Fjeld Quarry (Fjellvand Quarry), Austre Moland, Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Fjeld Quarry (Fjellvand Quarry) | Quarry (Abandoned) |
| Austre Moland | Municipality (Historical) |
| Arendal | Municipality |
| Aust-Agder | County |
| Norway | Country |
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| Name in Norwegian: | Fjeld gruve (Fjellvand gruve), Austre Moland, Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norge |
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| Location is approximate, estimate based on other nearby localities. | |
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| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 58° North , 8° East (est.) |
| Margin of Error: | ~4km |
| Locality type: | Quarry (Abandoned) |
| Köppen climate type: | Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate |
| Other/historical names associated with this locality: | Fjeldvands gruve |
A feldspar quarry worked on a granite pegmatite and owned by Mr. Julius Smidt of Arendal in the 1880-90s. Friis (1891), who visited the pegmatite, described it as a large open pit, 60 to 70m long, 15-16 m broad and 9 m deep. In 1891 it had produced about 1000 barrels of feldspar. The quarry is known to have produced good crystals of thorite in the 1880s.
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| Europe | Continent |
| Scandinavia | Region |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination | |||
| ⓘ | Thorite | 51.5.2.3 | Th(SiO4) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Friis, J. P. (1891) Feltspat, kvarts og glimmer, deres forekomst og andvendelse i industrien. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. 1:50-69
Hamberg, A. (1894): Mineralogische studien. 18. Thoritkrystalle mit Basisflächen aus der Fjeldsvandsgrube bei Arendal in Norwegen. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar. 16, 327-328.
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