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Rossås 01 Feldspar Quarry, Rossås, Iveland, Agder, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
Rossås 01 Feldspar QuarryQuarry
RossåsFarm
IvelandMunicipality
AgderCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 25' 32'' North , 7° 52' 48'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Vennesla10,931 (2014)18.3km
Birkeland2,254 (2010)23.1km
Tveit1,397 (2010)25.6km
Strai1,266 (2013)26.4km
Justvik1,630 (2014)26.9km
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ClubLocationDistance
Sørlandets GeologiforeningKristiansand31km
Mindat Locality ID:
189449
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:189449:6
GUID (UUID V4):
b9b214e3-67d2-4a0c-ab7c-fcfbad3fa0c8
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rosås 1
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Rossås 1 (Storegruva), Rossås, Iveland, Agder, Norge


A granite pegmatite quarried for feldspar and located south of the farm Rossås near the lake Stemtjern. The outer zone of the pegmatite is rich in graphic granite. Partly filled with water.

Bjørlykke locality nr. 14

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8 valid minerals.

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'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Habit: large thin flakes
'Euxenite Group'
Euxenite-(Y) ?
Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Habit: small nodules without crystal faces
Description: Listed by Bjørlykke (1934) as euxenite group.
'Fergusonite'
Keiviite-(Y) ?
Formula: Y2Si2O7
Description: It is a high probabality that the metamict mineral that has been described from the pegmatites of Evje-Iveland area as thalenite-(Y), in fact is keiviite-(Y) (ref: Neumann 1985, p 157 + pers. commentary Gunnar Raade 1988)
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
'Moonstone'
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Thalénite-(Y) ?
Formula: Y3Si3O10F
Description: It is a high probabality that the metamict mineral that has been described from the pegmatites of Evje-Iveland area as thalenite-(Y), in fact is keiviite-(Y) (ref: Neumann 1985, p 157 + pers. commentary Gunnar Raade 1988)
Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
Habit: small nodules without crystal faces
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zircon var. Alvite
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Euxenite-(Y) ?4.DG.05(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon
var. Alvite
9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Keiviite-(Y) ?9.BC.05Y2Si2O7
Thalénite-(Y) ?9.BJ.20Y3Si3O10F
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
'Moonstone'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Fergusonite'-
'Euxenite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
OOxygen
O Zircon var. AlviteZr(SiO4)
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
O Keiviite-(Y)Y2Si2O7
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MonaziteREE(PO4)
O QuartzSiO2
O Thalénite-(Y)Y3Si3O10F
O Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F Thalénite-(Y)Y3Si3O10F
NaSodium
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si Zircon var. AlviteZr(SiO4)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Keiviite-(Y)Y2Si2O7
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Thalénite-(Y)Y3Si3O10F
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
P MonaziteREE(PO4)
P Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
YYttrium
Y Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Y Keiviite-(Y)Y2Si2O7
Y Thalénite-(Y)Y3Si3O10F
Y Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zr Zircon var. AlviteZr(SiO4)
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
CeCerium
Ce Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
TaTantalum
Ta Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
ThThorium
Th Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
UUranium
U Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6

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