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Saga 2 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
Saga 2 QuarryQuarry
SagåsenHill
AuenlandetDeposit
PorsgrunnMunicipality
TelemarkCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 2' 43'' North , 9° 50' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Langangen505 (2014)5.0km
Larvik23,113 (2018)11.6km
Stavern5,593 (2018)12.5km
Porsgrunn34,377 (2017)14.6km
Herre1,356 (2013)16.8km
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ClubLocationDistance
Fensfeltet GeologiforeningUlefoss40km
Mindat Locality ID:
35681
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35681:4
GUID (UUID V4):
00a66931-9a8f-4325-9028-49f2ac028015
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Saga 2 larvikittbrudd, Sagåsen, Auenlandet (Auen), Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norge


Larvikite quarry now filled up with waste rock from Saga 1 and Sagåsen. Poor in minerals compared to Saga 1 and Sagåsen Quarries. The berborite-bearing pegmatite was a flat-lying dike about 0.5 m thick (Giuseppetti et al., 1991).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Berborite
Formula: Be2(BO3)(OH,F) · H2O
Habit: Berborite-1 T: trigonal pyramids; trigonal prisms. Berborite-2T: pedion, hexagonal pyramid modified with a trigonal pyramid
Colour: colorless transparent
Description: Berborite-1T and-2 T occurs as crystals up to 5mm. The 2 polytypes occures often in intergrown groups. Pedial faces are often shining but other faces may be somewhat dull and frosty.
Böhmite
Formula: AlO(OH)
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerite-(CeCa)
Formula: (Ce7Ca2)◻Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3
Diaspore
Formula: AlO(OH)
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

AlO(OH) Böhmite
Zr(SiO4) Zircon

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Diaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
Böhmite4.FE.15AlO(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 6 - Borates
Berborite6.AB.10Be2(BO3)(OH,F) · H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Cerite-(CeCa)9.AG.20(Ce7Ca2)◻Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H BerboriteBe2(BO3)(OH,F) · H2O
H BöhmiteAlO(OH)
H Cerite-(CeCa)(Ce7Ca2)◻Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3
H DiasporeAlO(OH)
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
BeBeryllium
Be BerboriteBe2(BO3)(OH,F) · H2O
BBoron
B BerboriteBe2(BO3)(OH,F) · H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O BerboriteBe2(BO3)(OH,F) · H2O
O BöhmiteAlO(OH)
O CalciteCaCO3
O Cerite-(CeCa)(Ce7Ca2)◻Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3
O DiasporeAlO(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F BerboriteBe2(BO3)(OH,F) · H2O
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Cerite-(CeCa)(Ce7Ca2)◻Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3
AlAluminium
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al BöhmiteAlO(OH)
Al DiasporeAlO(OH)
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si Cerite-(CeCa)(Ce7Ca2)◻Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Cerite-(CeCa)(Ce7Ca2)◻Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
CeCerium
Ce Cerite-(CeCa)(Ce7Ca2)◻Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3

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