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⇱ Bavenite from Byrud Emerald Mines, Minnesund, Eidsvoll, Akershus, Norway

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Bavenite from
Byrud Emerald Mines, Minnesund, Eidsvoll, Akershus, Norway

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Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bavenite
Formula:Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Comments:Some laumontite has been misidentified as bavenite (Ellingsen 2003)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bavenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Byrud Emerald Mines, Minnesund, Eidsvoll, Akershus, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:86525
Long-form Identifier:1:3:86525:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bavenite
86.9km (54.0 miles) ⓘRiddaho, S. Finnskoga, Torsby, Värmland County, Sweden
95.6km (59.4 miles) ⓘKonnerudgata Quarry, Gulskogen, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
96.1km (59.7 miles) ⓘE 134 Road, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
97.8km (60.8 miles) ⓘBatteriet, Åssiden, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
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The emerald deposit at Byrud, Eidsvoll, South Norway Fred Steinar Nordrum, Kongsberg, and Gunnar Raade...occurrence of emerald has been mined, located at the Byrud farm on the shore of Lake Mj0sa near Minnesund in Eidsvoll...specimens. History The initial discovery of the emerald occurrence is not documented, but it probably took...pieces with translucent crystals of green beryl (emerald). At a later stage, the name Gustaf Nauckhoff (1847-1919)...with green, nontranslucent beryl crystals from Byrud, in which the labeis say that they were gifts to
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