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Elgskauåsen tunnel, Røyken, Asker, Viken, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
Elgskauåsen tunnelTunnel
RøykenMunicipality (Former)
AskerMunicipality
VikenCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 42' 49'' North , 10° 27' 21'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Åros1,142 (2013)3.2km
Røyken2,775 (2014)5.3km
Sætre3,009 (2013)5.4km
Hyggen408 (2010)5.6km
Fagerstrand1,990 (2013)8.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Follo GeologiforeningÅs20km
Buskerud GeologiforeningSolbergelva22km
Vestfold GeologiforeningHolmestrand30km
SteinklubbenSkjetten41km
Mindat Locality ID:
193327
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:193327:0
GUID (UUID V4):
56d78a8c-adfa-4471-8d16-c49e3d933d61
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Elgskauåsentunnelen, Røyken, Asker, Viken, Norge


Minerals found during construction of the tunnel during october- december 1998.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Description: as microcrystals
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Description: as microcrystals
'Chlorite Group'
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Colour: blue
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Montmorillonite ?
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Description: microcrystals on quartz

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Montmorillonite ?9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
BeBeryllium
Be Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
O BrookiteTiO2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O HematiteFe2O3
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Al Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3

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