Espedalen mines, Gausdal, Innlandet, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Espedalen mines | Group of Mines |
| Gausdal | Municipality |
| Innlandet | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° North , 9° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~30km
Type:
Group of Mines
Age:
1520-1510 Ma
Geologic Time:
Dating method:
Dating of zircon and titanite by ID-TIMS U-Pb
Reference for age:
Corfu, F. & Heim, M. (2013): Geology and U-Pb geochronology of the Espedalen Complex, southern Norway, and its position in the Caledonian nappe systems. Geological Society, London, Special Publications Online First, DOI 10.1144/SP390.12
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
240840
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:240840:1
GUID (UUID V4):
87637289-4481-41ed-ba3f-f9f23c99059b
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Espedalen gruver, Gausdal, Oppland, Norge
The Espedalen mines is located in two municipalities: in Sør-Fron and Gausdal. Magmatic hosted Fe–Ni–Cu-sulphide deposits has been worked in two main periods: In 1665-1672, for Cu and in 1846–1857 and 1874–1878, for nickeliferous pyrrhotite.
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| ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: |
| ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' |
| ⓘ Pentlandite (TL) Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 Localities: Type Locality: Espedalen mines, Gausdal, Innlandet, Norway Description: Scheerer (1843) describe a new mineral from Lillehammer, Norway, from samples he received from A. Johansen. [The label of the original piecs says Gausdal, presumably the Espedalen mines in Gausdal). He named the mineral Eisennickelkies/Jern-Nikkelkiis. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Localities: Veslegruva, Espedalen mines, Gausdal, Innlandet, Norway Storgruva (Evans Mine), Espedalen mines, Gausdal, Innlandet, Norway Andreasberg Mine, Espedalen mines, Gausdal, Innlandet, Norway Rödhaugen Mine, Espedalen mines, Gausdal, Innlandet, Norway Scheerer Mine, Espedalen mines, Gausdal, Innlandet, Norway |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pentlandite (TL) | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| 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 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Localities in this Region
- Innlandet
- Gausdal
- Espedalen mines
- Gausdal
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References
Storgruva, Espedalen mines, Gausdal, Innlandet, Norway