Skamsdal Chromite Prospect, Skamsdalen, Lesja, Innlandet, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Skamsdal Chromite Prospect | Prospect |
| Skamsdalen | Valley |
| Lesja | Municipality |
| Innlandet | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 17' 33'' North , 9° 4' 31'' East
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Skamsdalen Grube
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Norwegian:
Skamsdal kromittforekomst, Skamsdalen, Lesja, Oppland, Norge
A small chromite prospect located near Langvassbekken i Skamsdalen. A picture in STEIN (2015-1, p. 6) shows this prospect to be situated in the riverbank and consisting of 4-5 m deep underground workings.
A sample in the Svend Pedersen collection consists of massive black chromite with abundant veinlets of greenish-grey clinochlore, and idiomorphic crystals at one side of the sample.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Reference: Taagvold, H. (2015): Verket kromgruve i Sunndal kommune, Møre og Romsdal. Stein. 42 (19), 4-6. |
| ⓘ Clinochlore Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 Reference: Taagvold, H. (2015): Verket kromgruve i Sunndal kommune, Møre og Romsdal. Stein. 42 (19), 4-6. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Nilsson, L.P. (1983) En økonomisk-geologisk undersøkelse av ultramafiske bergarter (unntatt kleberstein) i Nord-Gudbrandsdalen, Oppland. Norges geologiske undersøkelse. NGU-rapport 1709/D. 29 pp.
Taagvold, H. (2015) Verket kromgruve i Sunndal kommune, Møre og Romsdal. Stein. 42-164 (2015, nr. 1): 4-6.
Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse (NGU): Malmdatabasen. Skamsdalen Grube. Forekomstområde 512 - 001.
Other Databases
| Link to Geological Survey of Norway: | 6289 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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- DovrefjellMountain Range
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