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Oerstedite

Colour:Reddish-brown
A variety of Zircon

Spelling variant of Œrstedtite.
Varietal name used by Forchhammer (1835) for a metamict/altered zircon from Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway (see also Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index").

Classification of Oerstedite

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Physical Properties of Oerstedite

Colour:Reddish-brown

Other Names for Oerstedite

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Spanish:Oerstedita

Other Information

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    Localities for Oerstedite

    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Norway
     
    • Aust-Agder
    		Forchhammer (1835a and 1835b); Neumann (1985, p. 138); Raade (1996, p. 58).
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