Åvesland 09 Feldspar Quarry (Ballfotgruva), Åvesland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norwayi
Regional Level Types | |
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Åvesland 09 Feldspar Quarry (Ballfotgruva) | Quarry |
Åvesland | Farm |
Evje og Hornnes | Municipality |
Agder | County |
Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 35' 53'' North , 7° 55' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Byglandsfjord | 332 (2014) | 10.2km |
Birkeland | 2,254 (2010) | 34.5km |
Vennesla | 10,931 (2014) | 36.7km |
Tveit | 1,397 (2010) | 42.0km |
Justvik | 1,630 (2014) | 45.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Sørlandets Geologiforening | Kristiansand | 49km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ballfotgruva, Ballfotfjellet
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Åvesland 9 (Ballfotfjellet), Åvesland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norge
A ca. 45 m long feldspar quarry. Conveniently enough a sign informs us that this is indeed the Ballfotgruva.
During a short visit June 2022 no accessory minerals were observed (RW). The exposures are not of particularly high interest or quality.
The pegmatite is quartz-rich, with larger exposures of quartz throughout the quarry.
Apart from microcline, albite seems to be well-represented.
NOTE: a small hill SE of Ballfotfjellet starting at 58.5979624,7.9318127, and ending at 58.5990032,7.9353916 seems to consist entirely of pegmatite.
Coordinates © Kartverket - https://www.kartverket.no
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: Evje og Hornnes geomuseum Fennefoss |
ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Reference: Evje og Hornnes geomuseum Fennefoss |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Evje og Hornnes geomuseum Fennefoss |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Evje og Hornnes geomuseum Fennefoss |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
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Åvesland 09 Feldspar Quarry, Åvesland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway