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THE INDUSTRIAL MINERAL DATABASE
Deposit Area 1837 - 308
(Last updated 13.jun.1997)

Name of Deposit Area : Vågsbotn
(Object Id : 1837,308,00,00)

Location
County : Nordland (18) Municipality : Meløy (1837)
Map 1:50000: Meløy (1928-4) Map 1:250000: Mo i Rana
Marking point: Longitude: 13.5275350 Latitude: 66.7842780
EU89-UTM Zone 33 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 435233 m. Y-coord: 7408097 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Olivine Sub Type: Olivine

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

Mineralization
Era: Paleozoic Period:
Dating: Method:
Genesis: Liquid magmatic Form: Lens
Main texture: Structureless Min. distribution: Massive (>50 % ore minerals)
Main grain size: Medium grained (1-3 mm)
Strike/Dip: Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Paleozoic Period:
Province:
Geotec.unit:
Tectonic complex: Rødingsfjelldekkekom
Igneous complex:
Group: Formation:

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Not defined Olivine
Not defined Serpentine Major mineral (>10%)
Not defined Enstatite Major mineral (>10%)
Not defined Spinel Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Not defined Talc Accessory mineral (<1%)

Information(s) in free text format
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Ultramafittkroppen består av harzburgitt og dunitt. Langs kanten og tektoniske soner er det sterkt grønne soner med et høyt serpentin- og karbonatinnhold, disse har også endel serpentin-asbest.


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