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Skjoldevik, Vindafjord, Rogaland, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Skjoldevik | Occurrence |
| Vindafjord | Municipality |
| Rogaland | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 30' 3'' North , 5° 35' 5'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Haugaland Geologiforening | Førde i Hordaland | 14km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Skjoldevika
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Skjoldevik, Vindafjord, Rogaland, Norge
Several molybdenite bearing quartz veins near Skjoldevik (near Haugesund).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Description: Galena with octahedral cleavage. Schetelig (1918) showed that this galena contains 2,85 % Bi |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 References: |
| ⓘ Native Bismuth Formula: Bi Description: Occurs as inclusions in galena. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Native Bismuth | Bi |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
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| Link to Geological Survey of Norway: | 4958 |
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References
Schetelig, Jakob (1918) Vismutblyglans fra Skjoldevik pr. Haugesund [Bismuth-bearing galena from Skjoldevik near Haugesund]. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 4 (3-4) 147-149 on a Bi-rich galena with an octaedral parting
