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Occurence 5605 - 025 Ørretvatna
(Object Id: 1933)
(Last updated: 04.02.2005)

Location
County: Finnmark Municipality: Sør-Varanger (5605)
Map 1:50000: Kirkenes (2434-2) Map 1:250000: Kirkenes
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 36
East: 388620 m. North: 7721709 m.
Longitude: 30.1386090 Latitude: 69.5805860
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Resource
Resource Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Resource Subtype: Iron
Element(s): Fe
Importance
Raw material meaning: Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)

Resources and production
Activity: Pitting Reserves:
Operating method: Historical production:


Products
Element/product Crude ore grade or quality Reg. date
Fe-mag. 20 % 03.01.1997

Operations
From - To Activity Comments
1906 - 1906 Pitting Company/Institution :A/S Sydvaranger
1956 - 1956 Core drilling Company/Institution :A/S Sydvaranger
1969 - 1969 Core drilling Company/Institution :A/S Sydvaranger
1969 - 1969 Geology Company/Institution :A/S Sydvaranger
1983 - 1983 Geology Company/Institution :Prospektering A/S
1996 - 1996 Sampling Company/Institution :NGU

Mineralization
Era: Archean Period:
Genesis: Sedex Form: Layer
Main texture: Banded Min. distribution: Semi-massive (20-50 % ore minerals)
Main grain size: Fine grained (< 1 mm) Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: 335 / 80 Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Archean Period:
Province: Troms-Finnmark Basement Province
Geotec.unit:
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Bjørnevann Group Formation: Fisketind Formation

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

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Wall rock Quartzite Sedimentary
Original rock :Sandstone
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
Wall rock Hornblende gneiss Extrusive
Original rock :Basalt
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Host rock Foliation Strike/Dip :335 / 80 Post-mineralisation ;...Effect :None
Host rock Primary layering Strike/Dip :335 / 80 Syn-mineralisation ;...Effect :Controls

Information(s) in free text format
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Denne malmhorisonten ligger over, øst for, Varrevannsmalmen og består av malm av Tverrdalstypen med ca. 20 % Fe magn. Den kan følges over ca. 3 km lengde og er opptil 20 m mektig. Ved UTM 388650 7721900, like ved stien, er det en 15 m lang, gjengrodd røskegrøft uten tipp. Blotning i ryggen like ved mot sør av 20 - 25 m mektig finkornig kvartsbåndet magnetittmineralisering (prøve 01) med tilnærmet umineraliserte partier av amfibolitt og kvartsitt. Båndingsretning i mineraliseringens østside er 335°/50°, og i vestsiden 155°/90°.

Bibliography:
References not to be found in NGU's Reference Archive.:
A/S Sydvaranger 1985: Gruveplan 1985.


Iversen, E. 1986: Jernmalmer i Sør-Varanger. Int. rapp. 1689. Prospektering A/S.


Iversen, E. 1991: Geologisk beskrivelse av kartblad 2434 II Kirkenes og deler av kartblad 2434 III Høybuktmoen. Int. rapp. 2072. Prospektering A/S.

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
FI0263.01 Bedrock
Sampler: Wilberg/...Stored: Løkken
Comment: Fine grained, quartz banded mt min.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Name of Locality: Skjerp 1
(Object Id: 2053 25,01,00)

Location
County: Finnmark Municipality: Sør-Varanger (5605)
Map 1:50000: Kirkenes (2434-2) Map 1:250000: Kirkenes
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 36
East: 389070 m. North: 7720809 m.
Longitude: 30.1512280 Latitude: 69.5727130
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Resource
Resource Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Resource Subtype: Iron
Element(s): Fe


Name of Locality: Skjerp 2
(Object Id: 2054 25,02,00)

Location
County: Finnmark Municipality: Sør-Varanger (5605)
Map 1:50000: Kirkenes (2434-2) Map 1:250000: Kirkenes
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 36
East: 387970 m. North: 7722809 m.
Longitude: 30.1206070 Latitude: 69.5901640
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Resource
Resource Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Resource Subtype: Iron
Element(s): Fe



Analyse Results
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Deposit Area 5605 - 025 Ørretvatna

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#
FI0263.01 Bedrock 12 9 4 -1 3 -.3 1.0
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Sample No. Pt# Pd# Rh# As* Cd* Ba* Mo* Sb* Bi*
FI0263.01 1.0 1.0 -1.0 -2 -.2 21 -1.00 -2 -2
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Sample No. V* Cr* Mn* Fe% Th* U* W* Sr* La*
FI0263.01 3 -1 213 22.07 3.00 -5.00 -2 8.0 4.00
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Sample No. B*
FI0263.01 3


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