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Orremyr 1 Feldspar Quarry, Orremyr, Birkenes, Aust-Agder, Norway i
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Birkenes Municipality
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Orremyr 1 Feldspar Quarry	Quarry
Orremyr	Group of Quarries
Birkenes	Municipality
Aust-Agder	County
Norway	Country

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Name in Norwegian:	Orremyr 1 feltspatbrudd, Orremyr (Orremyråsen), Birkenes, Aust-Agder, Norge

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

58° 31' 42'' North , 8° 22' 50'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

58.52853,8.38075

GeoHash:

G#: u4muywy9m

Locality type:

Quarry

Köppen climate type:

Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Rykene	647 (2013)	20.0km
Birkeland	2,254 (2010)	23.6km
Arendal	30,916 (2017)	23.9km
Fevik	4,989 (2014)	24.0km
Grimstad	9,561 (2017)	24.3km

Feldspar Quarry in pegmatite.

Coordinates © Kartverket - https://www.kartverket.no

Regions containing this locality

Eurasian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Europe	Continent
Scandinavia	Region

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ⓘ Feldspar

Mineral List

ⓘ 'Albite-Anorthite Series'

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

ⓘ Quartz

ⓘ var: Smoky Quartz

1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ 'Pegmatite'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Albite-Anorthite Series'

Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Industrial Mineral Database. Deposit Area 928 - 337. Orremyråsen (Updated 27. Apr. 2007).

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Industrial Mineral Database. Deposit Area 928 - 337. Orremyråsen (Updated 27. Apr. 2007).

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Industrial Mineral Database. Deposit Area 928 - 337. Orremyråsen (Updated 27. Apr. 2007).

ⓘ Quartz var: Smoky Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Industrial Mineral Database. Deposit Area 928 - 337. Orremyråsen (Updated 27. Apr. 2007).

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var: Smoky Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ	'Albite-Anorthite Series'	-
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO₂ with [4] coordinated Si
ⓘ	Quartz	75.1.3.1	SiO₂
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc.
ⓘ	'Albite-Anorthite Series'	-
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	Quartz var: Smoky Quartz	-	SiO₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz (var: Smoky Quartz)	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz (var: Smoky Quartz)	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂

Regional Geology

This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.

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Proterozoic 541 - 2500 Ma ID: 3186372	Proterozoic crystalline metamorphic rocks Age: Proterozoic (541 - 2500 Ma) Lithology: Granitoid gneiss; orthogneiss/paragneiss Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]
Mesoproterozoic - Paleoproterozoic 1000 - 2500 Ma ID: 3134048	Proterozoic I quartzite Age: Proterozoic (1000 - 2500 Ma) Description: undifferentiated metamorphic Lithology: Major:{quartzite}, Minor{mica schist,marble,amphibolite} Reference: Asch, K. The 1:5M International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas: Development and Implementation of a GIS-enabled Concept. Geologisches Jahrbuch, SA 3. [147]

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Geological Survey of Norway. The Industrial Mineral Database. Deposit Area 928 - 337. Orremyråsen (Updated 27. Apr. 2007).

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