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Palygorskite from
Dalen-Kjørholt Mine, Brevik, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Palygorskite
Formula:◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Palygorskite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dalen-Kjørholt Mine, Brevik, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:86569
Long-form Identifier:1:3:86569:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Palygorskite
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘA/S Granit Quarry, Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘFossum Iron Mines, Skien, Telemark, Norway
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘBreigangen Mine, Fossum Iron Mines, Skien, Telemark, Norway
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘValberg Quarry, Valberg, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘFikkjebakke, Sannidal, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘMoland Industrial Site, Akland, Risør, Agder, Norway
88.1km (54.7 miles) ⓘSagabekken Fv 114 roadcut, Tune, Sarpsborg, Østfold, Norway
References
Nordrum, Fred Steinar (1993) De siste års mineralfunn i Dalen-Kjørholt gruve, in Telemark I. STEIN. Nordisk magasin for populær geologi, 20 (2) 100-110
 
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