Imsvatnet mine, Sandnes, Rogaland, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Imsvatnet mine | Mine |
| Sandnes | Municipality |
| Rogaland | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 53' 26'' North , 5° 57' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
1600 to 1000 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1102 - 005, Imsvatnet.
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sandnes Steinklubb | Sandnes | 13km |
| Stavanger Geologiforening | Stavanger | 17km |
Mindat Locality ID:
267600
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:267600:8
GUID (UUID V4):
022c132a-c5e1-4482-9016-d0ceacb0ad38
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Imsvatnet gruve, Sandnes, Rogaland, Norge
Two adits have been blasted in a cataclastic fault rock hosted in a grano-dioritic gneiss. The deepest adit is 49 m long. The ore-forming rocks are fine grained and contains finely disseminated hematite that forms 5-30 cm wide lenses in the "cataclasite".
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
Other Databases
| Link to Geological Survey of Norway: | 4928 |
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Imsvatnet mine, Sandnes, Rogaland, Norway