Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway (original) (raw)

Aeschynite-(Y)

Formula: (Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6

Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)

Localities:

Mølland 09 Feldspar Quarry, Rostadheia, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Rostadheia, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Mølland 12 feldspar quarry, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Mølland 13 quartz prospect, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Mølland 15 feldspar quarry, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway

Albite var. Cleavelandite

Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)

Allanite-(Ce)

Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

'Allanite Group'

Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

'Almandine-Spessartine Series'

Beryl

Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)

Localities:

Rostadheia, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Mølland 03 Feldspar Quarry, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Mølland 13 quartz prospect, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway

Beryl var. Aquamarine

Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18

'Biotite'

Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.

Calcite

Formula: CaCO3

'Euxenite Group'

Euxenite-(Y)

Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6

Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.

'Fergusonite'

Localities:

Mølland 09 Feldspar Quarry, Rostadheia, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Mølland 08 Feldspar Quarry (Blomberg Tunnel Mine), Rostadheia, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Mølland 07 feldspar quarry, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Rostadheia, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Mølland 11 Feldspar Quarry, Rostadheia, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway

Fergusonite-(Y)

Formula: YNbO4

'Gadolinite'

'Garnet Group'

Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3

Goethite

Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)

Ilmenite

Formula: Fe2+TiO3

Localities:

Mølland 07 feldspar quarry, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Mølland 06 feldspar quarry, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Mølland 15 feldspar quarry, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway

Magnetite

Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

Microcline

Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.

Microcline var. Amazonite

Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

'Microlite Group'

Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n

'Monazite'

Formula: REE(PO4)

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

Monazite-(Ce)

Formula: Ce(PO4)

Colour: Yellowish brown; Brown

Monazite-(Nd)

Formula: Nd(PO4)

Description: Selbekk (2010) reports the presence of Nd-dominated zones in predominantly Ce-rich monazite. He deemed it therefore correct to list monazite-(Nd) as a valid species for this locality. He did not specify in which of the Rostadheia quarries this discovery was made. Unfortunately, these quarries are off-limit for collectors, and it is therefor impossible to try to collect more samples for further study.

Muscovite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.

'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.

Quartz

Formula: SiO2

Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.

Samarskite-(Y)

Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8

Description: Confirmed by XRD (Bjørlykke 1934)

Spessartine

Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3

Tantalite-(Mn)

Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6

Topaz ?

Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2

Xenotime-(Y)

Formula: Y(PO4)

Localities:

Mølland 07 feldspar quarry, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Mølland 01 feldspar quarry, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Mølland 03 Feldspar Quarry, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Mølland 15 feldspar quarry, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway

Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Localities:

Mølland 09 Feldspar Quarry, Rostadheia, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Mølland 08 Feldspar Quarry (Blomberg Tunnel Mine), Rostadheia, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Rostadheia, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway

Zircon var. Alvite

Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Localities:

Mølland 09 Feldspar Quarry, Rostadheia, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Mølland 08 Feldspar Quarry (Blomberg Tunnel Mine), Rostadheia, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Rostadheia, Mølland, Iveland, Agder, Norway