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Lille Arøya, Larvik, Vestfold, Norwayi
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Lille ArøyaIsland
LarvikMunicipality
VestfoldCounty
NorwayCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
2490
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2490:0
GUID (UUID V4):
484fe279-08e0-4993-a571-992671e8a454
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Midtre Arøy; Øvre Arøy; Övre-Arö; Ober-Arö; Mittel-Arö
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Lille Arøya (Øvre Arøy), Larvik, Vestfold, Norge


Minerals are found in nepheline-syenite-pegmatites, and this entry covers several small pegmatites, among them the type locality of eudidymite.

Note: Lille Arøya island has also been called 'Midtre Arøy' and 'Øvre Arøy'. Brøgger (1890) usually used 'Ober-Arö', but he also used 'Mittel-Arö'.

See also Vesle Arøya locality (https://www.mindat.org/loc-13700.html).

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30 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 2 erroneous literature entries.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Ancylite-(Ce)
Formula: CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Description: Sæbø (1963) rexamined Brøggers "Weibyeite" and found it to be a mixture of Ancylite-(Ce) and bastnäsite-(Ce) pseudomorphs after ancylite-(Ce)
'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Astrophyllite
Formula: K2NaFe2+7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Barylite
Formula: Be2Ba(Si2O7)
Habit: extremely small thin needles /treads
Description: Resembling cotton wool
Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(CO3)F
Description: Brøgger described a new mineral he called "Weibeyite" from the known eudidymite-locality. Later Pecora (1959) and Sæbö (1963) found "weibeyite" to be bastnäsite-(Ce) pseudomorphoses after ancylite-(Ce) or both bastnäsite-(Ce) and ancylite-(Ce) pseudomorphoses after zircon.
Bertrandite
Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Description: Brøgger (1887) uses the designation "sort glimmer" (black mica)
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cappelenite-(Y)
Formula: Ba(Y,Ce)6Si3B6O24F2
Catapleiite
Formula: Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
Habit: plates 1-2 cm across
Colour: Dark reddish brown
Description: embedded in feldspar and eudialyte
'Chlorite Group'
Diaspore
Formula: AlO(OH)
Habit: Tabular paralell to b(010)about 0,5cm in diameter and a fraction of 1mm in thickness
Colour: Violet-blue
Description: Found in natrolite
Eudialyte
Formula: Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
'Eudialyte Group'
Formula: [N(1)N(2)N(3)N(4)N(5)]3[M(1.1)M(1.2)]3[M(2.1)M(2.2)M(2.3)]3-6[M(3)M(4)]Z3[Si24O724X(1)X(2)
Eudidymite (TL)
Formula: Na2Be2Si6O15 · H2O
Type Locality:
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Genthelvite ?
Formula: Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Description: Locality uncertain
Hambergite
Formula: Be2(BO3)(OH)
Helvine
Formula: Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S
Colour: Medium brown
Description: Described by Brögger 1890). Found at the southern part of Lille Arøy. Crystals up to 1 mm found in natrolite
Leucophanite
Formula: NaCaBeSi2O6F
Meliphanite
Formula: (Ca,Na)2(Be,Al)[Si2O6(OH,F)]
Description: Found in the southern part
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Description: Brøgger (1887) refers to this as " hvid feldspath" ( white feldspar)
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Description: Brøgger (1887) uses the name "elæolith"
Parisite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Description: Brøgger (1890) described parisite from Lille Arøya. Sverdrup et al (1959) showed that this was actually bastnäsite-(Ce)
Polylithionite
Formula: KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Pyrophanite
Formula: Mn2+TiO3
'Rinkite Group'
Formula: AP2MH2MO4(Si2O7)2(XOM)2(XOA)2
Rosenbuschite
Formula: Na6Ca6Zr3Ti(Si2O7)4O2F6
'Weibyeite'
Description: A sample labelled Weibyeite and collected by W.C.Brøgger in 1902 was showed by Sverdrup et al. (1959) to be bastnäsite-(Ce). Sæbø (1963) rexamined Brøggers "Weibyeite" and found it to be a mixture of Ancylite-(Ce) and bastnäsite-(Ce) pseudomorphs after ancylite-(Ce)
Wöhlerite
Formula: Na2Ca4ZrNb(Si2O7)2O3F
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Pyrophanite4.CB.05Mn2+TiO3
Diaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Bastnäsite-(Ce)5.BD.20aCe(CO3)F
Parisite-(Ce) ?5.BD.20bCaCe2(CO3)3F2
Ancylite-(Ce)5.DC.05CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Group 6 - Borates
Hambergite6.AB.05Be2(BO3)(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Cappelenite-(Y)9.AJ.30Ba(Y,Ce)6Si3B6O24F2
Barylite9.BB.15Be2Ba(Si2O7)
Bertrandite9.BD.05Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Wöhlerite9.BE.17Na2Ca4ZrNb(Si2O7)2O3F
Rosenbuschite9.BE.22Na6Ca6Zr3Ti(Si2O7)4O2F6
Catapleiite9.CA.15Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
Eudialyte9.CO.10Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Astrophyllite9.DC.05K2NaFe2+7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Eudidymite (TL)9.DG.60Na2Be2Si6O15 · H2O
Leucophanite9.DH.05NaCaBeSi2O6F
Meliphanite9.DP.05(Ca,Na)2(Be,Al)[Si2O6(OH,F)]
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Polylithionite9.EC.20KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Genthelvite ?9.FB.10Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Helvine9.FB.10Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
'Eudialyte Group'-[N(1)N(2)N(3)N(4)N(5)]3[M(1.1)M(1.2)]3[M(2.1)M(2.2)M(2.3)]3-6[M(3)M(4)]Z3[Si24O724X(1)X(2)
'Weibyeite' ?-
'Rinkite Group'-AP2MH2MO4(Si2O7)2(XOM)2(XOA)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
H Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
H AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
H BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
H DiasporeAlO(OH)
H EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
H EudidymiteNa2Be2Si6O15 · H2O
H HambergiteBe2(BO3)(OH)
H Meliphanite(Ca,Na)2(Be,Al)[Si2O6(OH,F)]
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
H PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
H Rinkite GroupA2PM2HM4O(Si2O7)2(XMO)2(XAO)2
LiLithium
Li PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
BeBeryllium
Be BaryliteBe2Ba(Si2O7)
Be BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Be EudidymiteNa2Be2Si6O15 · H2O
Be GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Be HambergiteBe2(BO3)(OH)
Be HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Be LeucophaniteNaCaBeSi2O6F
Be Meliphanite(Ca,Na)2(Be,Al)[Si2O6(OH,F)]
BBoron
B Cappelenite-(Y)Ba(Y,Ce)6Si3B6O24F2
B HambergiteBe2(BO3)(OH)
CCarbon
C Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
C Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
C CalciteCaCO3
C Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
OOxygen
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
O Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
O AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
O BaryliteBe2Ba(Si2O7)
O Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
O BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Cappelenite-(Y)Ba(Y,Ce)6Si3B6O24F2
O CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
O DiasporeAlO(OH)
O EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
O EudidymiteNa2Be2Si6O15 · H2O
O GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
O HambergiteBe2(BO3)(OH)
O HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
O LeucophaniteNaCaBeSi2O6F
O Meliphanite(Ca,Na)2(Be,Al)[Si2O6(OH,F)]
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
O PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
O PyrophaniteMn2+TiO3
O RosenbuschiteNa6Ca6Zr3Ti(Si2O7)4O2F6
O WöhleriteNa2Ca4ZrNb(Si2O7)2O3F
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Eudialyte Group[N(1)N(2)N(3)N(4)N(5)]3[M(1.1)M(1.2)]3[M(2.1)M(2.2)M(2.3)]3-6[M(3)M(4)]Z3[Si24O724X(1)X(2)
O Rinkite GroupA2PM2HM4O(Si2O7)2(XMO)2(XAO)2
FFluorine
F AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
F Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F Cappelenite-(Y)Ba(Y,Ce)6Si3B6O24F2
F FluoriteCaF2
F LeucophaniteNaCaBeSi2O6F
F Meliphanite(Ca,Na)2(Be,Al)[Si2O6(OH,F)]
F Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
F PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
F RosenbuschiteNa6Ca6Zr3Ti(Si2O7)4O2F6
F WöhleriteNa2Ca4ZrNb(Si2O7)2O3F
NaSodium
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Na CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
Na EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Na EudidymiteNa2Be2Si6O15 · H2O
Na LeucophaniteNaCaBeSi2O6F
Na Meliphanite(Ca,Na)2(Be,Al)[Si2O6(OH,F)]
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Na RosenbuschiteNa6Ca6Zr3Ti(Si2O7)4O2F6
Na WöhleriteNa2Ca4ZrNb(Si2O7)2O3F
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al DiasporeAlO(OH)
Al Meliphanite(Ca,Na)2(Be,Al)[Si2O6(OH,F)]
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Al PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Si AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Si BaryliteBe2Ba(Si2O7)
Si BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Cappelenite-(Y)Ba(Y,Ce)6Si3B6O24F2
Si CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
Si EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Si EudidymiteNa2Be2Si6O15 · H2O
Si GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Si HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Si LeucophaniteNaCaBeSi2O6F
Si Meliphanite(Ca,Na)2(Be,Al)[Si2O6(OH,F)]
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Si RosenbuschiteNa6Ca6Zr3Ti(Si2O7)4O2F6
Si WöhleriteNa2Ca4ZrNb(Si2O7)2O3F
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Eudialyte Group[N(1)N(2)N(3)N(4)N(5)]3[M(1.1)M(1.2)]3[M(2.1)M(2.2)M(2.3)]3-6[M(3)M(4)]Z3[Si24O724X(1)X(2)
Si Rinkite GroupA2PM2HM4O(Si2O7)2(XMO)2(XAO)2
PPhosphorus
P Rinkite GroupA2PM2HM4O(Si2O7)2(XMO)2(XAO)2
SSulfur
S GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
S HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
S MolybdeniteMoS2
ClChlorine
Cl EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
KPotassium
K AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
K PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca LeucophaniteNaCaBeSi2O6F
Ca Meliphanite(Ca,Na)2(Be,Al)[Si2O6(OH,F)]
Ca Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Ca RosenbuschiteNa6Ca6Zr3Ti(Si2O7)4O2F6
Ca WöhleriteNa2Ca4ZrNb(Si2O7)2O3F
TiTitanium
Ti AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti PyrophaniteMn2+TiO3
Ti RosenbuschiteNa6Ca6Zr3Ti(Si2O7)4O2F6
MnManganese
Mn HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Mn PyrophaniteMn2+TiO3
FeIron
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
SrStrontium
Sr Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
YYttrium
Y Cappelenite-(Y)Ba(Y,Ce)6Si3B6O24F2
ZrZirconium
Zr CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
Zr EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Zr RosenbuschiteNa6Ca6Zr3Ti(Si2O7)4O2F6
Zr WöhleriteNa2Ca4ZrNb(Si2O7)2O3F
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb WöhleriteNa2Ca4ZrNb(Si2O7)2O3F
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
BaBarium
Ba BaryliteBe2Ba(Si2O7)
Ba Cappelenite-(Y)Ba(Y,Ce)6Si3B6O24F2
CeCerium
Ce Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Ce Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Ce Cappelenite-(Y)Ba(Y,Ce)6Si3B6O24F2
Ce Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2

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