Tinnsjå Cu-Ag prospect, Hovin, Tinn, Telemark, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tinnsjå Cu-Ag prospect | Prospect |
| Hovin | Parish |
| Tinn | Municipality |
| Telemark | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1780
Age:
1600 to 1000 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Geological Survey of Norway (NGU). The Ore Database. Deposit Area 826 - 002. Hovin
Mindat Locality ID:
224767
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:224767:3
GUID (UUID V4):
823f75fb-5fd6-4d32-9ea0-5e9c6d1a4223
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Vastveit; Hovin Copper Deposit; Vasstveit kobberforekomst; A/S Tinsjø Kobberminer
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Tinnsjå Kobber-sølv prospekt, Hovin , Tinn, Telemark, Norge
Rich Cu–Ag vein mineralization associated with an amphibolite dyke. Located at the eastern shore of the Tinnsjå Lake, about 1.5 km east of Hovin Church.
The Tinnsjå copper-silver prospect was earlier refered to as the Hovin (or Vasstveit) deposit, which was mined intermittently at the end of the 18th Century and from 1903-04, 1908-10 and 1912-1922, both underground and as an open pit (NGU, 2006).
The prospect is under evaluation by the current (2008) claim-holders (Thorium Norway AS). Copper-silver ore occurs as a ca. 20 m wide vein, with abundant coarse calcite, associated with a ca. 2 km-long amphibolite dyke that lies concordant within a fine-grained Neoproterozoic quartzite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
14 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Hessite Formula: Ag2Te |
| ⓘ Larosite Formula: (Cu,Ag)21PbBiS13 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Stromeyerite Formula: AgCuS |
| ⓘ Wittichenite Formula: Cu3BiS3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Stromeyerite | 2.BA.40 | AgCuS |
| ⓘ | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Wittichenite | 2.GA.20 | Cu3BiS3 |
| ⓘ | Larosite | 2.LB.35 | (Cu,Ag)21PbBiS13 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Larosite | (Cu,Ag)21PbBiS13 |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| S | ⓘ Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| Cu | ⓘ Larosite | (Cu,Ag)21PbBiS13 |
| Cu | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Ag | ⓘ Larosite | (Cu,Ag)21PbBiS13 |
| Ag | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Larosite | (Cu,Ag)21PbBiS13 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Larosite | (Cu,Ag)21PbBiS13 |
| Bi | ⓘ Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
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