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PostPosted: Oct 31, 2018 19:10    Post subject: Zeolites and other Icelandic minerals from Hvalfjörður  

Being a local, I have only a short drive from the capital area of Reykjavik to Hvalfjörður, and although I do look at several locations (just about wherever I see potential and am allowed to) I mainly collect at a site just by Hvaleyri, since the landowner there has given me permission to do so.

A part of me wants to take a drive and look and collect every time the weather is decent, but on the other hand I'm trying not to hoard excessively.... hehe... and of course failing a bit at that :-)

This fall I've been twice, and now it's getting about too cold to collect as the north-facing cliffs are icing up.

In this first post are just some phone-cam shots from the last trip... but shortly I will add images of some of the gathered pieces. (Already took a few pics, but yet to take measurements)

Most of what I find at Hvaleyri are Zeolites... so far I believe I have found Stilbite, Heulandite-Ca, Mesolite, Analcime, Calcite, Natrolite (?) and possibly a couple more.

Many of the vugs/cavities are lined with Celadonite or other coloured "clay"... and though most of the host rock is Basalt, it has been transformed quite a bit by the same low-temp thermal activity that allowed the minerals to crystallize (if I understand the local geology correctly). This same transformation means that the colours of the basalt vary quite a bit from the classic gray-blue, into orange-browns as well as reddish and even almost blue-green (but those are mostly just variations into those from a gray, so still dull). In part the transformation has caused the basalt to decay and fracture... yet it always seems harder than the Zeolites within.



IMG_20181026_155555561_HDR.jpg
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Description:
 Viewed:  25531 Time(s)

IMG_20181026_155555561_HDR.jpg



IMG_20181026_170150510_HDR.jpg
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Description:
 Viewed:  25565 Time(s)

IMG_20181026_170150510_HDR.jpg



IMG_20181026_134015505_HDR.jpg
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Description:
Cliffs icing up
 Viewed:  25554 Time(s)

IMG_20181026_134015505_HDR.jpg



IMG_20181026_131732006.jpg
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Description:
From under that came a few nice plates of white stilbite
 Viewed:  25575 Time(s)

IMG_20181026_131732006.jpg



IMG_20181026_131723672_HDR.jpg
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Description:
This cavity came out whole, but sadly turned out to be almost completely filled with Stilbite.
 Viewed:  25567 Time(s)

IMG_20181026_131723672_HDR.jpg



IMG_20181026_135536180.jpg
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Description:
Most likely Chabazite, this was on a boulder that I failed to remove a nice specimen from, but got some from the other parts.
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IMG_20181026_144450672.jpg
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Description:
The remnants of the largest vug I've found at the locality. Came out incredibly clean as no outside dirt seemed to have managed to get in.
It was nearly all Stilbite, but very unusal for this area as it has parts that show very pretty pink hues!
What is in the picture still sits in the cliff wall as I didn't have tools to get any further in without smashing everything into pieces.
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PostPosted: Nov 01, 2018 02:51    Post subject: Re: Zeolites and other Icelandic minerals from Hvalfjörður  

We would love to see some specimen photos, so we can see the locality and what it produces.
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PostPosted: Nov 01, 2018 05:43    Post subject: Re: Zeolites and other Icelandic minerals from Hvalfjörður  

Thank you for sharing these, Bergur. As an avid field collector, I always appreciate seeing photos of collecting sites and in situ material to help bring the collecting experience to life, although I’m not always good about taking such photos myself in the “heat of the moment.”
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PostPosted: Nov 01, 2018 11:37    Post subject: Re: Zeolites and other Icelandic minerals from Hvalfjörður  

Some specimen photos.

Many of the minerals have questionmarks regarding ID, as I have only visual comparison and known locality info from Mindat, which is limited. The country is known for more than just the locality has verified and at a small scale I'm not expert enough to make sure.

In some of the images blues are a bit more saturated than I'd like, but the crystals aren't of that colour anyway in most cases, but rather reflecting a layer underneath them.



natro-calcite-on-heuland.jpg
 Mineral: Calcite, Heulandite-Ca, Natrolite (?) / Mesolite (?)
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Dimensions: 75x70x30mm
 Description:
Nice spray of Natrolite/Mesolite (possibly other, Scolecite or Mordenite ...hard to tell by visual ID alone) on a druzy of Heulandite-Ca and vug mostly filled with Calcite.
Spray is 19mm across and each XL about 12mm long
 Viewed:  25462 Time(s)

natro-calcite-on-heuland.jpg



natrolite.jpg
 Mineral: Natrolite (?) / Mesolite (?), Heulandite-Ca
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Dimensions: 29x48x26mm
 Description:
Sprays of Natrolite/Mesolite (18mm wide 14mm long) and very minor Heulandite druzy
 Viewed:  25461 Time(s)

