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Quartz from
Borgarnes, Borgarfjördur, Borgarbyggð, Western Region, Iceland


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1 photo of Quartz associated with Calcite at this locality.
Chalcedony1 photo of Quartz associated with Chalcedony at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Borgarnes, Borgarfjördur, Borgarbyggð, Western Region, Iceland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1437255
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1437255:1
GUID (UUID V4):a6901b92-5dfe-4f5d-8c85-27e956733a77
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
24.4km (15.2 miles) Hvalfjarðareyri (Hvaleyri), Kjósarhreppur, Capital Region, Iceland
28.1km (17.5 miles) Hvalstöðin (Hvalstöd), Hvalfjarðarsveit, Western Region, Iceland
29.3km (18.2 miles) Þyrill Mountain (Thyrill), Hvalfjarðarsveit, Western Region, Iceland
42.8km (26.6 miles) Banaflatir road cut, Dalabyggð, Western Region, Iceland
44.7km (27.8 miles) Úlfarsfell, Reykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland
57.7km (35.9 miles) Nesjavellir geothermal field, Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur, Southern Region, Iceland
61.1km (38.0 miles) Hellisheiði geothermal field, Sveitarfélagið Ölfus, Southern Region, Iceland
67.0km (41.6 miles) Trolladyngja, Grindavíkurbær, Southern Peninsula, Iceland
67.3km (41.8 miles) Sog valley, Trolladyngja, Grindavíkurbær, Southern Peninsula, Iceland
77.4km (48.1 miles) Svartsengi Power Station, Grindavíkurbær, Southern Peninsula, Iceland
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
AMSTERDAM K-Ar AGES OF THE OLDEST EXPOSED ROCKS IN ICELAND S. MOORBATH Department of Geology and Mineralogy...The University Research Institute, Reyk/avik, Iceland and R. GOODWIN Department of Geology and Mineralogy...oldest exposed lavas in Iceland. The mean values are 12.5 + 0.2 m.y. for eastern Iceland and 16.0 4- 0.3 m...m.y. for northwestern Iceland, or Middle Miocene. The significance of these ages is discussed in relation...production. Several additional age determinations from Iceland are presented which supplement and confirm previously
Book
GeoGuide Wolfgang Fraedrich · Neli Heidari Iceland from the West to the South GeoGuide Series editors...the geological and environmental context of the region followed by in depth and colourful descriptions...com/series/11638 Wolfgang Fraedrich  Neli Heidari Iceland from the West to the South 123 Wolfgang Fraedrich...who experienced the fascinating landscapes of Iceland, are delighted by the diversity and the beauty...always exceed 20 °C, still everyone travelling to Iceland is well prepared for that. Iceland’s summers with
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geochronological investigation of a palaeo-rift in northwest Iceland B.S. Hardarson a,b,*, J.G. Fitton a, R.M Ellam...Abstract A dominant process in the evolution of Iceland is the repeated eastward relocation of the spreading...Two major former rifts can be identified in western Iceland: the Snaefellsnes rift zone, which last erupted...along a SW-NE strike in the extreme northwest of Iceland. The extinction of the latter is marked by a 14...complete rift relocation cycles are preserved in western Iceland, each lasting about 8 m.y. as measured between
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email at roy.starkey@gmail.com 10 Zeolites (rom Iceland DavidHardman When I started collecting seriously...Svappavaara in North Sweden) and mesolite (from Iceland). However, the Greeks,Romansand Mayasknew about...be used to aid marine navigatior1_.;specimen of Iceland Spar from this locality was recovered from the...now little to see or collect. So treasure any Iceland Spar specimensyou may havefrom this locality! ...minerals commonly associated with zeolites in Iceland. 13 Scolecitecrystalson a basaltbrecdamatrix
Book (edition)
org/details/iceland000Othor Classic Geology in Europe 3 iceland CLASSIC GEOLOGY IN EUROPE Italian Volcanoes Chris...Auvergne Peter Cattermole ISBN: 9781903544051 (2001) Iceland Thor Thordarson & Armann Héskuldsson ISBN: 9781780460215...Europe 3 Iceland Second Edition Thor Thordarson Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland Armann...Hoskuldsson Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland | DUNEDIN EDINBURGH @ LONDON ) Published by...Introduction Xi Travel in Iceland xiv; Pronunciation xv The geology of Iceland Introduction 1; Geological
Report (issue)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Geology of Iceland. By Thorleifur Einarsson . . . . . . . . . . ...... . 431 Caledonian Geology of Scoresby Sund Region, Central East Greenland. By Niels H enriksen ....Greenland. Einarsson discusses the geology of Iceland. Regional Arctic Geology of the USSR P apers on...must be accommodated in reinterpretations of the region. Brosge and Dutro interpret the Paleozoic geologic...platform which is thought to have been a stable region in the area of the present Arctic Ocean basin.
