Phenakite from
Tangen Feldspar Mine, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
| Locality type: | Mine | ||||||
| Classification | |||||||
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| Species: | Phenakite | ||||||
| Formula: | Be2SiO4 | ||||||
| Comments: | Phenakite occure as crystals in quartz or albite. | ||||||
| Habit: | elongated prismatic | ||||||
| Colour: | colorless, white | ||||||
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | ||||||
| Abundance at site: | Rare | ||||||
| Confirmation | |||||||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | ||||||
| Associated Minerals: | |||||||
| Associates: | Topaz | ||||||
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | |||||||
| Quartz | ⓘ6 photos of Phenakite associated with Quartz at this locality. | ||||||
| Albite | ⓘ1 photo of Phenakite associated with Albite at this locality. | ||||||
| Microcline | ⓘ1 photo of Phenakite associated with Microcline at this locality. | ||||||
| Cleavelandite | ⓘ1 photo of Phenakite associated with Cleavelandite at this locality. | ||||||
| Data | |||||||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Phenakite data | ||||||
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Tangen Feldspar Mine, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway | ||||||
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (21 photos) | ||||||
| Data Identifiers | |||||||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 169154 | ||||||
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:169154:2 | ||||||
| GUID (UUID V4): | 9a2a2676-c639-4dfb-98da-19515fe9e2fc | ||||||
| Nearest other occurrences of Phenakite | |||||||
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘLindvikskollen Quarry, Lindvikskollen-Kalstadgangen pegmatite, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway | ||||||
| 49.0km (30.5 miles) | ⓘHeftetjern pegmatite, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway | ||||||
| 49.0km (30.5 miles) | ⓘHåkestad Quarry, Håkestad, Tjølling, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway | ||||||
| 51.6km (32.1 miles) | ⓘSkallist Quarry, Klåstad, Tjølling, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway | ||||||
| 93.7km (58.2 miles) | ⓘBakstevalåsen, Gunhildrud, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway | ||||||
| 98.9km (61.4 miles) | ⓘTveit, Iveland, Agder, Norway | ||||||
| References | |||||||
Hintze, C. (1897) X. Ueber krystallisirten Phenakit aus Schlesien. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials, 28 (1) 174-176 doi:10.1524/zkri.1897.28.1.174p.176 Bäckström, Helge (1898) Fenakit från Kragerö. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 20 (5) 295-303 doi:10.1080/11035899809453991 | |||||||
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Tangen Feldspar Mine, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway