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Sørfinnset Marble, Gildeskål, Nordland, Norwayi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
66° 57' 53'' North , 14° 1' 54'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Inndyr666 (2014)7.6km
Glomfjord1,204 (2013)16.9km
Ørnes1,538 (2014)17.8km
Reipå307 (2013)18.2km
Bodø34,073 (2016)38.6km
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Norwegian:
Sørfinnset marmorforekomst, Gildeskål, Nordland, Norge


A chondrodite-humite-spinel marble belonging to the Meløy metamorphic complex of lower Paleozoic age, close to Glomfjord (which is located in the neighbor municipality, Meløy). Located about 3 km east of the village of Sørfinnset.

Coordinates are approximate, not confirmed in field, based on geological map in Bradshaw & Leake (1964).

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4 valid minerals.

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Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
Reference: Bradshaw, R. & Leake, B. E. (1964): A chondrodite-humite-spinel marble from Sørfinnset, near Glomfjord, northern Norway. Mineralogical Magazine, 33: 1066-1080
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Bradshaw, R. & Leake, B. E. (1964) : A chondrodite-humite-spinel marble from Sørfinnset, near Glomfjord, northern Norway. Mineralogical Magazine, 33: 1066-1080
'Humite Subgroup'
Formula: n[Mg2(SiO4)] · Mg(OH,F)2 with n = 1, 2, 3, or 4
Colour: Yellow
Description: A chondodite-humite mixture (Bradshaw & Leake 1964)
Reference: Bradshaw, R. & Leake, B. E. (1964): A chondrodite-humite-spinel marble from Sørfinnset, near Glomfjord, northern Norway. Mineralogical Magazine, 33: 1066-1080
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Habit: Perfect hexagonal plates 0,2 mm large embedded in marble
Reference: Bradshaw, R. & Leake, B. E. (1964) : A chondrodite-humite-spinel marble from Sørfinnset, near Glomfjord, northern Norway. Mineralogical Magazine, 33: 1066-1080
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Colour: Pale green
Description: Rounded grains
Reference: Bradshaw, R. & Leake, B. E. (1964) : A chondrodite-humite-spinel marble from Sørfinnset, near Glomfjord, northern Norway. Mineralogical Magazine, 33: 1066-1080

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Humite Subgroup'-n[Mg2(SiO4)] · Mg(OH,F)2 with n = 1, 2, 3, or 4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BruciteMg(OH)2
H Humite Subgroupn[Mg2(SiO4)] · Mg(OH,F)2 with n = 1, 2, 3, or 4
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O CalciteCaCO3
O BruciteMg(OH)2
O Humite Subgroupn[Mg2(SiO4)] · Mg(OH,F)2 with n = 1, 2, 3, or 4
FFluorine
F Humite Subgroupn[Mg2(SiO4)] · Mg(OH,F)2 with n = 1, 2, 3, or 4
MgMagnesium
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg BruciteMg(OH)2
Mg Humite Subgroupn[Mg2(SiO4)] · Mg(OH,F)2 with n = 1, 2, 3, or 4
AlAluminium
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Si Humite Subgroupn[Mg2(SiO4)] · Mg(OH,F)2 with n = 1, 2, 3, or 4
SSulfur
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS

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Bradshaw, R. & Leake, B. E. (1964): A chondrodite-humite-spinel marble from Sørfinnset, near Glomfjord, northern Norway. Mineralogical Magazine, 33: 1066-1080

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