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Opal from
Gjerdingselva, Lunner, Viken, Norway


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hydrokenoralstonite1 photo of Opal associated with Hydrokenoralstonite at this locality.
Lorenzenite1 photo of Opal associated with Lorenzenite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gjerdingselva, Lunner, Viken, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:57592
Long-form Identifier:1:3:57592:0
GUID (UUID V4):891fb0de-7809-4c61-a996-b00b0300c5b8
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
10.7km (6.7 miles) Delebekken Quarry, Nittedal, Viken, Norway
15.3km (9.5 miles) Midtmoen, Øståsen, Lunner, Viken, Norway
26.3km (16.3 miles) Huken Quarry, Grorud, Oslo, Norway
26.8km (16.7 miles) Gjelleråsen, Nittedal, Viken, Norway
27.7km (17.2 miles) Kristiansen Quarry (Bånkall Quarry), Bånkall, Grorud, Oslo, Norway
40.3km (25.1 miles) Byrud Emerald Mines, Minnesund, Eidsvoll, Viken, Norway
44.1km (27.4 miles) Vardåsen Tunnel, Asker, Viken, Norway
44.3km (27.5 miles) Heggedalsveien, Asker, Viken, Norway
45.0km (28.0 miles) Lierskogen Quarry, Lierskogen, Lier, Buskerud, Norway
52.1km (32.4 miles) Sauesetra, Lier, Buskerud, Norway
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(1948) omtaler lokaliteten som "ekerit ved Gjerdingselva i Nordmarka, noen hundre meter nedenfor utll1lpet...men en mer korrekt angivelse ville veere Gjerdingselva, Lunner, Oppland. Seether (1962) har publisert et...veere med Per Chr. Seebl1l til ekeritten ved Gjerdingselva allerede i 1963 (3/6 og 14/6), lenge fl1lr omradet...de senere undersl1lkelser av ekeritten ved Gjerdingselva. Seebl1l var meget fortl1lrnet over at han ikke...mineralogien i miarolittiske hulrom i ekeritten ved Gjerdingselva med Per Chr. Seebl1l, Jan Haug og John Brommeland
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
OH)4]·4H2O (Raade, Ferraris, Gula, Ivaldi) Gjerdingselva, Lunner. 2003-001 Heulandi -Ba (Ba,Ca,K,Na,Sr)5Al9Si27O72·22H2O...Chukanov, Kolitsch, Möckel, Zadov, Pekov) Gjerdingselva, Lunner. 2003-024 Grenmari (Zr,Mn)2(Zr,Ti)(Mn,Na)(Na...syenite pegma te at Virikkollen, Sande ord, Ves old, Norway Alf Olav Larsen, Radek Škoda, Knut Edvard Larsen...pale mica, milarite, monazite-(Ce), hingganite(Y), opal, second genera on of pyrochlore, quartz, second
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Minerals of Norway - the (almost) complete inventory Gunnar Raade Preamble A monographic survey of the...the minerals of Norway (Norges Mineraler) was published by Neumann (1985), covering all minerals recorded...and synonyms. A large number of minerals new to Norway have been recorded since the book appeared. The...attempt to list all accepted mineral species from Norway, including those from Neumann (1985) and later...& Nickel 2001). Names of minerals discovered in Norway after the edition of Neumann's monograph are in
Journal (issue)
granite pegmatites ill Ivelalld, Setesdal, Soltthern Norway, Norsk lImenill IImenitl finnes bade SOI11 sl~rre...fremstllt: Reydarfjord. Fllrste silk i terrengel. Agat, opal,jaspis. Til Myvatn, Namaskard med svovelkilder og... mange zeoliltcr. agat, jaspis, onyx, kalsedan, opal. Detaljcrt beskrivelse av yare s0k ville la mange...salg de foregaende to uger. Det samme gjaldt for Opal- mange flotte stykker, men ingen man ville vende...to Earth Opals stykke, IEdelopal 'pilleapple' - Opal psel/doJ1lorph efter Ikait, White Cliffs (New South
Journal (issue)
related data is readily available. Germany and Norway may be the sources for the finest silver specimens...to these. Records on crystal and wire size from Norway and Germany cause us to believe they may be the...conclusion, if the reader generally agrees that Norway, Germany and Mexico produce the best wire silvers...red to black coatings, xls Clardy & Bush 1976 Opal SiO 2 • nHp hyalite, clear to white coatings ...in the sodic alkaline granite at Gjerdingselva, Lunner, Oppland, Norway. It is 13 associated with aegirine
Journal (issue)
