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Deposit Area 1853 - 025
(Last updated 07.feb.2024)

Name of Deposit Area : Segelnes
(Object Id : 1853,025,00,00)

Location
County : Nordland (18) Municipality : Evenes (1853)
Map 1:50000: Skjomen (1331-1) Map 1:250000: Narvik
Marking point: Longitude: 17.2469910 Latitude: 68.4641780
EU89-UTM Zone 33 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 592032 m. Y-coord: 7596296 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Sub Type: Manganese
Element(s): Fe Mn
Production
Activity: Exploration Reserves:
Prod. method: Production:
Prod. status: Volume of dump:

Importance
Public: Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)
Economical: Minor interest , (Confirmed 25.feb.2005 by Agnes Raaness)

Products
Element/product Crude ore grade or quality
FE_MAG 7.7 %
FE_TOT 37 %
MNO 3.1 %

Operations
From - To Activity Comments
1977 - 1977 Geology Company/Institution :Rana Gruber A/S

Mineralization
Era: Proterozoic Period: Neoproterozoic
Dating: Method:
Genesis: Sedex Form: Lens
Main texture: Banded Min. distribution: Massive (>50 % ore minerals)
Main grain size: Coarse grained (> 3 mm) Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: 240 / 40 Direction: 270
Plunge: 35
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Proterozoic Period: Neoproterozoic
Province: Caledonides
Geotec.unit: Seve-Køli Nappe Complex
Tectonic complex: Øvre allokton
Igneous complex:
Group: Bogen-gruppen Formation: Håfjell jernformasjon

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Gangue mineral Quartz Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Hematite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Magnetite Major mineral (>10%)

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Unknown Karb.gl.sk. Sedimentary
Original rock :Argillaceous sediment
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
Unknown Amfibolitt Extrusive
Original rock :Basalt
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Unknown Primary layering Strike/Dip :240 / 40 Syn-mineralisation ;...Effect :None

Information(s) in free text format
Free text
Segelnes-malmen er 0,3 m og 1 m tykk med meget avgrenset tonnasje: Anslått dybde langs Tonnasje m.o.h Tykkelse Lengde langs malmfallet sp.v.3,3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 40-50 1m 40m 50m 6600 tonn 0,3m 100m 50m 4950 " ---------------- Sum 11500 tonn 2 kjemiske analyser (Norsk Jernverk lab. 1977) gir følgende resultater: Fe-tot. Fe.-magn. TiO2 MnO P S ------------------------------------------------------ 38,2 9,9 0,20 3,10 0,204 <0,004 37,0 5,5 0,20 3,23 0,244 <0,004

Bibliography:
From NGU's Reference Archive:
Føyn, S. , 1954
Jernmalmforekomster i Skjomen.
;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;Bergarkivet; No.BA 2071;2 pages
Abstract:
Rapporten er en brevkopi fra NGU til Arbeidsformidlingen i Ankenes og behandler jernmalmforekomster i Skjomen. Forekomstene Lapheimen og Matlilemmen blir betraktet som lite interessante og en nøyere undersøkelse vil ikke bli prioritert.

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
NO0257.01 Bedrock
Sampler :Sørdal, T./...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Skifrig fattig magnetittmalm.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
Segelnes-1 Bedrock
Sampler :Bjerkgård/Raaness/...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Kvarts, magnetitt og mangansliret malm
No. of registrated oxide analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:


Analyse Results
from
Deposit Area 1853 - 025 Segelnes

Element analyses

( *=parts pr. million, #=parts pr.billion, Negative values means below detection limit value.)
Sample No. Sample Type Cu* Zn* Pb* Co* Ni* Ag* Au#
NO0257.01 Bedrock 33 74 5 18 34 .1 4.0
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Sample No. Pt# Pd# As* Cd* Ba* Mo* Sb* Bi* S%
NO0257.01 3.0 3.0 2 .2 323 1.00 2 2 .02
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Sample No. V* Cr* Mn* Fe% Th* U* W* Sr* La*
NO0257.01 64 47 445 6.99 5.00 5.00 2 27.0 21.00
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Sample No. B*
NO0257.01 2

Oxide analyses

( All values are in % )
Sample No. Sample Type SiO2 Al2O3 TiO2 Fe2O3 MnO MgO CaO
Segelnes-1 Bedrock 35.31 3.58 0.29 45.13 6.65 2.10 4.44
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Sample No. Na2O K2O P2O5 Loss Sum
Segelnes-1 0.02 0.14 0.39 2.01 100.00


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