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Dypingdal serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
Dypingdal serpentine-magnesite depositDeposit
SnarumParish
ModumMunicipality
BuskerudCounty (Former)
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
60° 3' 52'' North , 9° 52' 33'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Krøderen496 (2013)8.4km
Nakkerud350 (2013)9.7km
Vikersund2,448 (2016)12.5km
Tyristrand795 (2013)12.5km
Prestfoss465 (2014)13.6km
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ClubLocationDistance
Buskerud GeologiforeningSolbergelva35km
Mindat Locality ID:
2510
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2510:5
GUID (UUID V4):
9dd3fba0-9910-4ab7-af43-44deb431cc58
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dypingdalsgruvene; Dypingdal magnetittgruve; Dypingdal serpentinittgruve
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Dypingdal serpentin-magnesittforekomst, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norge


Small serpentine-magnesite bodies that occur in Precambrian rocks. They have been quarried for magnesite and serpentine.

Notes on the mineral list:

1. The so-called "martite" from here is actually hematite (Raade 1982).

2. Both hydrotalcite and quintinite occur at Dypingdal. Macroscopically and visually it's difficult to distinguish between the two minerals (Raade 2013). Many specimens labelled hydrotalcite may be quintinite.

3. Both hydromagnesite and dypingite occur at the locality. Most specimens collected at the time of the description of the mineral dypingite turned out by XRD to be hydromagnesite. Dypingite at this locality usually occurs as well-formed globular aggregates, as opposed to the more indistinct hydromagnesite (Raade 2012).

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39 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Oligoclase-Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Althausite
Formula: Mg4(PO4)2(OH,O)(F,◻)
Anthophyllite
Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Description: also as pseudomorphs after forsterite crystals
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Description: as large crystals embedded in talc nodules in magnesite-dolomite
'Biotite var. Anomite'
Description: as large crystals embedded in talc nodules in magnesite-dolomite
Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Clinochlore var. Leuchtenbergite
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Cordierite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Diaspore
Formula: AlO(OH)
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Dypingite (TL)
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2O
Habit: As small < 0,3 mm globular aggregates forming a thin cover on serpentine
Colour: white
Fluorescence: light blue
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
Description: as remnants in antigorite pseudomorphs after forsterite crystals
Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Hydrotalcite (TL)
Formula: Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Colour: white, blueish
'Hydrotalcite-2H'
Formula: Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Description: The description give Snarum as locality, but it's presumably the Dypingdal locality - as for hydrotalcite.
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Description: as microscopic inclusions in hematite
Kornerupine
Formula: Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
'Kornerupine-Prismatine Series'
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Lansfordite
Formula: MgCO3 · 5H2O
Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Magnesioferrite
Formula: MgFe3+2O4
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Nesquehonite
Formula: MgCO3 · 3H2O
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyroaurite ?
Formula: Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Habit: hexagonal platy crystals
Colour: white to pale brown
Description: Described as a pyroaurite-like mineral. Identity uncertain
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quintinite
Formula: Mg4Al2(OH)12(CO3) · 3H2O
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Szaibélyite
Formula: MgBO2(OH)
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

Gallery:

Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 Clinochlore
Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2O Dypingite (TL)
Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O Hydrotalcite (TL)
Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 Lizardite
MgBO2(OH) Szaibélyite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Magnesioferrite4.BB.05MgFe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Diaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Gibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Nesquehonite5.CA.05MgCO3 · 3H2O
Lansfordite5.CA.10MgCO3 · 5H2O
Dypingite (TL)5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2O
Hydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Quintinite5.DA.40Mg4Al2(OH)12(CO3) · 3H2O
'Hydrotalcite-2H'5.DA.45Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Pyroaurite ?5.DA.50Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Hydrotalcite (TL)5.DA.50Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Group 6 - Borates
Szaibélyite6.BA.15MgBO2(OH)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Althausite ?8.BB.25Mg4(PO4)2(OH,O)(F,◻)
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9..Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Kornerupine9.BJ.50Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Cordierite9.CJ.10(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Anthophyllite9.DD.05◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
var. Leuchtenbergite9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Lizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Oligoclase-Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'var. Anomite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Kornerupine-Prismatine Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AlthausiteMg4(PO4)2(OH,O)(F,◻)
H Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
H AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H BruciteMg(OH)2
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H DiasporeAlO(OH)
H DypingiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2O
H GibbsiteAl(OH)3
H HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
H HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
H KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
H LansforditeMgCO3 · 5H2O
H LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Hydrotalcite-2HMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
H SzaibélyiteMgBO2(OH)
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H QuintiniteMg4Al2(OH)12(CO3) · 3H2O
H Clinochlore var. LeuchtenbergiteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
BBoron
B KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
B SzaibélyiteMgBO2(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C DypingiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2O
C HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
C HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
C LansforditeMgCO3 · 5H2O
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C Hydrotalcite-2HMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
C NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
C PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
C QuintiniteMg4Al2(OH)12(CO3) · 3H2O
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AlthausiteMg4(PO4)2(OH,O)(F,◻)
O Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
O AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BruciteMg(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
O CorundumAl2O3
O DiasporeAlO(OH)
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O DypingiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2O
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O ForsteriteMg2SiO4
O GibbsiteAl(OH)3
O HematiteFe2O3
O HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
O HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O LansforditeMgCO3 · 5H2O
O LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MagnesioferriteMgFe23+O4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Hydrotalcite-2HMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
O Albite var. Oligoclase-AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O SzaibélyiteMgBO2(OH)
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O QuintiniteMg4Al2(OH)12(CO3) · 3H2O
O Clinochlore var. LeuchtenbergiteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
FFluorine
F AlthausiteMg4(PO4)2(OH,O)(F,◻)
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Albite var. Oligoclase-AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg AlthausiteMg4(PO4)2(OH,O)(F,◻)
Mg Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg BruciteMg(OH)2
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg DypingiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2O
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mg HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mg HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Mg KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Mg LansforditeMgCO3 · 5H2O
Mg LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg MagnesioferriteMgFe23+O4
Mg Hydrotalcite-2HMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Mg NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg SzaibélyiteMgBO2(OH)
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg QuintiniteMg4Al2(OH)12(CO3) · 3H2O
Mg Clinochlore var. LeuchtenbergiteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al DiasporeAlO(OH)
Al GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Al HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Al KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al Hydrotalcite-2HMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Albite var. Oligoclase-AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al QuintiniteMg4Al2(OH)12(CO3) · 3H2O
Al Clinochlore var. LeuchtenbergiteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Si KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Albite var. Oligoclase-AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si Clinochlore var. LeuchtenbergiteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
PPhosphorus
P AlthausiteMg4(PO4)2(OH,O)(F,◻)
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnesioferriteMgFe23+O4
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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