Skrattås Zinc Mine, Steinkjer, Trøndelag, Norwayi
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Skrattås Zinc Mine | Mine |
Steinkjer | Municipality |
Trøndelag | County |
Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 4' 18'' North , 11° 34' 44'' East
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Skrattåsgruva, Skratås grube, Skrataas grube, Skratås gruve
Zinc mine operated from 1888 til 1927, occupying up to 30 workers, and with a total production of 5000 tons of ore.
Prospecting in similar deposits has been done at Bjørnåsen at 64.0705440,11.5742700 and at Marka at 64.0722060,11.5969840. These two prospects left no visible traces at the LiDAR map, though there are underground workings at Bjørnåsen.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: https://aps.ngu.no/pls/oradb/minres_deposit_fakta.Main?p_objid=142&p_spraak=E |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: https://aps.ngu.no/pls/oradb/minres_deposit_fakta.Main?p_objid=142&p_spraak=E |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Reference: https://aps.ngu.no/pls/oradb/minres_deposit_fakta.Main?p_objid=142&p_spraak=E |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: https://aps.ngu.no/pls/oradb/minres_deposit_fakta.Main?p_objid=142&p_spraak=E |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: https://aps.ngu.no/pls/oradb/minres_deposit_fakta.Main?p_objid=142&p_spraak=E |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: https://aps.ngu.no/pls/oradb/minres_deposit_fakta.Main?p_objid=142&p_spraak=E |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Reference: https://aps.ngu.no/pls/oradb/minres_deposit_fakta.Main?p_objid=142&p_spraak=E |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: https://aps.ngu.no/pls/oradb/minres_deposit_fakta.Main?p_objid=142&p_spraak=E |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: https://aps.ngu.no/pls/oradb/minres_deposit_fakta.Main?p_objid=142&p_spraak=E |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Bjørlykke, H. (?) Rapport over Skrattås gruve. Norges geologiske undersøkelse. BA 1178. 2 pp.
External Links
https://aps.ngu.no/pls/oradb/minres_deposit_fakta.Main?p_objid=142&p_spraak=E
https://www.steinkjerleksikonet.no/skrattasgruva (in Norwegian)
https://www.steinkjerleksikonet.no/bj_ns_s_gruve (in Norwegian)
https://www.steinkjerleksikonet.no/marken_gruve (in Norwegian)
https://www.steinkjerleksikonet.no/skrattasgruva (in Norwegian)
https://www.steinkjerleksikonet.no/bj_ns_s_gruve (in Norwegian)
https://www.steinkjerleksikonet.no/marken_gruve (in Norwegian)
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