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Iceland's zeolites

Last Updated: 2nd Aug 2008

By Dagmara Lesiow

Iceland is my favourite country. It's place of magic and new born land... And of course what makes it more special is plenty location of zeolites.

On the Iceland are those zeolites:


ANALCIME
CHABAZITEEPISTILBITE
ERIONITE
GARRONITE
GISMONDINE
HEULANDITE
LAUMONTITE
LEVYNE
MESOLITE
MORDENITE
NATROLITE
PHILLIPSITE
SCOLECITE
STILBITE
THOMSONITE
YUGAWARALITE


For now I borrowed pictures of other collectors, but in the future I will add photos of my specimens too...

Here is the list : name of zeolite and all localizations it was found:

ANALCIME
+Akureyri
+Ulfarsfell, Mosfellsbaer
+Nordurardalur
+Road No. 1 roadcut, Heiđarvatn, Breiđdalsheidi, Suđur-Múlasysla
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ANALCIME, CHABAZITE

+Trolladyngja
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ANALCIME

+Sog river, Trolladyngja

CHABAZITE
+Ulfarsfell, Mosfellsbaer
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CHABAZITE with calcite

+Nordurardalur
+Reydarfjördur
+Skagafell, Reydarfjördur
+Road No. 1 roadcut, Heiđarvatn, Breiđdalsheidi, Suđur-Múlasysla

EPISTILBITE
+Fossárfell, Berufjördur
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EPISTILBITE

+Raudafell, Berufjördur
+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur
+Djupidalur, Breiddalur
+Breidhdalur-Berufjordur area

ERIONITE
+Breidhdalur-Berufjordur area
+Hofsa
+Hvalstod, Hvalfjordur
+Svignaskard

GARRONITE
+Reydarfjördur

GISMONDINE
+Reydarfjördur
+Skagafell, Reydarfjördur
07668720014947398384113.jpg
GISMONDINE, THOMSONITE, CHABAZITE


HEULANDITE
+Bulandsdalur, Berufjördur
+Bulandstindur, Berufjördur
+Fossárfell, Berufjördur
+Raudafell, Berufjördur
+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur
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HEULANDITE

+Djupidalur, Breiddalur
+Breidhdalur-Berufjordur area
+Djupifjördur
+Road #1 road-cut, Haugar
+Hvalstod, Hvalfjordur
+Helgustadir Mine, Reydarfjord
+Skaftafell

LAUMONTITE
+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur
+Road #1 road-cut, Haugar
+Hvalstod, Hvalfjordur
+Helgustadir Mine, Reydarfjord
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STILBITE, LAUMONTITE, HEULANDITE, quartz

+Skaftafell

LEVYNE
+Akureyri
+Brattabrekka, Hvammer, Nordurardalur
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LEVYNE

+Reydarfjördur
+Skagafell, Reydarfjördur
+Sog river, Trolladyngja
02347230014947398394547.jpg
LEVYNE


MESOLITE
+Bulandsdalur, Berufjördur
+Raudafell, Berufjördur
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MESOLITE

+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur
+Djupidalur, Breiddalur
+Trolladyngja

MORDENITE
+Fossárfell, Berufjördur
+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur
+Hestháls, Skorradalur, Borgarfjarđarsýsla
+Trolladyngja
+Sog river, Trolladyngja
07327280014947398395913.jpg
MORDENITE


NATROLITE
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MY NATROLITE

+Berufjördur
+Road #1 road-cut, Haugar
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NATROLITE

+Svignaskard

PHILLIPSITE
+Nordurardalur

SCOLECITE
+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur
+Djupidalur, Breiddalur
+Breidhdalur-Berufjordur area
+Svignaskard

STILBITE
+Raudafell, Berufjördur
+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur
00607880017055300739598.jpg
STILBITE

+Hestháls, Skorradalur, Borgarfjarđarsýsla
+Djupidalur, Breiddalur
+Djupifjördur
+Road #1 road-cut, Haugar
+Hvalstod, Hvalfjordur
+Helgustadir Mine, Reydarfjord
+Reydarfjördur
+Skaftafell
+Svignaskard

THOMSONITE
+Bulandsdalur, Berufjördur
+Djupidalur, Breiddalur
06233680014947398409416.jpg
THOMSONITE, CHABAZITE

+Skagafell, Reydarfjördur
+Road No. 1 roadcut, Heiđarvatn, Breiđdalsheidi, Suđur-Múlasysla

YUGAWARALITE
+Road #1 road-cut, Haugar
+Hvalfjordur
+Hvalstod, Hvalfjordur
+Snaefellsnes
+Svignaskard
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YUGARAWALITE, ERIONITE



And here the list - localization and theirs zeolites:

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ZEOLITES ON ICELAND


+Akureyri (5)- ANALCIME, LEVYNE

+ Berufjordur area (3) - EPISTILBITE, ERIONITE, HEULANDITE, MESOLITE, MORDENITE, SCOLECITE, STILBITE-Ca
+Bulandsdalur, Berufjördur - HEULANDITE, MESOLITE, THOMSONITE
+Fossárfell, Berufjördur - EPISTILBITE, HEULANDITE, MORDENITE
+Raudafell, Berufjördur - EPISTILBITE, HEULANDITE, MESOLITE, STILBITE
+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur - EPISTILBITE, HEULANDITE, LAUMONTITE, MESOLITE, MORDENITE, SCOLECITE, STILBITE
+Breidhdalur, Berufjordur area - EPISTILBITE, ERIONITE, HEULANDITE, SCOLECITE, STILBITE-Ca

+Djupidalur (not on the map)
+Djupidalur, Breiddalur - EPISTILBITE, HEULANDITE, MESOLITE, SCOLECITE, STILBITE

+Helgustadir Mine, Reydarfjord (4) - HEULANDITE, LAUMONTITE, STILBITE

+Hestháls, Skorradalur, Borgarfjarđarsýsla (not on the map)- MORDENITE, STILBITE

+Hofsa (not on the map)- ERIONITE

+Hvalfjordur (9)
+Hvalstod, Hvalfjordur - ERIONITE, HEULANDITE, LAUMONTITE, STILBITE, YUGARAWALITE

+Nordurardalur (6)-ANALCIME, CHABAZITE, LEVYNE-Ca, PHILLIPSITE, THOMSONITE-Ca
+Brattabrekka, Hvammer, Nordurardalur - LEVYNE-Ca

+Road #1 road-cut, Haugar(7)- HEULANDITE, LAUMONTITE, NATROLITE, STELLERITE, STILBITE, YUGARAWALITE

+Road No. 1 roadcut, Heiđarvatn, Breiđdalsheidi, Suđur-Múlasysla (not on the map)- ANALCIME, CHABAZITE, THOMSONITE

+Skaftafell (11) - HEULANDITE, LAUMONTITE, STILBITE

+Reydarfjördur
+Skagafell, Reydarfjördur (W Iceland - not on the map)- CHABAZITE, GISMONDINE, LEVYNE, THOMSONITE

+Snaefellsnes (10) - YUGARAWALITE

+Trolladyngja (8)
+Sog river, Trolladyngja - ANALCIME, LEVYNE, MORDENITE, MESOLITE?

+Svignaskard (1) - ERIONITE, NATROLITE, SCOLECITE, STILBITE, YUGAWARALITE

+Ulfarsfell, Mosfellsbaer (2) - ANALCIME, CHABAZITE

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