenhet fra Kongsberg sølvgruver (75) ( 134). Vismut. Bi. Funnet i små
Book
of, FRG) Great Britain Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Swi~erland 181 13 63 72...mineral species: an exception is the mining museum of Kongsberg, Norway, showing only a single species (silver)...aspects of Africa and its inhabitants, such as mining, agriculture, zoology, special botany, prehistoric...Hardenbergstr. 42, D-1000 Berlin 12 030-314-2254 Mining and metallurgy building, at Ernst-Reuter Square...Dr S. Herting (Mrs) Notes The original Royal Mining Academy of Berlin was founded in 1770 by a decree
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sulphides. Localities. Silver is found at Kongsberg, Norway, sometimes as fine, large speci¬ mens; at...Keweenaw area of north Michigan; at the Copper Queen mine, Bisbee, Arizona and at Georgetown, New Mexico....often obtained by individual prospectors by placer mining. It is found along the mountain ranges of the western...areas including Kimberley, Pretoria (the Premier mine is in this area), and Jagersfontein in the Orange...Localities. Lead is found in Sweden at the Harstig mine, Pajsberg; from the gold placers of the Ural Mountains
Book (edition)
Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...authors and a stud) of recent literature in the field of mineralogy. Current encyclopedic books mostly...Rice, Dolores co., both Colorado, at the Questa mine, Taos co., New 1994. Abernathyite K2[(UOJ 2l(AsO_J2]•6HzO...Harding Co .. South Dakota. and at the Fuemrole No2 mine, Emery co .. Utah. Also at Menzenschwand Scbwarzwald...mainly in crystals to 5 cm at the Himmelsftirst mine, Freiberg, both Saxony, Germany. In the subtropical
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crystallographers, geologists, petrologists, geochemists, mining engineers, mineral assayers, curators, collectors...included: En¬ gland, Scotland, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain...chemist and mineralogist; student of Torbern Bergman; mine owner and mineral analyst; trained J. J. Berzelius...Louis Cordier (1777-1861), French geologist and mining engineer; student of Haiiy; helped enlarge the...identified as scientists, or related to mineral mining, collecting, or exploration, there are some cases
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K(U02)As04*3H20, Tet. Vitreous yellow. Fuemrole mine, Temple Mt., Emery Co., Utah, USA. H= 2-3, Djjj=...grey, bluish-grey, yellow, light green. Langban mine, Filipstad (near), Varmland, Sweden. H= 5, Djjj=3... greenish-black. Rundemyr, Eker, Kongsberg (near), Buskerud, Norway. H= 6, Djji= 3.5, D(.= 3.577, VIIID...5As30ig, E Rhom. Translucent blue-green. Terres mine, St. Ausdell, Cornwall, England and/or Johanngeorgenstadt...resinous black, brown, yellow. Urstad, Hittero, Norway (S). H= 5-6, Djjj= 4.95, D(.=?, IVD 11. Levinson
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In the shafts and tunnels of a sixteenth-century mine INTRODUCTION arabic^groffcvinditaris.f} norrafludd9...of improving communication over a very complex field. Most of the important current literature appears...make commercial assessments that are outside the field of the laboratory mineralogist. But the two professions...the metal ruthenium. This photograph, made with a field-ion microscope, shows a tiny area of the crystal's...sul¬ phides that you will meet frequently outside mining areas are those of iron, namely pyrite, FeS2, and
 
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