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Orangite from
Lindvikskollen Quarry, Lindvikskollen-Kalstadgangen pegmatite, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Thorite var: Orangite
Formula:Th(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orangite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lindvikskollen Quarry, Lindvikskollen-Kalstadgangen pegmatite, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:550200
Long-form Identifier:1:3:550200:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orangite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘTangen Feldspar Mine, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘArøyskjærene North, Arøyskjærene (Arøy skerries), Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘEikaholmen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘNatrolittodden, Vesle Arøya, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘBarkevikstranda, Barkevika, Barkevik area, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘSaga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘA/S Granit Quarry, Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘAuselmyra, Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘStavern (Fredriksvärn), Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘLarvik town, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
References
Brøgger, W. C. (1903) Über den Hellandit, ein neues Mineral (Vorlaüfige Mittheilung) [On Hellandite, a new mineral (Preliminary report)]. Nyt magazin for naturvidenskaberne [New magazine for the natural sciences], 41. 213-221
 
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