Spissholt Mine, Øvre Eiker, Viken, Norwayi
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Spissholt Mine | Mine |
Øvre Eiker | Municipality |
Viken | County |
Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 39' 42'' North , 9° 44' 35'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Kongsberg | 17,667 (2017) | 5.3km |
Hillestad | 302 (2010) | 9.7km |
Svene | 296 (2013) | 17.2km |
Hvittingfoss | 1,016 (2013) | 24.7km |
Drammen | 90,722 (2018) | 27.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Buskerud Geologiforening | Solbergelva | 22km |
Vestfold Geologiforening | Holmestrand | 37km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Spidsholt
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Spissholt jerngruve, Øvre Eiker, Viken, Norge
Iron mine worked on a 2.5-3m thick Fe-Ti-P ore with magnetite, ilmenite and apatite.
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 Reference: Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. Malmdatabasen. Forekomst 624 - 057 |
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Natural Stone Database. Deposit Area 624 - 314. Spissholt. |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Natural Stone Database. Deposit Area 624 - 314. Spissholt. |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Natural Stone Database. Deposit Area 624 - 314. Spissholt. |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Natural Stone Database. Deposit Area 624 - 314. Spissholt. |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Natural Stone Database. Deposit Area 624 - 314. Spissholt. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Hagen, O. N. (1883): Reiser for den geologiske Undersøgelse sommeren 1880. I. Holtefjeld, Randsfjord, Spirillen. Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne. 27: 55-64
Geological Survey of Norway. The Natural Stone Database. Deposit Area 624 - 314. Spissholt. (Last updated 16.des.2019)
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