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Alvite

A variety of Zircon

A metamict, often Hf-rich variety of Zircon from granite pegmatites.
Original analysis (1855) of material from several localities in Aust-Agder, Norway, shows major Si, Y, Th, Al, Fe and H2O, and possibly Zr, Be and/or Fe; thus, two distinct minerals may have been involved in the original analyses.

Classification of Alvite

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Other Names for Alvite

Synonyms:
HoegtveititeHogtveitite
Other Languages:
German:Alvit
Hoegtveitit
Hogtveitit
Spanish:Alvita
Hoegtveitita
Hogtveitita

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    Localities for Alvite

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    Norway
     
    • Aust-Agder
      • Arendal
        • Flostadøya
    		Forbes, D. & Dahll, T.(1855): Mineralogiske Iagttagelser omkring Arendal og Kragerö. Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne, 8, p. 228) + Neumann (1985, p. 138); Raade (1996, p. 19).
    Forbes & Dahll (1855, p. 228); Neumann (1985, p. 138); Raade (1996, p. 19).
        • Tromøy
    		Forbes & Dahll (1855, p. 228 and 1857, p. 14); Neumann (1985, p. 138); Raade (1996, p. 19).
      • Evje og Hornnes
    Eger (1910); Shetelig (1922); Shetelig (1931)
      • Gjerstad
    		Bjørlykke, H. (1937): Mineral parageneses of some granite pegmatites near Kragerø, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 17, 1-16
      • Iveland
        • Frøyså
    		Bjørlykke, H. (1934): The Mineral Paragenesis and Classification of the Granite Pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 14, 211-311
    Bjørlykke, H. (1934): The Mineral Paragenesis and Classification of the Granite Pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 14, 211-311
        • Håverstad
    		Bjørlykke, H. (1934): The Mineral Paragenesis and Classification of the Granite Pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 14, 211-311
    Bjørlykke, H. (1934): The Mineral Paragenesis and Classification of the Granite Pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 14, 211-311
    Nilssen, B. (1971): Yttrialite from Ivedal, Iveland, South Norway. Nosk Geologisk Tidsskrift 51, 1-8
    Bjørlykke, H. (1934): The Mineral Paragenesis and Classification of the Granite Pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 14, 211-311
        • Ljosland
    		Bjørlykke, H.( 1934): The Mineral Paragenesis and Classification of the Granite Pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 14, 211-311
    Schetelig, J. (1922): Thortveitit- Ein scandiumsilikat, (Sc, Y)2Si2O7. in Brøgger, W.C, Vogt, Th. & Schetelig, J. (1922): Die Mineralien der südnorwegischen Granitpegmatitgänge. II. Silikate der seltenen Erde. Videnskapsselskapets Skrifter. I.Mat-Naturv. Klasse 1922. 11, 51-87
    Bjørlykke, H. (1934): The Mineral Paragenesis and Classification of the Granite Pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 14, 211-311
        • Mølland
    		Bjørlykke, H. (1934): The Mineral Paragenesis and Classification of the Granite Pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 14, 211-311
    Bjørlykke, H.( 1934): The Mineral Paragenesis and Classification of the Granite Pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 14, 211-311
    Bjørlykke, H. (1934): The Mineral Paragenesis and Classification of the Granite Pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 14, 211-311
        • Rossås (Rosås)
    		Bjørlykke, H.( 1934): The Mineral Paragenesis and Classification of the Granite Pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 14, 211-311
    Bjørlykke, H.( 1934): The Mineral Paragenesis and Classification of the Granite Pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 14, 211-311
        • Tveit
    		Bjørlykke, H. (1934): The Mineral Paragenesis and Classification of the Granite Pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 14, 211-311
    Bjørlykke, H. (1934): The Mineral Paragenesis and Classification of the Granite Pegmatites of Iveland, Setesdal, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 14, 211-311
    • Telemark
      • Drangedal
        • Tørdal
    		Neumann (1985, p. 136).
    Oftedal (1964b); Neumann (1985, p. 137).
    Green, J.C.(1956):"Geology of the Storkollen-Blankenberg area, Kragerø, Norway". Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 36, 89-140
    Green, J.C.(1956):"Geology of the Storkollen-Blankenberg area, Kragerø, Norway". Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 36, 89-140
    • Vest-Agder
      • Lindesnes
        • Vigeland
    		Sverdrup (1960, pp. 154-155); Neumann (1985, p. 136).
    Sweden
     
    • Västergötland
      • Svenljunga
        • Överlida
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