syenite pegma te at Virikkollen, Sande ord, Ves old, Norway Alf Olav Larsen, Radek Škoda, Knut Edvard Larsen...orthoclase and analcime from Tvedalen, Larvik, Ves old, Norway. Photograph of sample R070349 reproduced with permission...igneous province, and Neoproterozoic pegma tes in Norway. Beryllium minerals in the Archean eon (4000 to...associated with the Tys ord granite, 1742 Ma, Nordland, Norway (Husdal 2008, 2011) and Harney granite, Black Hills...new beryllium member of the aenigma te group from Norway, with new X-ray data on aenigma te. Canadian Mineralogist
Journal (volume)
(amfibolpseudomorfose etter diopsid) fra Skjerpemyr, Grua, Lunner, Oppland. Syret ut av kalsitt. Stuffen er 7 cm...Complex, southern Norway 47 Harald Oskar Folvik Mineralene fra Skjerpemyr på Grua, Lunner, Oppland 52 ...richterite from the Hydro quarry, Fen complex, Southern Norway: crystallographic data and crystal-chemistry 102...locality at the Kjennerudvann lake, Kongsberg, Norway 110 Roy Kristiansen and Hans Christian Olsen...old, new mineral to Norway 116 Roy Kristiansen Lithium mineralization in Norway: a review 119 Gunnar
Report (issue)
kvartære avsetninger og er av fremmed opprinnelse. Opal. Si0 2 + aq. Opptrer bare rent sporadisk hos oss...Elpidit. Na 2 ZrH 2 (Si 8 0 9 ) 2 • I ekerit ved Gjerdingselva i Nord marka, noen hundre meter nedenfor utløpet...Horten (10). Summary. A survey of the minerals of Norway. The aim of the present publication is to give...of the mineral species so far known to occur in Norway. Only well defined species have been listed: therefore...is rather limited the number of species found in Norway is a comparatively small fraction of the total
Book (edition)
polished, 70 mm, Anjanabonoina, Madagaskar, G Page 5: Opal - fire, polished, 50 mm, Mezezo, Ethiopia, G Page...752. 8.85.5.85.Z = 4. d: 4.1(7)- 3.16(10)- 259(7) Norway, abundant at Norra Karr, Jonkoping prov., - 233(7)...Stavem, and Tvedalen, all Langesundsfjord, Vestfold, Norway, and at Narssarssuk and at Naujakasik, Ilimaussaq... Ontario, at Urstacl, Hittero Is., Vest-Agder, Norway, and in some greisens and carbonatites. At the...U-Th-REE pegmatites on Hittero Is., Vest-Agder, Norway. In the Trout Creek Pass pegmatites, Chaffee co
Book (volume)
Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O Locality: Solvverkets Kisgrube, Snarum, Norway (type locality). Description: White platy grain...Wavenumbers (cm1): 1080w, 980sh, 617s, 514s, 417. O140 Opal SiO2·nH2O Locality: Valeč, Karlovy Vary region...U)2Nb2O6O Locality: Bjørkedalen, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway. Description: Brown grain from pegmatite. The empirical... 665sh, 646s, 611, 450sh, 434s. 314 O182 2 Opal IR Spectra of Minerals and Reference Samples Data...1177w, 1083w, 720sh, 697, 558s, 466s, 400sh. O194 Opal SiO2·nH2O Locality: Hale Creek mine, Mad River
Book
island of Laven in the Langesundfjord District of Norway. Interestingly, and in contrast to its unusual...the time unknown (it was discovered in 1835 in Norway). The compact gray-black shale resembling basalt...other alkaline systems, most notably in southern Norway and southeastern Asia (Thailand, Cambodia). Robert...Hingganite-(Ce) Normandite Turkestanite Hingganite-(Y) Opal Uedaite-(Ce) Hisingerite Paranatrolite Vinogradovite...Natrolemoynite Natrolite Natron Nenadkevichite Neptunite Opal Orthoclase Paranatrolite Pectolite Penkvilksite
Book
matter. The associated minerals are metacinnabar, opal, and siderite. Confirmed by the powder X-ray diffraction...Håkestad quarry, Håkestad, Tjølling, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway. Description: Dark brown long-prismatic crystal...quarry, Mørje, Porsgrunn, southern Oslo region, Norway. Description: White platy crystals from the association...Locality: Høgtveit, Evje, Setesdal, Aust-Agder, Norway (type locality). Description: Brown grains from...CaY6Al2Si4O18F6 (Fig. 2.515) Locality: Tysfjord, Nordland, Norway (type locality). Description: Colourless prismatic
 
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