natrolite.jpg



stilbite-heulandite.jpg
 Mineral: Stilbite, Heulandite-Ca
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Dimensions: 44x54x27mm
 Description:
Main Stilbite is 8mm long and 4mm wide. Heulandite probably in druzy, tho a bit unusual from what I most ly see there
 Viewed:  25456 Time(s)

stilbite-heulandite.jpg



chaba-heulandite.jpg
 Mineral: Chabazite, Heulandite-Ca
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Dimensions: 84xx63x43mm
 Description:
Nice Chabasite XLs (largest is 6x5x4mm) growing on typical Heulandite druzy
 Viewed:  25437 Time(s)

chaba-heulandite.jpg



chaba-analcime.jpg
 Mineral: Chabazite, Analcime, (Heulandite-Ca)
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Dimensions: 23x35x14mm
 Description:
Chabasite (largest XL is only 3mm) on Analcime and possible some Heulandite
 Viewed:  25423 Time(s)

chaba-analcime.jpg



analcime.jpg
 Mineral: Analcime
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Dimensions: 74x57x34mm
 Description:
Analcime, main vug photographed is 22x18mm and largest XL is about 2mm
 Viewed:  25428 Time(s)

analcime.jpg



mesolite.jpg
 Mineral: Mesolite (?), Analcime, Heulandite-Ca
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Dimensions: 46x38x12mm
 Description:
Balls of most likely Mesolite (each ball is up to 6mm across) on Analcime and Heulandite (some of that is more visible on backside)
 Viewed:  25425 Time(s)

mesolite.jpg



mesolite-on-analcime.jpg
 Mineral: Mesolite (?), Analcime
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Dimensions: 78x73x50mm
 Description:
Largest speres are about 8mm
 Viewed:  25430 Time(s)

mesolite-on-analcime.jpg



natrolite-stilbite.jpg
 Mineral: Natrolite (?), Stilbite
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Dimensions: 63x38x34mm
 Description:
Stilbite is up to 12mm long and the sprays of Natrolite (?) stand up to 5mm further out into the vug
 Viewed:  25422 Time(s)

natrolite-stilbite.jpg



natrolite-stilbite2.jpg
 Mineral: Stilbite, Natrolite (?)
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Dimensions: 82x70x36mm
 Description:
Stilbite up to 10mm with Natrolite (?) on top up to 6mm... also seperate sprays of up to 10mm
 Viewed:  25484 Time(s)

natrolite-stilbite2.jpg



natrolite-stilbite3.jpg
 Mineral: Stilbite, Natrolite (?)
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Dimensions: 50x46x28mm
 Description:
Stilbite up to 6mm, Natrolite (?) up to 13mm
 Viewed:  25434 Time(s)

natrolite-stilbite3.jpg


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PostPosted: Nov 02, 2018 03:09    Post subject: Re: Zeolites and other Icelandic minerals from Hvalfjörður  

Thank you so much for the impressions of your field trip - please more!!!
Iceland is such a fascinating country, it's interesting to see how minerals are found in this beautiful landscape ...
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PostPosted: Nov 02, 2018 07:52    Post subject: Re: Zeolites and other Icelandic minerals from Hvalfjörður  

Dihydrogen monoxide seems very common in this land. "Iceland is the only place on Earth where the mid-ocean ridge rises above sea level. More eruptions than usual occur on the plate boundary across Iceland because under the ridge is the Iceland mantle plume, which has been active for the last 65 million years. During this period it has brought unusual amounts of magma to the surface forming the North Atlantic Large Igneous Province that now stretch across the Atlantic from Scotland to Greenland. Iceland is the youngest part of the province and the only one that is still active. The province is approximately 2000 km long and represents about 10 million cubic kilometres of magma that has emerged from the Iceland mantle plume through volcanic activity in 65 million years; a figure that is roughly 50 times the volume of Iceland." from the Outline of Geology of Iceland Chapman Conference 2012
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PostPosted: Aug 25, 2019 11:53    Post subject: Re: Zeolites and other Icelandic minerals from Hvalfjörður  

Been collecting more this summer in my spot.
Even more amazing things as I am getting to know the location more and more.
A couple of specimen photos attached...of my recent finds.



stilbite-on-heulandite-ca.jpg
 Mineral: Stilbite-Ca, Heulandite-Ca
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Dimensions: 41x28x27mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  23968 Time(s)

stilbite-on-heulandite-ca.jpg



stilbite-on-heulandite-ca-02.jpg
 Mineral: Stilbite-Ca, Heulandite-Ca
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Dimensions: 57x29x18mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  23958 Time(s)

stilbite-on-heulandite-ca-02.jpg



chabazite-on-stilbite.jpg
 Mineral: Chabazite, Stilbite-Ca
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Dimensions: 77x62x21mm
 Description:
(max Chabazite xls to 4mm)
 Viewed:  23972 Time(s)

chabazite-on-stilbite.jpg



chabazite-geode.jpg
 Mineral: Chabazite
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Dimensions: 66x47x45mm
 Description:
xls up to 10mm
 Viewed:  23960 Time(s)

chabazite-geode.jpg



chabazite-grande.jpg
 Mineral: Chabazite
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Dimensions: 42x32x21mm
 Description:
longest xls side is 14mm
...the largest I've ever found here
 Viewed:  23977 Time(s)

chabazite-grande.jpg


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PostPosted: Sep 02, 2019 16:50    Post subject: Zeolites and other Icelandic minerals from Hvalfjörður - Big stuff today :-)  

Just had to share two pictures of the best piece I just found today.

