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Eikseter area, Lier, Viken, Norwayi
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Eikseter areaOutcrop
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VikenCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 49' 8'' North , 10° 7' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tranby5,552 (2013)7.6km
Drammen90,722 (2018)9.4km
Sylling525 (2013)12.3km
Skoger1,082 (2013)13.7km
Røyken2,775 (2014)16.6km
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ClubLocationDistance
Buskerud GeologiforeningSolbergelva6km
Vestfold GeologiforeningHolmestrand40km
Follo GeologiforeningÅs41km
Mindat Locality ID:
427038
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:427038:9
GUID (UUID V4):
bcddf8c2-7368-4a65-bfc2-015b83242f16
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Eikseter -området, Lier, Viken, Norge


Miarolitic druses in Drammens granite (a local biotite granite) with smoky quartz-amethyst crystals from an undisclosed locality in this area around the small lake Garsjø have been reported (Larsen 2022).
The coordinates are for Eikseter (a shieling/cabin).

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

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OOxygen
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2

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