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Occurence 1865 - 302 Vikan
(Object Id: 7564)
(Last updated: 21.02.2017)

Location
County: Nordland Municipality: Vågan (1865)
Map 1:50000: Kabelvåg (1131-2) Map 1:250000: Svolvær
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 33
East: 491633 m. North: 7566796 m.
Longitude: 14.7979870 Latitude: 68.2145280
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Resource
Resource Type: Graphite Resource Subtype: Graphite

Importance
Raw material meaning: Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)

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


Operations
From - To Activity Comments
- 1993 Sampling Company/Institution :NGU

Mineralization
Era: Proterozoic Period:
Genesis: Contact metamorphic Form: Irregular
Main texture: Granoblastic Min. distribution: Disseminated (<20 % ore minerals)
Main grain size: Medium grained (1-3 mm)
Strike/Dip: Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Proterozoic Period:
Province:
Geotec.unit:
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Formation:

Mineralogy
Mineral Amount
Graphite Major mineral (>10%)
Plagioclase Major mineral (>10%)
Quartz Major mineral (>10%)

Information(s) in free text format
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Forekomsten ligger ca. 30 m nord for den innerste delen av Bjørnvågen på Lille Molla. Den består av en 30x5 m stor inneslutning av grafittskifer i syenitt (mangeritt). Grafitten er grovflakig og av god kvalitet, men forekomsten er altfor liten til å ha noen økonomisk interesse.

Bibliography:
From NGU's Reference Archive:
Neumann, Henrich , 1952
Dagbok fra Nord-Norge 26.5 - 19.8 1952
;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;Bergarkivet; No.BA 7709;16 pages

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
NO265I.01 Bedrock
Sampler: Gautneb, H./...Stored: NGU
Comment: Prøve av grovflakig grafittskifer
NO265I.02 Bedrock
Sampler: Gautneb, H./...Stored: NGU
Comment: Prøve av grovflakig grafittmalm


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