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Occurence 1101 - 008 Svånes
(Object Id: 4918)
(Last updated: 09.02.2005)

Location
County: Rogaland Municipality: Eigersund (1101)
Map 1:50000: Egersund (1211-1) Map 1:250000: Mandal
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 327100 m. North: 6476070 m.
Longitude: 6.0419890 Latitude: 58.3912240
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Resource
Resource Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Resource Subtype: Iron-Titanium
Element(s): Fe Ti
Importance
Raw material meaning: Not Assessed (reg. 18.02.2015)

Resources and production
Activity: Test mining Reserves:
Operating method: Open pit and underground mining Historical production:


Mineralization
Era: Proterozoic Period: Neoproterozoic
Genesis: Orthomagmatic formation Form: Irregular
Main texture: Min. distribution: Massive (>50 % ore minerals)
Main grain size: Medium grained (1-3 mm) Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: Direction:
Plunge:
Ti-deposit type(s)
Main type: Magmatic Ilm/Mt-ratio:
Sub type: Ilm +/- Mt +/- Ap in mafic intrusion %TiO(Ore):
Titanium province: Rogaland anorthosite province %P2O5(Ore):
Host rock: Anorthosite %MgO(Ilm):
Main Ti mineral: Ilmenite %V2O3(Mt):
ppm U (Rutile):
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Proterozoic Period: Neoproterozoic
Province: South Norwegian Basement Province
Geotec.unit:
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: EGERSUNDKOMPLEKS Formation:

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Ore mineral Ilmenite Major mineral (>10%)

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Unknown Noritt
Unknown Anottositt

Information(s) in free text format
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Also referred to as Horstigheien (Krause et al., 1985). Modally layered and deformed noritic intrusion in the Håland anorthosite, consisting of interlayered ilmenite-rich and plagioclase-rich bands.


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