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⇱ Mostad pegmatite, Gjerstad, Agder, Norway

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Mostad pegmatite, Gjerstad, Agder, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
Mostad pegmatitePegmatite
GjerstadMunicipality
AgderCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 53' 13'' North , 9° 0' 13'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gjerstad339 (2010)1.1km
Eikeland408 (2012)11.2km
Kil901 (2013)17.1km
Myra544 (2014)17.4km
Risør4,475 (2016)22.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Fensfeltet GeologiforeningUlefoss44km
Mindat Locality ID:
51346
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:51346:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mostad, Gjerstad kommune, Aust-Agder fylke, Norge


A quarry in a granite pegmatite on the land of Mostad farm.
The coordinate given by NGU are not confirmed, the coordinates for the farm are: 58.889536095606, 9.0063750743866

It hasn't been possible to locate this locality by study of altitude or aerial maps.

Coordinates © Kartverket - https://www.kartverket.no

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase-Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Bastnäsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Pyrolusite ?
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
Description: Found as small yellow crystals in monazite (Sverdrup et al.1959).

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘPyrolusite ?4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘXenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Oligoclase-Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase-AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
FFluorine
Fⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase-AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase-AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase-AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
YYttrium
Yⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Yⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
NdNeodymium
Ndⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F

Other Databases

Link to Geological Survey of Norway:8363

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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