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Occurence 1867 - 007 Åsan
(Object Id: 2260)
(Last updated: 09.02.2005)

Location
County: Nordland Municipality: Bø (1867)
Map 1:50000: Stokmarknes (1132-2) Map 1:250000: Svolvær
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 33
East: 478853 m. North: 7624266 m.
Longitude: 14.4776710 Latitude: 68.7292860
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Resource
Resource Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Resource Subtype: Iron-Titanium
Element(s): Fe Ti
Importance
Raw material meaning: Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)

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


Operations
From - To Activity Comments
1907 - 1907 Pitting

Mineralization
Era: Proterozoic Period: Paleoproterozoic
Genesis: Orthomagmatic formation Form: Layer
Main texture: Banded Min. distribution: Semi-massive (20-50 % ore minerals)
Main grain size: Medium grained (1-3 mm) Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: 280 / 40 Direction:
Plunge:
Ti-deposit type(s)
Main type: Magmatic Ilm/Mt-ratio:
Sub type: Mt +/- Ilm +/- Ap in mafic intrusion %TiO(Ore):
Titanium province: Lofoten - Vesterålen %P2O5(Ore):
Host rock: Gabbro %MgO(Ilm):
Main Ti mineral: Ilmenite %V2O3(Mt):
ppm U (Rutile):
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Proterozoic Period: Paleoproterozoic
Province: Caledonian Basement Province
Geotec.unit:
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Formation:

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Gangue mineral Quartz Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Plagioclase Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Ilmenite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Magnetite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Pyrite Accessory mineral (<1%)

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Host rock Gabbro Intrusive
Original rock :Gabbro
Metamorphic facies :Granulite
Wall rock Granitt Intrusive
Original rock :Granite
Metamorphic facies :Granulite

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Host rock Foliation Strike/Dip :280 / 40 Post-mineralisation ;...Effect :None

Information(s) in free text format
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I en skrent ved UTM 478920 7624470 er det gått inn med en 3m lang stoll mot øst-sørøst i en ca. 3m mektig semimassiv magnetitt- ilmenittmineralisering med noe svovelkis i gabbro (prøve 03 og 04), med enkelte dm-mektige massive bånd (prøve 05). Mineraliseringen skjæres av enkelte få cm mektige granitt-ganger. Denne mineraliseringen synes å ha et noe uregelmessig forløp, og antas å være en utløper fra en mineralisering som er blottet i skrenten 5m over. Denne forløper mer regelmessig som et lag med forløp 280/40. Ca. 20m øst-sørøst for og over skrenten er det i denne mineraliseringen sprengt ut ca. 1m3. Mineraliseringen er ca. 1.5m mektig og består av svakt båndet semimassiv til massiv magnetitt-ilmenitt (prøve 01 og 02). Videre øst- sør-østover går den under overdekket, men antas å tynne raskt ut og forsvinner (gir ikke kompassutslag).

Photo(s) from the Deposit area:
Photo no. 1 showing 2,5x"
Photo no. 2 showing 10x"
Photo no. 3 showing 50x"

Bibliography:
From NGU's Reference Archive:
Poulsen, A.O. , 1936
Titanjernforekomster i Vesterålen.
;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;Bergarkivet; No.BA 115;62 pages
Abstract:
Rapporten beskriver følgende titanjernforekomster: Åsan, Gustad, Selvåg, Utskår, Sunnan, Teistholmen, Djupeidet, Vinjeforekomstene, Vinjeneset, Barkestadneset, Austringen, Klubneset, Bergseng, Klubskjæret & Finberget, Hjellesand, Frivåg og Øksenesheia.

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
NO0117.01 Bedrock
Sampler: Wilberg, R./...Stored: Løkken
Comment: Semimassiv mt-ilm.-min.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NO0117.02 Bedrock
Sampler: Wilberg, R./...Stored: Løkken
Comment: Semimassiv mt-ilm.-min.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NO0117.03 Bedrock
Sampler: Wilberg, R./...Stored: Løkken
Comment: Semimassiv mt-ilm.-min. i gabbro.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NO0117.04 Bedrock
Sampler: Wilberg, R./...Stored: Løkken
Comment: Semimassiv mt-ilm.-min.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NO0117.05 Bedrock
Sampler: Wilberg, R./...Stored: Løkken
Comment: Massiv mt-ilm.-min.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:


Analyse Results
from
Deposit Area 1867 - 007 Åsan

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#
NO0117.01 Bedrock 66 -32 -81 -16 -32 -16.2 61.0
NO0117.02 Bedrock -16 -32 -81 17 -32 -16.2 15.0
NO0117.03 Bedrock 233 34 14 35 81 -1.0 20.0
NO0117.04 Bedrock 21 44 -81 24 35 -16.2 23.0
NO0117.05 Bedrock -16 46 -81 18 -32 -16.2 5.0
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Sample No. Pt# Pd# As* Cd* Ba* Mo* Sn* Sb* Bi*
NO0117.01 3.0 3.0 -20 -16.2 -16 -16.20 -20 -20 -20
NO0117.02 3.0 3.0 -20 -16.2 -16 -16.20 -20 -20 -20
NO0117.03 3.0 3.0 -20 -1.0 58 2.20 -20 -20 -20
NO0117.04 3.0 3.0 -20 -16.2 17 -16.20 -20 -20 -20
NO0117.05 3.0 3.0 -20 -16.2 -16 -16.20 -20 -20 -20
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Sample No. S% V* Cr* Mn* Fe% Th* U* Sr* La*
NO0117.01 .04 33 -16 209 15.80 -30.00 -30.00 -32.4 -16.20
NO0117.02 .01 49 -16 127 13.60 -30.00 -30.00 -32.4 -16.20
NO0117.03 1.16 96 13 156 11.90 -30.00 -30.00 16.5 -1.00
NO0117.04 .05 238 -16 191 17.50 -30.00 -30.00 -32.4 32.70
NO0117.05 .03 93 -16 138 12.80 -30.00 -30.00 -32.4 -16.20
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Sample No. B*
NO0117.01 -81
NO0117.02 -81
NO0117.03 -5
NO0117.04 -81
NO0117.05 -81


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