Locality type:

Pegmatite

Classification

Species:

Corundum

Formula:

Al₂O₃

Comments:

Found in plumasite-pegmatite cutting through olivine-anorthosite.

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Bekkarfjordnes, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

231696

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:231696:3

GUID (UUID V4):

5d59494b-8e1f-4e8d-8b3c-12da8b651f8d

Nearest other occurrences of Corundum

9.2km (5.7 miles)

ⓘ Hakstabben, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway

10.2km (6.4 miles)

ⓘ Ørnetind, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway

27.8km (17.3 miles)

ⓘ Lillebukt Nepheline Mine, Stjernøya Island, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway

28.6km (17.8 miles)

ⓘ Nabbaren Mountain, Stjernøya Island, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway

References

Barth, Tom (1927) Die Pegmatitgänge der Kaledonischen Intrusivgesteine im Seiland-Gebiete. Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi i Oslo Skrifter - I Mathematisk-Naturvidenskapelig Klasse Vol. 1927 (8) Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi i Oslo

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	*Robins, B. (1984) Petrography and petrogenesis of nephelinized metagabbros from Finnmark, Northern Norway. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 86 (2) 170-177 doi:10.1007/bf00381844*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	petrogenesis of nephelinized metagabbros from Finnmark, Northern Norway B. Robins Geologisk Institutt Avdeling...Avdeling A, University of Bergen, Norway Abstract. Plagioclase in olivine metagabbros metasomatized by nepheline...within the Seiland Magmatic Province of northern Norway at a late stage of the Finnmarkian tectonothermal...emplacement of the nepheline syenite pegmatites. The Bekkarfjordnes pegmatite crosscuts quartzo-feldspathic gneiss...olivine gabbro from Stjernoy, the protolith at Bekkarfjordnes contains a more sodic plagioclase and a more
	*Barth, Tom F. W. (1953) The layered gabbro series at Seiland, Northern Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse* 184 p.191-197.**	Report (chapter)
	The Layered Gabbro Series at Seiland, Northern Norway. By Tom. F. W. Barth With 4 text-figures. Seiland...Seiland is a large island on the northern coast of Norway, covering about 600 km2 . It lies within the zone...musco vite,': biotite, magnetite, apatite, zircon, corundum, columbite, fergusonite. 7. Gabbro pegmatites:...inhomogeneous canadite pegmatite striking westward from Bekkarfjordnes for many kilometers and attaining a width of

Corundum from Bekkarfjordnes, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway

Corundum from
Bekkarfjordnes, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway