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Behoite from
Saga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Behoite | |
| Formula: | Be(OH)2 | |
| Comments: | Found first time by Svein Arne Berge in 1981, and identified by Ragnar Hansen at the x-ray laboratory in Mineralogical Museum of Oslo. The mineral occur as beautifull small crystals in "spreustein" (mainly natrolite after sodalite)(Neumann 1985) | |
| Colour: | colorless | |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Natrolite Spreustein | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Nordstrandite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Behoite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Saga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 83203 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:83203:8 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Behoite | ||
| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘSagåsen Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway | |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘTorbjørnsås Quarry, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway | |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘJohs Nilsens Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway | |
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘA/S Granit Quarry, Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway | |
| 1.7km (1.1 miles) | ⓘVevja Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway | |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘTuften, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway | |
| 1.9km (1.2 miles) | ⓘHeia Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway | |
| 3.4km (2.1 miles) | ⓘØstskogen Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway | |
| 3.4km (2.1 miles) | ⓘAlmenningen Quarry (Treschow-Fritzøe Quarry), Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway | |
| 7.2km (4.5 miles) | ⓘE18 roadcuts, Malerød, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway | |
| References | ||
Saga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway