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Locality type:

Outcrop

Classification

Species:

Sapphirine

Formula:

Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Sapphirine data

Locality Data:

Click here to view UHT granulite outcrop, Havsøysund, Hisøy, Arendal, Agder, Norway

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

664137

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:664137:5

GUID (UUID V4):

8d3e0a1c-9dcd-4456-9744-e59322f8f635

Nearest other occurrences of Sapphirine

4.9km (3.1 miles)

ⓘHasleholmen, Grimstad, Agder, Norway

22.8km (14.2 miles)

ⓘGladstad, Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway

23.1km (14.3 miles)

ⓘSunde bridge, Snaresund, Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway

29.5km (18.3 miles)

ⓘRangleåsen, Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway

31.9km (19.8 miles)

ⓘHauglandsvatnet, Vegårshei, Agder, Norway

References

Kihle, Jan, Harlov, D. E., Frigaard, Ø., Jamtveit, B. (2010) Epitaxial quartz inclusions in corundum from a sapphirine-garnet boudin, Bamble Sector, SE Norway: SiO2-Al2O3 miscibility at high P-T dry granulite facies conditions. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 28 (7) 769-784 doi:10.1111/j.1525-1314.2010.00891.x