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Kjerstadfjellet, Tjeldøya, Tjeldsund, Troms og Finnmark, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
KjerstadfjelletMountain
TjeldøyaIsland
TjeldsundMunicipality
Troms og FinnmarkCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 27' 40'' North , 16° 11' 7'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
68.46124,16.18532
GeoHash:
G#: uk5t2qcz9
GRN:
N46E05
Type:
Mountain
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lødingen1,808 (2014)9.4km
Ramsund289 (2013)14.0km
Fjelldal334 (2013)17.4km
Evenskjer601 (2014)20.7km
Borkenes1,460 (2014)34.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Harstad GeologiforeningHarstad42km
Mindat Locality ID:
228412
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:228412:8
GUID (UUID V4):
7eb6b407-6f17-47ba-853a-f60b228b5b50
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Kjerstadfjellet, Tjeldøya, Tjeldsund, Troms og Finnmark, Norge


A mountain in the southwestern part of Tjeldøya Island.
Several beryl-bearing pegmatites are known from the area around this mountain (Lindahl 1990), among them the socalled Tjeldøya pegmatite.

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7 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Arsenoflorencite-(Ce)
Formula: CeAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
ⓘ Fluor-schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

Be3Al2(Si6O18)ⓘ Beryl

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘArsenoflorencite-(Ce)8.BL.13CeAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl
var. Aquamarine		9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
ⓘ9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘFluor-schorl9.CK.NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMicrocline
var. Amazonite		9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Arsenoflorencite-(Ce)CeAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Hⓘ Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bⓘ Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
OOxygen
Oⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Oⓘ Arsenoflorencite-(Ce)CeAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oⓘ Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
FFluorine
Fⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Fⓘ Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
NaSodium
Naⓘ Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Alⓘ Arsenoflorencite-(Ce)CeAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Alⓘ Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Siⓘ Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Arsenoflorencite-(Ce)CeAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Arsenoflorencite-(Ce)CeAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n

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References

(n.d.)
Lindahl. I. (1990): Berylliumsundersøkelse på Tjeldøya, Nordland. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse, Rapport 90.006. 79p.
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