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Nordenskiöldine from
Arøya (Arö; Store Arøya), Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway


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Arøya (Arö; Store Arøya), Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
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Description
Type Locality:Arøya (Arö; Store Arøya), Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway is the type locality for Nordenskiöldine
Comments:Brøgger found nordenskiöldine in a small pegmatite on the west side of Arøya. He blow up the entire vein to get enough material for examination. The mineral was not found again before in 1979, when H.C. Aadahl found some in a loose material blown out from a pegmatite not far away from the type locality. The last finding was only four samples.
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Rarity at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:Brøgger (1887 and 1890, p. 64); Geologiska Föeningens I Stockholm. Förhandlinger, Stockholm (1887): 9, 247-274; Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 333; Neumann (1985): 103).
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Nordenskiöldine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Arøya (Arö; Store Arøya), Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
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