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Raipas Copper Mine, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Raipas Copper Mine | Mine |
| Alta | Municipality |
| Troms og Finnmark | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
69° 56' 4'' North , 23° 21' 59'' East
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Norwegian:
Raipas kobbergruve, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norge
Mine which produced small quantities of high-grade copper ore in the middle of 19th century. Located about 5 km south of Alta.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
14 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Description: White to red platy masses are commonly found.
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| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Cobaltite-Gersdorffite Series' |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O References: |
| ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 Description: Only minor occurence (trace mineral). |
| ⓘ Erythrite Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O Description: Micro crystals occure. |
| ⓘ Idaite Formula: Cu5FeS6 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siegenite Formula: CoNi2S4 Habit: small rounded to subhedral grains 0.05 to 0.1mm Description: Vokes found siegenite in all samples he investigated in polarised-light microscope, in grains 0,05 - 0,1 mm and constituting 1% to 5% of the ore. Being the oldest ore, it's replaced by bornite and chalcopyrite. (cited from Neumann 1985) |
| ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' ? Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ 'UM1982-09-S:AsCoFeNi' Formula: Co-Fe-Ni-As-S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Idaite | 2.CB.15a | Cu5FeS6 |
| ⓘ | Siegenite | 2.DA.05 | CoNi2S4 |
| ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' ? | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Cobaltite-Gersdorffite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'UM1982-09-S:AsCoFeNi' | - | Co-Fe-Ni-As-S |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
| Link to Geological Survey of Norway: | 820 |
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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- CaledonidesOrogenic Belt
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References
Dahl, Tellef (1891) Om fjeldbygningen i Finmarken og guldets forekomst sammesteds. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse Vol. 4 p.1-21. p.16
Vokes, Frank M. (1957) Some copper sulphide parageneses from the Raipas formation of Northern Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 200, 74-111
Vokes, Frank M. (1957) On the presence of minerals of the linnaeite series in some copper ores from the Raipas formation of Northern Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 200, 112-120
Raipas Copper Mine, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway