Össurá, Hornafjörður, Southern Region, Icelandi
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Össurá | Outcrop |
Hornafjörður | Municipality |
Southern Region | Region |
Iceland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 26' 16'' North , 14° 40' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Djúpivogur | 348 (2017) | 30.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
238623
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:238623:5
GUID (UUID V4):
650c7a61-f559-48d0-8df4-f9874cc80a27
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Icelandic:
Össurá, Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, Suðurland, Ísland
Cu-Pb-Zn mineralization in intrusive rhyolitic breccias near the river Össurá and near Hrossatindur mountain.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Saemundsson, K., Gunnlaugsson, E. (2006) Icelandic Rocks and Minerals. Edda UK Ltd., 234 pages. |
ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS Reference: Saemundsson, K. & Gunnlaugsson, E. (2006): Icelandic rocks and minerals. Edda UK Ltd., 234 pp |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Saemundsson, K. & Gunnlaugsson, E. (2006): Icelandic rocks and minerals. Edda UK Ltd., 234 pp |
ⓘ 'Limonite' Reference: Saemundsson, K. & Gunnlaugsson, E. (2006): Icelandic rocks and minerals. Edda UK Ltd., 234 pp |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: Saemundsson, K. & Gunnlaugsson, E. (2006): Icelandic rocks and minerals. Edda UK Ltd., 234 pp |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Saemundsson, K. & Gunnlaugsson, E. (2006): Icelandic rocks and minerals. Edda UK Ltd., 234 pp |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Saemundsson, K. & Gunnlaugsson, E. (2006): Icelandic rocks and minerals. Edda UK Ltd., 234 pp |
ⓘ Rosasite Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: Saemundsson, K. & Gunnlaugsson, E. (2006): Icelandic rocks and minerals. Edda UK Ltd., 234 pp |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Saemundsson, K. & Gunnlaugsson, E. (2006): Icelandic rocks and minerals. Edda UK Ltd., 234 pp |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Rosasite | 5.BA.10 | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Saemundsson, K., Gunnlaugsson, E. (2006) Icelandic rocks and minerals. Edda UK Ltd., 234 pages.
Kremer, C.H., Brid. D.J. (2018) Fluid origin and evolution of Cu,-Pb-Zn mineralisation in rhyolite breccias in the Lón area, southeastern Iceland. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research: 349: 177-191.
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Össurá, Hornafjörður, Southern Region, Iceland