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Schorl from
Ramfoss pegmatite, Kløftefoss, Modum, Buskerud, Norway


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Comments:Analysis of a sample of black tourmaline by Kolitsch et al (2011) showed it to be a Mg-rich, Ca-bearing schorl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ramfoss pegmatite, Kløftefoss, Modum, Buskerud, Norway
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:508526
Long-form Identifier:1:3:508526:2
GUID (UUID V4):3930d958-2f40-4cae-a0b6-ad4f83331ab9
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
46.1km (28.6 miles) Byrud Emerald Mines, Minnesund, Eidsvoll, Viken, Norway
88.1km (54.8 miles) Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway
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uio.no/ Abstract In the Kragerø area in South Norway, tourmaline is commonly found in Sveconorwegian...Lindvikskollen, Tangen, Dalane and Havredal; and the (2) Ramfoss and (3) Spro pegmatites, from the Kongsberg Sector...Idefjorden ‘Terrane’, respectively. The Lindvikskollen pegmatite area was the focus of field work and sampling...in the area. In the case of the Lindvikskollen pegmatite, which intruded a metagabbro body and its albitized...tourmaline and bulk rock chemistry indicates that the pegmatite was probably formed by mixed partial melting of
 
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