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Feøy Nickel Mine, Ulvøya, Karmøy, Rogaland, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Feøy Nickel Mine | Mine |
| Ulvøya | Island |
| Karmøy | Municipality |
| Rogaland | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 23' 15'' North , 5° 9' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
541 ± 1.0 to 252.17 ± 0.06 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1149 - 020. Fe
Köppen climate type:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Haugaland Geologiforening | Førde i Hordaland | 31km |
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Norwegian:
Feøy nikkelgruve, Ulvøya, Karmøy, Rogaland, Norge
The Feøy nickel mine is located on the Ulvøya Island (and not on the Feøy island), close to Torvastad on Karmøy Island, started in 1895 originally as a copper-mine. But when nickel was found in the ore in 1899, nickel was also produced. The mine was closed in 1901, and reopened again in 1910 and worked until 1924.
The Feøy deposit is a minor Ni-Cu deposit, which is located in the sheeted-dyke complex of the Karmøy ophiolite complex. The deposit was originally mined from 1895 as a copper-mine. But when nickel was found in the ore in 1899, nickel was also produced. The mine was closed in 1901, and reopened again in 1910 and worked until 1924 (1922?). 37 000 t of ore was produced with 2.6 % Cu and 2.1 % Ni. The ore was quite rich in PGE, containing 4.4 ppm Pd, 1.6 ppm Pt and 0.2 ppm Rh. The ore was medium-grained, dominated by pyrrhotite, while chalcopyrite, pyrite and pentlandite were subordinate.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Kotulskite Formula: Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Description: Monoclinic pyrrhotite. |
| ⓘ Sperrylite Formula: PtAs2 |
| ⓘ Temagamite Formula: Pd3HgTe3 |
| ⓘ Violarite Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4 Description: Cobaltian violarite. As irregularshaped grains to 200µ in monoclinic pyrrhotite |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Temagamite | 2.BC.50 | Pd3HgTe3 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Kotulskite | 2.CC.05 | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Violarite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Sperrylite | 2.EB.05a | PtAs2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| 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 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
| Pd | Palladium | |
| Pd | ⓘ Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
| Pd | ⓘ Temagamite | Pd3HgTe3 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
| Te | ⓘ Temagamite | Pd3HgTe3 |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | ⓘ Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Temagamite | Pd3HgTe3 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
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| Link to Geological Survey of Norway: | 4979 |
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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 [with analysis of cobaltian violarite from Feøy]
