Øksfjord-Langfjord area, Øksfjord, Loppa, Finnmark, Norway

Seiland igneous province, North Norwegian Caledonides.
Xenoliths in metagabbro (929 ±18 Ma)associated with paragneisses and metasyenites.
The xenoliths are anatectic pelitic rocks with gneiss foliation.
Three metamorphic stages :
- Contact metamorphism : 930-960 °C / 5-6.5 kb
- Cooling : 700-750 °C / 5-7 kb
- Compressional : 650-700 °C / 8-10 kb

Mineral List:

	Albite var: Andesine

	'Almandine-Pyrope Series'

	'Apatite'

	Biotite

	Cordierite

	Corundum

	Enstatite

	Hercynite

	'Iddingsite'

	Ilmenite

	'K Feldspar'

	Magnetite

	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

	Quartz

	Sillimanite

	Spinel

16 entries listed. 9 valid minerals.

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