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Homse Mine, Hå, Rogaland, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Homse Mine | Mine |
| Hå | Municipality |
| Rogaland | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 33' 21'' North , 5° 51' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
1000 to 541 ± 1.0 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1119 - 004. Homsevatnet
Köppen climate type:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sandnes Steinklubb | Sandnes | 35km |
| Stavanger Geologiforening | Stavanger | 47km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hømse; Homsevatnet
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Homse gruve, Hå, Rogaland, Norge
The Homsevatnet sulfide deposit is located in the north-central part of the Egersund-Ogna anorthosite about 12 km north-northwest of Egersund and is the most significant sulfide deposit in the province. Exploitation of the Ni-bearing sulphide ore took place during the early 1870s. Mining operations have left a 10-15 m long and 4 m wide incision in the anorthosite host and an 8 m deep shaft sunk into the main sulfide ore. The shaft is now filled with water.
The deposit is situated within massive anorthosite well away from the foliated and deformed margin of the body. The sulfides occur within a norite pegmatite intrusive into the Egersund-Ogna anorthosite.
A number of small and possibly related occurrences have been found in an elongated area covering 2 to 3 km2 around Bjørndalsnipa and Ualand, south of the Homse deposit.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Description: Hexagonal pyrrhotite. |
| ⓘ Violarite Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4 Description: Irregular-shaped grains up to 200µ in pyrrhotite |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Violarite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Ni | ⓘ Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to Geological Survey of Norway: | 4921 |
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References
Riley, John F. (1980) Ferroan carrollites, cobaltian violarites, and other members of the linnaeite group: (Co,Ni, Fe,Cu)3S4. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (330) 733-739 doi:10.1180/minmag.1980.043.330.06 [analysis of a Fe-rich Co-bearing violarite from Homse]
Homse Mine, Hå, Rogaland, Norway