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Larvik larvikite quarries (Tvedalen)

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Reported finds from this ground.

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Also reported: Blue-schiller feldspar (larvikite), plus zircon, apophyllite.

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

Why this spot

Permian syenite (larvikite)

Type locality of larvikite; source of Larvik syenite-pegmatite minerals.

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