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Hosanger nickel deposits, Osterøy, Vestland, Norwayi
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Hosanger nickel depositsGroup of Mining Districts
OsterøyMunicipality
VestlandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
60° North , 5° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~21km
GRN:
N41E03
Type:
Group of Mining Districts
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
47416
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:47416:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Hosanger gruvefelt, Osterøy, Vestland, Norge


The Hosanger nickel deposits is located on the western coast of the southern part of Norway, about 20 km NE of the city of Bergen. The Ni bearing ore was discovered in 1875 by Mr. Riis from Bergen, at Litland and Nonås.
An English company, Varaldsø Mining Co. started mining at Nonås in 1882. In 1891 a Swedish company, A/B Os-Hommelvik Kopparverk, took over and built Norway's first cable car which went from from Nonås to Gjetreim.
In 1899 a american company (Thomson ?) took over, but the production stopped already after a short period in 1901.
Kristiansand Nickel Raffineringsverk started in 1925 at Litland. After a bankruptcy in 1920 the work stopped until 1933. The mines was closed in 1945.
The Hosanger deposits (also called in short Hosanger gruve) consisted of 2 different ore fields, Nonsås and Litland respectively.
Recently the Vancouver based company, Blackstone ventures Inc. has done explorartion prospects on the deposits.

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ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup var. Uralite'
Formula: AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Nickelhexahydrite
Formula: Ni(SO4) · 6H2O
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2
ⓘ Violarite
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘViolarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘSperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘNickelhexahydrite7.CB.25Ni(SO4) · 6H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'var. Uralite'-AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ NickelhexahydriteNi(SO4) · 6H2O
Hⓘ Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ NickelhexahydriteNi(SO4) · 6H2O
Oⓘ Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fⓘ Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ NickelhexahydriteNi(SO4) · 6H2O
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clⓘ Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiⓘ Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
NiNickel
Niⓘ NickelhexahydriteNi(SO4) · 6H2O
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ SperrylitePtAs2
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ SperrylitePtAs2

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References

www.ngu.no (n.d.) https://www.ngu.no/upload/publikasjoner/Bulletin/NGU172.pdf
Bjørlykke, H. (1949): Hosanger Nikkelgruve. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 172, 1-38 + map.
Neumann, Henrich (1985) Norges Mineraler [The Minerals of Norway]. Norges geologiske Undersøkelse Skrifter Vol. 68. Universitetsforlaget p.38 - on sperrylite
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