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Occurence 1804 - 008 Sagvann
(Object Id: 2680)
(Last updated: 25.02.2005)

Location
County: Nordland Municipality: Bodø (1804)
Map 1:50000: Saltstraumen (2029-3) Map 1:250000: Bodø
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 33
East: 477933 m. North: 7444836 m.
Longitude: 14.4914090 Latitude: 67.1198990
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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. 9 % 13.11.1992
Fe-total 19 % 13.11.1992
P .3 % 13.11.1992

Operations
From - To Activity Comments
1919 - 1919 Pitting
1978 - 1978 Geology Company/Institution :Rana Gruber

Mineralization
Era: Proterozoic Period: Neoproterozoic
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: 230 / 60 Direction: 250
Plunge: 20
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Period:
Province: Caledonides
Geotec.unit: Rødingsfjell Nappe Complex
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Sokumfj. marmorgr. Formation:

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Gangue mineral Amphibole Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Pyroxene Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Carbonate Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Ore mineral Magnetite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Apatite Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Ore mineral Hematite Subordinate mineral (1-10%)

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Unknown Amfibolitt Extrusive
Original rock :Basalt
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Unknown Primary layering Strike/Dip :230 / 60 Syn-mineralisation ;...Effect :None

Information(s) in free text format
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Sagvann mt.-hem.malm er et lite skjerp 150 m nord for Sagvann. Tidligere ble forekomsten kalt Eggesvika. Tonnasjen er liten: Tykkelse Lengde Dyp Tonnasje ----------------------------------------------- Sagvann 2m 15m 5m 465 tonn

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
NO0555.01 Bedrock
Sampler: Wilberg, R./...Stored: Løkken
Comment: Semimassiv mt-mineralisering.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NO0555.02 Bedrock
Sampler: Wilberg, R./...Stored: Løkken
Comment: Semimassiv mt-mineralisering.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:


Analyse Results
from
Deposit Area 1804 - 008 Sagvann

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#
NO0555.01 Bedrock 15 100 51 18 5 .1 3.0
NO0555.02 Bedrock 26 81 24 15 6 .1 1.0
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Sample No. Pt# Pd# As* Cd* Ba* Mo* Sb* Bi* S%
NO0555.01 3.0 5.0 2 .2 17 1.00 2 2 .18
NO0555.02 3.0 4.0 2 .2 5 1.00 2 2 .24
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Sample No. V* Cr* Mn* Fe% Th* U* W* Sr* La*
NO0555.01 51 18 1374 25.57 2.00 5.00 1 41.0 4.00
NO0555.02 44 22 1173 18.15 3.00 5.00 1 34.0 6.00
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Sample No. B*
NO0555.01 2
NO0555.02 2


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