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Deposit Area 1854 - 080
(Last updated 13.jan.1997)

Name of Deposit Area : Olaelva
(Object Id : 1854,080,00,00)

Location
County : Nordland (18) Municipality : Ballangen (1854)
Map 1:50000: Evenes (1331-4) Map 1:250000: Narvik
Marking point: Longitude: 16.5913360 Latitude: 68.3084060
EU89-UTM Zone 33 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 565632 m. Y-coord: 7578096 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn) Sub Type: Sulphides
Element(s): Kis
Production
Activity: Pitting Reserves:
Prod. method: Production:
Prod. status: Volume of dump: 10 m3

Importance
Public: Not Assessed (reg. 18.02.2015)
Economical: Not classified/evaluated

Mineralization
Era: Paleozoic Period:
Dating: Method:
Genesis: Sedex Form: Layer
Main texture: Banded Min. distribution: Disseminated (<20 % ore minerals)
Main grain size: Medium grained (1-3 mm) Main alteration: Sericitisation
Strike/Dip: 130 / 62 Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Paleozoic Period:
Province: Caledonides
Geotec.unit: Narvik Nappe Complex
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Narvikgruppen Formation:

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Gangue mineral Sericite Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Graphite Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Quartz Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Biotite Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Ore mineral Pyrrhotite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Pyrite Major mineral (>10%)

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Host rock Serisittskifer Sedimentary
Original rock :Siliceous rock
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
Host rock Grafittskifer Sedimentary
Original rock :Argillaceous sediment
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
Wall rock Granatgl.skifer Sedimentary
Original rock :Argillaceous sediment
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
Wall rock Granatamfibolitt Extrusive
Original rock :Basalt
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Host rock Foliation Strike/Dip :130 / 62 Post-mineralisation ;...Effect :Modifies
Host rock Mineral banding Strike/Dip :130 / 62 Syn-mineralisation ;...Effect :Controls
Host rock Primary layering Strike/Dip :130 / 62 Syn-mineralisation ;...Effect :Controls

Information(s) in free text format
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Olaelva: Langs Olaelva SØ for Olalemmen finnes 12 små skjerp. Bergarten er granatamfibolitt, chert/serisittskifer, grafittskifer og granatglimmerskifer. Mineraliseringen er disseminert. Malmprøver: 01: Skjerp 5. Chert med svovelkis. 02: Skjerp 12. Grafittskifer med disseminert sulfid.

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
NO0388.01 Bedrock
Sampler :Madsen, T./...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Chert med svovelkis.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NO0388.02 Bedrock
Sampler :Madsen, T./...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Sulfiddisseminasjon i grafittskifer.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:


Analyse Results
from
Deposit Area 1854 - 080 Olaelva

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#
NO0388.01 Bedrock -8 -16 71 98 -16 -8.2 1.0
NO0388.02 Bedrock 93 118 -41 102 117 -8.2 3.0
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Sample No. Pt# Pd# As* Cd* Ba* Mo* Sn* Sb* Bi*
NO0388.01 3.0 3.0 -20 -8.2 48 -8.20 -20 -20 -20
NO0388.02 4.0 4.0 -20 -8.2 123 10.30 -20 -20 -20
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Sample No. S% V* Cr* Mn* Fe% Th* U* Sr* La*
NO0388.01 .65 -8 -8 16 .81 -30.00 -30.00 -16.4 -8.20
NO0388.02 2.42 294 114 671 6.03 -30.00 -30.00 100.0 -8.20
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Sample No. B*
NO0388.01 -41
NO0388.02 -41


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