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Occurence 5605 - 032 Nosfjellet
(Object Id: 1940)
(Last updated: 26.01.2005)

Location
County: Finnmark Municipality: Sør-Varanger (5605)
Map 1:50000: Høybuktmoen (2434-3) Map 1:250000: Kirkenes
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 36
East: 379514 m. North: 7735715 m.
Longitude: 29.8867680 Latitude: 69.7020260
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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: Exploration Reserves:
Operating method: Historical production:


Operations
From - To Activity Comments
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: 130 / 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: Nosfjell Formation

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Gangue mineral Quartz Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Biotite Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Amphibole Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Feldspar Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Ore mineral Pyrite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Magnetite Major mineral (>10%)

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Host rock Amphibolite Extrusive
Original rock :Basalt
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
Host rock Granitic gneiss
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Host rock Foliation Strike/Dip :130 / 80 Post-mineralisation ;...Effect :None
Host rock Primary layering Strike/Dip :130 / 80 Syn-mineralisation ;...Effect :Controls

Information(s) in free text format
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Mineraliseringen ligger SØ for Nosfjellet, like ved sørenden av et lite tjern. Nær grensen mellom lys granittisk gneis (i vest) og amfibolitt (i øst) opptrer i den granittiske gneisen et opptil 0.5 m mektig lag med 4 - 5 magnetittbånd med noe svovelkis (prøve 01) av noen få cm mektighet.

Bibliography:
References not to be found in NGU's Reference Archive.:
Iversen, E. 1990: Kartblad 2534 III - Høybuktmoen, kartbladbeskrivelse. Int. rapp. 2170. Prospektering A/S.

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
FI0270.01 Bedrock
Sampler: Wilberg/...Stored: Løkken
Comment: Medium grained quartz-biotite-amphibolite gneiss with 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: 2055 32,01,00)

Location
County: Finnmark Municipality: Sør-Varanger (5605)
Map 1:50000: Høybuktmoen (2434-3) Map 1:250000: Kirkenes
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 36
East: 379541 m. North: 7735481 m.
Longitude: 29.8877770 Latitude: 69.6999450
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Resource
Resource Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Resource Subtype: Iron
Element(s): Fe
Resources and production
Activity: Exploration Reserves:
Operating method: Historical production:



Analyse Results
from
Deposit Area 5605 - 032 Nosfjellet

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#
FI0270.01 Bedrock 29 198 -3 3 13 -.3 1.0
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Sample No. Pt# Pd# Rh# As* Cd* Ba* Mo* Sb* Bi*
FI0270.01 1.0 1.0 -1.0 -2 1.1 179 4.00 -2 -2
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Sample No. S% V* Cr* Mn* Fe% Th* U* W* Sr*
FI0270.01 .24 32 36 407 14.98 5.00 -5.00 -2 2.0
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Sample No. La* B*
FI0270.01 4.00 -3


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