Iceland's zeolites
Last Updated: 2nd Aug 2008By 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
+Trolladyngja
+Sog river, Trolladyngja
CHABAZITE
+Ulfarsfell, Mosfellsbaer
+Nordurardalur
+Reydarfjördur
+Skagafell, Reydarfjördur
+Road No. 1 roadcut, Heiđarvatn, Breiđdalsheidi, Suđur-Múlasysla
EPISTILBITE
+Fossárfell, Berufjördur
+Raudafell, Berufjördur
+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur
+Djupidalur, Breiddalur
+Breidhdalur-Berufjordur area
ERIONITE
+Breidhdalur-Berufjordur area
+Hofsa
+Hvalstod, Hvalfjordur
+Svignaskard
GARRONITE
+Reydarfjördur
GISMONDINE
+Reydarfjördur
+Skagafell, Reydarfjördur
HEULANDITE
+Bulandsdalur, Berufjördur
+Bulandstindur, Berufjördur
+Fossárfell, Berufjördur
+Raudafell, Berufjördur
+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur
+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
+Skaftafell
LEVYNE
+Akureyri
+Brattabrekka, Hvammer, Nordurardalur
+Reydarfjördur
+Skagafell, Reydarfjördur
+Sog river, Trolladyngja
MESOLITE
+Bulandsdalur, Berufjördur
+Raudafell, Berufjördur
+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur
+Djupidalur, Breiddalur
+Trolladyngja
MORDENITE
+Fossárfell, Berufjördur
+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur
+Hestháls, Skorradalur, Borgarfjarđarsýsla
+Trolladyngja
+Sog river, Trolladyngja
NATROLITE
+Berufjördur
+Road #1 road-cut, Haugar
+Svignaskard
PHILLIPSITE
+Nordurardalur
SCOLECITE
+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur
+Djupidalur, Breiddalur
+Breidhdalur-Berufjordur area
+Svignaskard
STILBITE
+Raudafell, Berufjördur
+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur
+Hestháls, Skorradalur, Borgarfjarđarsýsla
+Djupidalur, Breiddalur
+Djupifjördur
+Road #1 road-cut, Haugar
+Hvalstod, Hvalfjordur
+Helgustadir Mine, Reydarfjord
+Reydarfjördur
+Skaftafell
+Svignaskard
THOMSONITE
+Bulandsdalur, Berufjördur
+Djupidalur, Breiddalur
+Skagafell, Reydarfjördur
+Road No. 1 roadcut, Heiđarvatn, Breiđdalsheidi, Suđur-Múlasysla
YUGAWARALITE
+Road #1 road-cut, Haugar
+Hvalfjordur
+Hvalstod, Hvalfjordur
+Snaefellsnes
+Svignaskard
And here the list - localization and theirs zeolites:
+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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Sources: www.mindat.org, www.maps.google.co.uk
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
+Trolladyngja
+Sog river, Trolladyngja
CHABAZITE
+Ulfarsfell, Mosfellsbaer
+Nordurardalur
+Reydarfjördur
+Skagafell, Reydarfjördur
+Road No. 1 roadcut, Heiđarvatn, Breiđdalsheidi, Suđur-Múlasysla
EPISTILBITE
+Fossárfell, Berufjördur
+Raudafell, Berufjördur
+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur
+Djupidalur, Breiddalur
+Breidhdalur-Berufjordur area
ERIONITE
+Breidhdalur-Berufjordur area
+Hofsa
+Hvalstod, Hvalfjordur
+Svignaskard
GARRONITE
+Reydarfjördur
GISMONDINE
+Reydarfjördur
+Skagafell, Reydarfjördur
HEULANDITE
+Bulandsdalur, Berufjördur
+Bulandstindur, Berufjördur
+Fossárfell, Berufjördur
+Raudafell, Berufjördur
+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur
+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
+Skaftafell
LEVYNE
+Akureyri
+Brattabrekka, Hvammer, Nordurardalur
+Reydarfjördur
+Skagafell, Reydarfjördur
+Sog river, Trolladyngja
MESOLITE
+Bulandsdalur, Berufjördur
+Raudafell, Berufjördur
+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur
+Djupidalur, Breiddalur
+Trolladyngja
MORDENITE
+Fossárfell, Berufjördur
+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur
+Hestháls, Skorradalur, Borgarfjarđarsýsla
+Trolladyngja
+Sog river, Trolladyngja
NATROLITE
+Berufjördur
+Road #1 road-cut, Haugar
+Svignaskard
PHILLIPSITE
+Nordurardalur
SCOLECITE
+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur
+Djupidalur, Breiddalur
+Breidhdalur-Berufjordur area
+Svignaskard
STILBITE
+Raudafell, Berufjördur
+Teigarhorn, Berufjördur
+Hestháls, Skorradalur, Borgarfjarđarsýsla
+Djupidalur, Breiddalur
+Djupifjördur
+Road #1 road-cut, Haugar
+Hvalstod, Hvalfjordur
+Helgustadir Mine, Reydarfjord
+Reydarfjördur
+Skaftafell
+Svignaskard
THOMSONITE
+Bulandsdalur, Berufjördur
+Djupidalur, Breiddalur
+Skagafell, Reydarfjördur
+Road No. 1 roadcut, Heiđarvatn, Breiđdalsheidi, Suđur-Múlasysla
YUGAWARALITE
+Road #1 road-cut, Haugar
+Hvalfjordur
+Hvalstod, Hvalfjordur
+Snaefellsnes
+Svignaskard
And here the list - localization and theirs zeolites:
+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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Sources: www.mindat.org, www.maps.google.co.uk
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