Book (edition)
A GEOGRAPHY OF NORDEN DENMARK -: FINLAND: ICELAND NORWAY: SWEDEN EDITOR AXEL NEW SOMME EDITION...more extensively in the chapters on Denmark and Iceland. In cultural respects the five Norden countries...24. Norrbottens lan 21. Jamtlands lin Jan ICELAND The above list has been arranged in a way which...10.6. The map on p. 7 shows the old division of Iceland. 1 -8 Sydsverige (South Sweden). 9-18 Mellansverige.............. 1| NORDEN The Boreal coniferous region by Fridtjov Isachsen Scandinavia paces cerns
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1:15M 54,55 United States of America 1:12.5M 56,57 Western USA 1:5m 58,59 North CentralUSA 1:5m 60,61 SouthCentral...Petroleum Exporting Countries UN WEU United Nations Western European Union Codes, given in brackets, following...a large country south of the equator in south-western Africa. Much of the interior is savannah plateaux...and 1983, again due to strong competition from western Europe. Industry has also declined during the last...Melbourne STATES AND TERRITORIES AZERBAIJAN WESTERN AUSTRALIA STATUS: State BAHRAIN AREA: 2,525,500
Report (issue)
DEPTH 5.0km (geophysicist) CHILE-ARGENTINA BORDER REGION CACH CHCH LNV TACH PCH LCCH FCH ROCH % 0.65...- 100.0km (geophysicist) CHILE-ARGENTINA BORDER REGION (127) FCH PCH TACH CHCH CACH ROCH JACK LCCH %...DEPTH - 10.0km (geophysicist) GREECE-ALBANIA BORDER REGION (392) MD 2.5 (TIR) . TPE SRN KEN OHR PHP VAY...63.0 ± 3.5 km 5.0mb ( 78 obs. ) HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION (224) Felt (IV JMA) at Urakawa. HOOJ MRRJ SAP KUSJ...- 10.0km (geophysicist) GREECE-BDLGARIA BORDER REGION (363) ML 2.1 (THE) . SRS SOH KNT OUR GRG 0.04
Report (issue)
W ±65. 5km DEPTH = 33.0km (normal) PUERTO RICO REGION ( 90) CLLP APR SJG 0.28 0.59 0.63 38 P 2 P 66...53.5 ± 8 . 2 km 4 . 8mb ( 5 obs . ) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. (192) LAT 1.74 267 eP 55 53.30 eS PMG...= 10.0km (geophysicist) GREECE -ALBANIA BORDER REGION (392) ML 2.7 (TIR) . MD 3.2 (ATH) . LSK SRN IGT...0km (normal) 4 . 1mb ( 3 obs . ) LOYALTY ISLANDS REGION (189) DZM BKM TOO CHTO YKA HFS BRG CLL PRU ZST... 4km DEPTH = 10.0km (geophysicist) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. (192) JTS LAT YYYY MDG PMG iPc 26 01
 
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