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Occurence 1837 - 311 Løknes
(Object Id: 7476)
(Last updated: 24.11.2006)

Location
County: Nordland Municipality: Meløy (1837)
Map 1:50000: Meløy (1928-4) Map 1:250000: Mo i Rana
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 33
East: 442433 m. North: 7418497 m.
Longitude: 13.6861890 Latitude: 66.8789870
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Resource
Resource Type: Magnesium minerals Resource Subtype: Magnesite

Importance
Raw material meaning: Not Assessed (reg. 18.02.2015)

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


Mineralization
Era: Paleozoic Period:
Genesis: Liquid magmatic Form: Lens
Main texture: Structureless Min. distribution: Massive (>50 % ore minerals)
Main grain size: Very unevenly grained
Strike/Dip: Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Paleozoic Period:
Province:
Geotec.unit:
Tectonic complex: Rødingsfjelldekkekom
Igneous complex:
Group: Formation:

Mineralogy
Mineral Amount
Serpentine Major mineral (>10%)
Magnesite Major mineral (>10%)
Enstatite Major mineral (>10%)
Asbestos Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Magnetite Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Talc Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Amphibole Subordinate mineral (1-10%)

Information(s) in free text format
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Feltet med ultrabasiske bergarter utgjør ca. 0.5 km². Det består hovedsakelig av bergarten sagvanditt (enstatitt- og karbonatbergart). Den er porfyroblastisk med 1-4 cm store enstatitt-krystaller i en fin-middelskornet grunnmasse som vesentlig består av magnesitt. Ellers finnes endel serpentin-asbest i årer i bergarten. Det er ikke sett partier med ren olivin.


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