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Øines iron deposit, Beiarn, Nordland, Norwayi
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Øines iron depositDeposit
BeiarnMunicipality
NordlandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 4' 35'' North , 14° 30' 55'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
67.07648,14.51550
GeoHash:
G#: u7fmd6cug
GRN:
N45E05
Type:
Deposit
Age:
1000 to 541 ± 1.0 Ma
Geologic Time:
Neoproterozoic
Reference for age:
Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1839 - 006. Øines
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Misvær251 (2013)21.4km
Inndyr666 (2014)21.7km
Bodø34,073 (2016)23.1km
Løpsmarka2,308 (2013)26.5km
Løding2,835 (2013)26.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
416605
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:416605:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Øines jernforekomst, Beiarn, Nordland, Norge


Massive to semi-massive, banded magnetite ore that can be followed over a striking length of 1300m with a total estimated reserve of 403 Kt of ore. The deposit was studied in 1978 by the Rana Gruber company, but considered to be of little importance.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Rhombohedral Carbonate'-(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

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Link to Geological Survey of Norway:2679

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References

(2020) Deposit Area 1839 - 006. Øines. The Ore Database, Geological Survey of Norway.
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