| Locality type: | Tunnel |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Quartz var: Amethyst |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Comments: | Very nice sceptered amethyst crystals was found in this tunnel. |
| Habit: | sceptre |
| Colour: | lillac |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Sceptre Quartz | ⓘ2 photos of Amethyst associated with Sceptre Quartz at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Amethyst associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Amethyst data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Hanekleiva tunnel, Kjeksrød, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 362500 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:362500:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 92432f30-9695-4750-ad0e-18944181e67b |
| Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst |
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| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘSelvik, Sande, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway |
| 7.1km (4.4 miles) | ⓘHaslestad Quarry, Hof, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway |
| 14.5km (9.0 miles) | ⓘBrekke Tunnel, Helland, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway |
| 15.1km (9.4 miles) | ⓘÅserud Mine, Skoger, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway |
| 23.4km (14.6 miles) | ⓘBatteriet, Nedre Eiker Church, Nedre Eiker, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway |
| 23.7km (14.7 miles) | ⓘLandfall, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway |
| 24.1km (15.0 miles) | ⓘFem-minutter'n, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway |
| 28.4km (17.7 miles) | ⓘLiertoppen, Lier, Buskerud, Norway |
| 28.8km (17.9 miles) | ⓘGjellebekk Mine (Auvi Mine), Gjellebekk, Lier, Buskerud, Norway |
| 29.0km (18.0 miles) | ⓘEikseter area, Lier, Buskerud, Norway |
| References |
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Hanekleiva tunnel, Kjeksrød, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway