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Selvåg Iron-titanium-vanadium Deposit, , Nordland, Norwayi
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Selvåg Iron-titanium-vanadium Deposit, Langøya, Nordland, Norway
Selvåg Iron-titanium-vanadium Deposit, Vesterålen archipelago, Nordland, Norway

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 46' 19'' North , 14° 34' 21'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Age:
2500 to 541 ± 1.0 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1867 - 004. Selv
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Straume291 (2010)10.1km
Sandnes373 (2013)24.3km
Stokmarknes3,119 (2010)26.8km
Melbu2,161 (2013)31.3km
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Selvåg, Bø, Nordland, Norge


Fe-Ti deposit with estimated reserves of 44 Mt.

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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1867 - 004. Selvåg
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1867 - 004. Selvåg
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1867 - 004. Selvåg
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Description: .
Reference: Heier, K. S. (1960): Petrology and geochemistry of high-grade metamorphic and igneous rocks on Langøy, Northern Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. 207: 1-246
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Heier, K.S. (1960): Petrology and geochemistry of high-grade metamorphic and igneous rocks on Langøy, Northern Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. 207, 1-246
Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1867 - 004. Selvåg
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Heier, K.S. (1960): Petrology and geochemistry of high-grade metamorphic and igneous rocks on Langøy, Northern Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. 207, 1-246 (p.90)
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1867 - 004. Selvåg
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1867 - 004. Selvåg
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1867 - 004. Selvåg
Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1867 - 004. Selvåg
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1867 - 004. Selvåg
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1867 - 004. Selvåg
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Reference: Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1867 - 004. Selvåg

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
var. Bravoite2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
OOxygen
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
NaSodium
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
SSulfur
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Ti Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
FeIron
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Fe Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyriteFeS2
NiNickel
Ni Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

References

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Heier, K. S. (1960) Petrology and geochemistry of high-grade metamorphic and igneous rocks on Langøy, Northern Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. 207: 1-246
Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1867 - 004. Selvåg. (Last updated 12. okt. 2017)
Lund, H. (1907) Selvåg Jernfelt Bø i Vesterålen, Nordland. Norges geologiske undersøkelse. Bergarkivet No. BA 118. 11 pp.

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Link to Geological Survey of Norway:2257

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