Digermulen, Karmøy Island, Karmøy, Rogaland, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Digermulen | Adit |
| Karmøy Island | Island |
| Karmøy | Municipality |
| Rogaland | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 21' 45'' North , 5° 13' 18'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Age:
443.8 ± 1.5 to 433.4 ± 0.8 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1149 - 024. Digermulen
Köppen climate type:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Haugaland Geologiforening | Førde i Hordaland | 31km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Digermulen, Karmøy, Karmøy kommune, Rogaland fylke, Norge
The locality consists of a 10m long adit in a 3m high cliff face. The host rock is a dark green epidote bearing amphibolite, with relic structures indicating a lava precursor. Pyrite occurs as weak disseminations in chlorite rich amphibolite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1149 - 024. Digermulen |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1149 - 024. Digermulen |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1149 - 024. Digermulen |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1149 - 024. Digermulen |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1149 - 024. Digermulen |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| 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 |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Gvein, Ø. (1977) Rapport vedrørende A/S Sydvaranger avd. Vigsnes kobbergruber, Rogaland. Bergvesenet rapport: BV 1384.
Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1149 - 024. Digermulen (Last updated 16. Nov. 2001).
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