Gammelostfjellet Manganese Prospect, Vennesla, Agder, Norwayi
Regional Level Types | |
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Gammelostfjellet Manganese Prospect | Prospect |
Vennesla | Municipality |
Agder | County |
Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 14' 46'' North , 7° 58' 23'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Vennesla | 10,931 (2014) | 2.5km |
Justvik | 1,630 (2014) | 6.5km |
Strai | 1,266 (2013) | 6.9km |
Tveit | 1,397 (2010) | 8.8km |
Kristiansand | 63,814 (2013) | 11.1km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Sørlandets Geologiforening | Kristiansand | 10km |
Mindat Locality ID:
418676
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:418676:5
GUID (UUID V4):
e706874b-0519-45ed-907c-3ace65a3937d
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Daletjønna, Dalletjønna
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Gammelostfjellet manganskjerp, Vennesla, Agder, Norge
In 1907 this locality has been examined by Bergmester Puntervold. Later Bugge (1920) reports the presence of shafts of considerable length that have produced 40-50 tons of ore.
The ore consists of nodules/burls of pyrolusite in granite/schist of low consistency. The ore vein has a width of 0.5-1 m.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
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Link to Geological Survey of Norway: | 5036 |
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