Botnedalen

Botnedalen
Botnedalen
	Botnedalen Location of the valley Botnedalen Botnedalen (Norway)
Floor elevation	798 m (2,618 ft)
Geology
Type	River valley
Geography
Location	Telemark, Norway
Coordinates	59°29′34″N 7°44′16″E / 59.49264°N 7.73785°E

Botnedalen is a valley in Tokke Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The valley used to be the site a number of mountain farms that are no longer in use. The river that runs through the valley was dammed, creating the lake Botnedalsvatn. The lake is as a reservoir for the nearby Byrte Hydroelectric Power Station.^[1] Botnedalen is known for the occurrence of various minerals, including hausmannite,^[2] jacobsite,^[3] braunite,^[4] bustamite,^[5] and rhodonite.^[6]

References

^ Evensen, Knut Harald, ed. (2010). NAF Veibok 2010–2012 (in Norwegian) (29 ed.). Oslo: Norges Automobil-Forbund. pp. 27, 224.
^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "hausmannitt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "jacobsitt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "braunitt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "bustamitt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "rhodonitt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 July 2012.