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Feltspatknatten (Mo 2 Feldspar Quarry), Mo Quarries, Gjerstad, Agder, Norwayi
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Feltspatknatten (Mo 2 Feldspar Quarry)Quarry
Mo QuarriesGroup of Quarries
GjerstadMunicipality
AgderCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 51' 33'' North , 9° 4' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gjerstad339 (2010)4.3km
Eikeland408 (2012)6.7km
Kil901 (2013)13.2km
Myra544 (2014)17.5km
Risør4,475 (2016)17.8km
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Norwegian:
Feltspatknatten, Mo kvarts- og feltspatbrudd, Gjerstad, Agder, Norge


One of the Mo (Moe) quarries worked for feldspar (Strand 1962) with reserves of quartz and mica in pegmatite.
See Moe quarries for more information.

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

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2 valid minerals.

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'Feldspar Group'
Reference: Strand, G. (1962) Befaring av kvartsforekomst på Moe i Gjerstad, Aust Agder. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. Bergarkivet 5579, 8s.
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Strand, G. (1962) Befaring av kvartsforekomst på Moe i Gjerstad, Aust Agder. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. Bergarkivet 5579, 8s.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Strand, G. (1962) Befaring av kvartsforekomst på Moe i Gjerstad, Aust Agder. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. Bergarkivet 5579, 8s.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers
Muscovite71.2.2a.1KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si
Quartz75.1.3.1SiO2
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc.
'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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Strand, G. (1962) Befaring av kvartsforekomst på Moe i Gjerstad, Aust Agder. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. Bergarkivet 5579, 8s.
Geological Survey of Norway. The Industrial Mineral Database. Deposit 911 - 306. Moe (Last updated 09.mai.2018)

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Link to Geological Survey of Norway:8355

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