This is bigger and better than pretty much anything I've found there so far.
I couldn't extract most of the vug I found, as it sits 5-6m upp a steep slope/cliff - I wanted to rather leave some for a second attempt than to damage more than I can get out.
It's from a fracture, which in total extends probably about a metre, but the opening is near the middle, 40-50cm and only about 5cm of open space at it's widest. I had to take deep breaths while trying to get this out as the main sphere sticks out quite a bit and only left me with about a cm to the bottom crystals.

On it is a Heulandite druzy, with Stilbite and a possible other mineral and then what I firmly believe to be Natrolite spheres.

Here is also a rather low quality phone-cam-video to hopefully show it a bit more 3D
(excuse the watermarking, used an online editor to cut and crop)



P.S. only visual ID on minerals as usual



Natro-Stilb-Heul-grande-01.jpg
 Mineral: Mesolite/Natrolite, Stilbite, Heulandite
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Dimensions: 17cm x 10,5cm x 7cm
 Description:
Main sphere is just about 32mm across (right side)
This taken more from top.
 Viewed:  23838 Time(s)

Natro-Stilb-Heul-grande-01.jpg



Natro-Stilb-Heul-grande-02.jpg
 Mineral: Mesolite/Natrolite, Stilbite, Heulandite
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Dimensions: 17cm x 10,5cm x 7cm
 Description:
Main sphere is just about 32mm across (right side)
Trying to show from an angle.
 Viewed:  23821 Time(s)

Natro-Stilb-Heul-grande-02.jpg


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PostPosted: Sep 03, 2019 01:05    Post subject: Re: Zeolites and other Icelandic minerals from Hvalfjörður - Big stuff today :-)  

Bergur_E_Sigurdarson wrote:
Natrolite, Stilbite, Heulandite
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
Dimensions: 17cm x 10,5cm x 7cm
An outstandingly beautiful specimen in impressive size, Bergur, thanks for sharing this beauty!
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PostPosted: Sep 03, 2019 18:45    Post subject: Re: Zeolites and other Icelandic minerals from Hvalfjörður  

That is a fine personally collected specimen--congratulations! I looked around while hiking there last year and saw potential for specimens, but I did not have the time to attempt any collecting. I envy your find, Bergur! That, and your excellent langostinos!
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PostPosted: Sep 04, 2019 06:58    Post subject: Re: Zeolites and other Icelandic minerals from Hvalfjörður  

That's a stunning specimen Bergur. Congratulations!
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PostPosted: Sep 04, 2019 13:39    Post subject: Re: Zeolites and other Icelandic minerals from Hvalfjörður  

you should be proud,:a self collected specimen of this quality that rivals Indian zeolites

I love it

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PostPosted: Sep 05, 2019 08:34    Post subject: Hvalfjörður Zeolite find... total of pocket  

Thank you for kind comments :-)

Here is a little video I took up the cliff... a bit shaky, being in a rather precarious position




Also some low quality images of the 3 flats and larger bottom plate... the total of what I could extract.

I might have to change what the minerals are, as it seems that Natrolite is scarce here, and mostly known as growing on top of Mesolite... in the cases where I can see a sphere broken, that is still possible... but apparently rather unlikely. I hope I can get analysis at some point to verify.
Stilbite and Heulandite are still for sure though.



IMG_20190905_130642676.jpg
 Mineral: Heulandite, Stilbite, Mesolite/Natrolite
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Description:
All flats
 Viewed:  23404 Time(s)

IMG_20190905_130642676.jpg



IMG_20190905_130621113.jpg
 Mineral: Heulandite, Stilbite, Mesolite/Natrolite
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Description:
First finds, dry
 Viewed:  23398 Time(s)

IMG_20190905_130621113.jpg



IMG_20190905_130625171.jpg
 Mineral: Heulandite, Stilbite, Mesolite/Natrolite
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Description:
Second, still wet
 Viewed:  23397 Time(s)

IMG_20190905_130625171.jpg



IMG_20190905_130628458.jpg
 Mineral: Heulandite, Stilbite, Mesolite/Natrolite
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Description:
Third, also wet
 Viewed:  23414 Time(s)

IMG_20190905_130628458.jpg



IMG_20190905_130637886.jpg
 Mineral: Heulandite, Stilbite, Mesolite/Natrolite
 Locality:
Hvalfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
 Description:
Large bottom plate, wet, and less damage than I initially dared think
 Viewed:  23412 Time(s)

IMG_20190905_130637886.jpg


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