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Occurence 1870 - 004 Snøtindan
(Object Id: 2175)
(Last updated: 23.06.2007)
Location
County: Nordland Municipality: Sortland (1870)
Map 1:50000: Sortland (1232-3) Map 1:250000: Svolvær
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 33
East: 524933 m. North: 7604826 m.
Longitude: 15.6110810 Latitude: 68.5546290
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Resource
Resource Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Resource Subtype: Iron
Element(s): Fe
Importance
Raw material meaning: Not Assessed (reg. 18.02.2015)

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


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: 120 / 90 Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Archean Period:
Province:
Geotec.unit:
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Formation:

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

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Host rock monzonittisk biotittgneis

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Host rock Foliation Strike/Dip :120 / 90 Post-mineralisation ;...Effect :None

Information(s) in free text format
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Mineraliseringen er blottet på ryggen som danner grense mellom Nordland og Troms, i en høyde av 670m.o.h. Det er her 1m mektig finkornet kvartsbåndet magnetitt-mineralisering (prøve 01). Bånding i mm-cm-skala. Mot SØ forsvinner den under en isbre, og mot NV er den dekket av blokker. Ved UTM 524790 7605150 (630m.o.h.) er det sannsynligvis samme mineralisering som dukker opp igjen i fjellsida. Den fortsetter NV-over til UTM 524580 7605230 (600m.o.h.), hvor det er ca. 2m mektighet av semimassiv magnetkis-magnetitt i mm-cm-bånd i gneisen (prøve 02).

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
NO0049.01 Bedrock
Sampler: Wilberg, R./...Stored: Løkken
Comment: Kvartsbåndet mt-min.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Name of Sample point: Prøvepunkt 1
(Object Id: 4190 4,00,01)
Location
County: Nordland Municipality: Sortland (1870)
Map 1:50000: Sortland (1232-3) Map 1:250000: Svolvær
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 33
East: 524513 m. North: 7605026 m.
Longitude: 15.6008370 Latitude: 68.5564600
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Resource
Resource Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Resource Subtype: Iron
Element(s): Fe


Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
NO0049.02 Bedrock
Sampler: Wilberg, R./...Stored: Løkken
Comment: Semimassiv po-mt-min. i monzonittisk gneis.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Analyse Results
from
Deposit Area 1870 - 004 Snøtindan

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#
NO0049.01 Bedrock 35 11 -3 -1 16 -.3 2.0
NO0049.02 Bedrock 600 42 -3 56 94 .6 28.0
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Sample No. Pt# Pd# Rh# As* Cd* Ba* Mo* Sb* Bi*
NO0049.01 -3.0 -3.0 -5.0 17 .9 2 6.00 -2 -2
NO0049.02 -3.0 -3.0 -5.0 4 -.2 14 2.00 2 -2
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Sample No. S% V* Cr* Mn* Fe% Th* U* W* Sr*
NO0049.01 .02 9 10 565 30.82 -2.00 -5.00 -2 6.0
NO0049.02 6.67 78 74 207 17.91 -2.00 -5.00 -2 18.0
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Sample No. La* B*
NO0049.01 3.00 -3
NO0049.02 6.00 7

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