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Norway, Vestfold

Larvik (Larvikite)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Blue-schillering larvikite (blue pearl feldspar) in the syenite quarries and coastal outcrops.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Permian (Oslo Rift)

Type area of larvikite, Norway's national stone.

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