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Rhodochrosite from
A/S Granit Quarry, Tuften (Tuften 1 Quarry; Tuften 2 Quarry), Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway


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A/S Granit Quarry, Tuften (Tuften 1 Quarry; Tuften 2 Quarry), Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
© Peter Andresen
Description
Comments:"Crystals" to 4 cm, "frozen" into feldspar, of a pink carbonate, surounded by manganese oxides, was found in Desember 2007. Analyse of this carbonate, done by Alf Olav Larsen gave this result; ca 65% MnCO3, 30% FeCO3 and 5% CaCO3.
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
References
References:Collection of Peter Andresen.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodochrosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view A/S Granit Quarry, Tuften (Tuften 1 Quarry; Tuften 2 Quarry), Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
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