Falkenstenite
A mixture of two or more distinct mineral species
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Crystal System:
Tetragonal
A Mixture Of:
Re-examination of the original material (from Falkensten, Horten-Borre, Vestfold, Norway) showed that "Falkenstenite" should be regarded as a mixture - probably of plagioclase, clinopyroxene and chlorite (Raade, 1996).
Formerly considered an incompletely examined zeolite mineral [Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"].
Formerly considered an incompletely examined zeolite mineral [Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"].
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
1445
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:1445:4
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
8b1b891a-2829-42e1-851f-355a38df7e4a
Pronunciation of Falkenstenite
Pronunciation:
Play | Recorded by | Country |
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Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
Crystallography of Falkenstenite
Crystal System:
Tetragonal
Other Language Names for Falkenstenite
German:Falkenstenit
Spanish:Falkenstenita
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Falkenstenite
Reference List:
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Barth, T.F. (1945): Studies on the igneous rock complex of the Oslo region V. Falkenstenite, a New Zeolite in Variolite from Horten, and the surface conditions during the Effusion of the Oldest Permian Lavas. Skrifter utgitt av Det Norske Videnskaps-.Akademi i Oslo, I. Mat.-Naturv. Klasse 1945 nr 8, 13-22.
Raade, G. (1996): Minerals originally described from Norway. Including notes on type material. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 11, 104 pp
Internet Links for Falkenstenite
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Localities for Falkenstenite
Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Norway | |
| Barth, T.F.W. (1945): (1945): Studies on the igneous rock complex of the Oslo region V. Falkenstenite, a New Zeolite in Variolite from Horten, and the surface conditions during the Effusion of the Oldest Permian Lavas. Skrifter utgitt av Det Norske Videnskaps-.Akademi i Oslo, I. Mat.-Naturv. Klasse 1945 nr 8, 13-22. |