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Chromatite from
Buer, Bjørkedalen, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway


Locality type:Dump
Classification
Species:Chromatite
Formula:CaCr6+O4
Comments:It may be a contamination from machinery used during the construction of the water tunnel which the dump material the analyzed sample originates from
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buer, Bjørkedalen, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:841867
Long-form Identifier:1:3:841867:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Piilonen, P. C., McDonald, A. M., Poirier, G., Rowe, R., Larsen, A. O. (2012) The mineralogy and crystal chemistry of alkaline pegmatites in the Larvik Plutonic Complex, Oslo rift valley, Norway. Part 1. Magmatic and secondary zircon: implications for petrogenesis from trace-element geochemistry. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (3) 649-672 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.3.15
Larsen, Alf Olav (2013) Contributions to the mineralogy of the syenite pegmatites in the Larvik Plutonic Complex. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 50. 101-109
 
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