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Arsenopyrite from
Bleikvassli Mine, Bleikvasslia, Hemnes, Nordland, Norway


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bleikvassli Mine, Bleikvasslia, Hemnes, Nordland, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:227577
Long-form Identifier:1:3:227577:2
GUID (UUID V4):1044710e-4320-476f-bfd6-77bae303a355
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘHauknestind Mine, Mofjellet, Rana, Nordland, Norway
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘMofjellet Base Metal Mine, Mofjellet, Rana, Nordland, Norway
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘSvenningdalen Mines, Svenningdalen, Grane, Nordland, Norway
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘMikkeljord deposit, Hattfjelldal, Nordland, Norway
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘOle Henriksendalen Silver Prospect, Vevelstad, Nordland, Norway
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘBordvedĂ„ga, HĂžgtuva, Rana, Nordland, Norway
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘHusvika Deposit, Husvika, Vefsn, Nordland, Norway
70.6km (43.8 miles) ⓘLangvatnet Arsenopyrite Occurrence, Brþnnþy, Nordland, Norway
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘStorgruben, Buþya, Alstahaug, Nordland, Norway
77.0km (47.8 miles) ⓘJohanvatnet Arsenopyrite Occurrences, Vevelstad, Nordland, Norway
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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and related minerals in the Bleikvassli Zn-Pb-(Cu) deposit, Nordland, Norway Received: 7 July 1997 / Accepted:...are identiÂźed in sulphide samples from Bleikvassli mine, Norway. Detailed optical microscopy and electron...types of wall-rock mineralisation are present at Bleikvassli. Of considerable mineralogical interest are the...Trondheim, Norway Present address: Geological Survey of Norway Boks 3006 Lade, N-7002 Trondheim Norway 1 (CuPbSbS3)...suggestions that galena is a major Ag-carrier at Bleikvassli. Boulangerite (Pb5Sb4S11), jamesonite (FePb4Sb6S14)
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sedimentary exhalative massive sulphide deposits in Norway and Australia. The distributions of Mn, Fe, Co...other common sulphides, particularly pyrite and arsenopyrite, in which the effects of regional metamorphic...1992). Samples were taken from the Sulitjelma, Bleikvassli and Mofjellet deposits, as well as representative...(Cook et al. 1990, 1993; Cook 1996), central-north Norway, hosts over 20 massive sulphide bodies totalling...Formation, a dominantly SEDEX SEDEX (?) VHMS Bleikvassli Mofjellet RĂžros SEDEX (?) Samples Granulite
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Vokes Thermobarometry of the Bleikvassli Zn-Pb-(Cu) deposit, Nordland, Norway Received: 18 June 1997 /.../ Accepted: 14 May 1998 Abstract The Bleikvassli massive sulÂźde ore deposit is hosted by Proterozoic...the garnet-biotite compositions observed at Bleikvassli are 584 °C ‹ 49 °C and 570 °C ‹ 40 °C. The application...undersĂčkelse, P.O. Boks 3006 Lade N-7002 Trondheim, Norway F.M. Vokes Institutt for Geologi og Bergteknikk...naturvitenskapelige Universitet, N-7034 Trondheim, Norway 5.0 kbar and 8.5 ‹ 1.2 kbar, respectively. Pressures
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varied rocks adjacent to the Bleikvassli Zn±Pb±(Cu) deposit, Nordland, Norway Received: 1 March 1998 / Accepted:...the metamorphosed Bleikvassli Zn±Pb±(Cu) volcanogenic massive sulÂźde deposit, Norway, are dependent upon...coexisting with biotite ‹ garnet. Rocks in the Bleikvassli deposit were hydrothermally enriched in zinc...that the sulÂźdation±oxidation halo around the Bleikvassli ore deposit is only meters in width contrasts...naturvitenskapelige Universitet, 7034 Trondheim, Norway eation of a sulÂźdation±oxidation halo bordering
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Trondheim-Norwegian Institute of Technology, 7034 Trondheim, Norway (Received April 2, 1991; accepted after revision...a number of deposits in USA, Canada, Sweden and Norway, a number which has been steadily declining in...Sweden (Stephens et al., 1979; Zachrisson, 1980), Norway (Bjorlykke et al., 1979, 1980), Ireland and the...Institute of Technology, University of Trondheim, Norway. His main research interests are stratabound base-metal...ores as well as Buchans, Newfoundland, and Bleikvassli, Norway. (V) C u - Z n - P b ores. All of this small
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isotopic study of the Bleikvassli Zn-Pb-Cu deposit, Nordland, northern Norway H. Skauli ~'*, A.J. Boyce...Universityof Oslo, P.O. Box 1047 Blindern, N-0316 Oslo, Norway 2 Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre...1992/Accepted: June 19, 1992 Abstract. The Bleikvassli Zn-Pb-Cu deposit occurs in the Uppermost Allochthon...Allochthon in the Caledonides of northern Norway. The orebody is enclosed in amphibolite-facies schists...metamorphosed, polydeformed Pb-Zn-Cu orebody at Bleikvassli was established by Vokes (1963, 1966). The host
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
to 2–5% Bi), pyrite, lowferrous sphalerite, arsenopyrite, and chalcopyrite. A characteristic mineralogical...by pyrite with pyrrhotite inclusions; ferrous arsenopyrite (1.08–1.25 f.c. Fe); galena often with microscopic...Molchanova and N.I. Ekimova. deposits: Bleikvassli in Norway (Cook et al., 1998); Rajpura–Dariba in India...Rajpura–Dariba, India (Besu et al., 1984); (3) Bleikvassli, Norway (Cook et al. 1998); (4) Osborne Lake, Canada...India (Besu et al., 1984) and at the Bleikvassli deposit in Norway (Cook et al., 1998). At these deposits
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
is recognized in many sulfides, e.g., pyrite, arsenopyrite, and sphalerite (Hinchey et al. 2003; Chouinard...Cook and Ciobanu (2001) greenstone belt Bleikvassli, Norway Upper amphibolite-lower Vokes (1963, 1966)...Mineral, Norway Very weakly metamorphosed Flood (1967) Kmi 2b SEDEX Kmi 4 Mofjellet, Norway Amphibolite...Ethiopia Orogenic gold, Adola greenstone belt Bleikvassli, Norway SEDEX (metamorphosed, equilibrium co-crystallization)...massive (70) massive (50) Kapp Mineral, Norway SEDEX Mofjellet, Norway SEDEX (metamorphosed, equilibrium co-crystallization)
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pyrrhotite, and less frequent chalcopyrite and arsenopyrite. The Zn and Pb content in sulfide ores ranges...I–sphalerite and late pyrrhotite– magnetite–pyrite II–arsenopyrite–chalcopyrite paragenetic mineral assemblages...Native gold predominantly occurs in pyrite II and arsenopyrite as inclusions ranging from 0.1 to 5.0 ÎŒm in...up to 1–3 wt %), less frequent aggregates of arsenopyrite and chalcopyrite, and complex sulfosalts enriched...are the major ore minerals of this assemblage; arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, native gold, Pb–Sb–As sulfosalts
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MASSIVE CALEDONIDES F. M. OF SULFIDE ORE NORWAY VOKES ABSTRACT Attention is drawn to the occurrence...massivesulfide depositsof the Caledonianmountain chain in Norway. Following Stanton, the two classesare termed the...limited number of ores in the Caledonidesof northern Norway, which seemedto indicate fairly closelygroupedtemperatures...430 440 12.70 12.75 13.89 13.94 445 Bleikvassli, Nordland B j6rk‱sen, Ofoten Jakobsbakken, Sulitj...for nearlyall the presentprimaryzincproduction of Norway. As canbe seen theindicatedtemperature figuresfor
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Minerals of Norway - the (almost) complete inventory Gunnar Raade Preamble A monographic survey of the...the minerals of Norway (Norges Mineraler) was published by Neumann (1985), covering all minerals recorded...and synonyms. A large number of minerals new to Norway have been recorded since the book appeared. The...attempt to list all accepted mineral species from Norway, including those from Neumann (1985) and later...& Nickel 2001). Names of minerals discovered in Norway after the edition of Neumann's monograph are in
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TYPEN VON KIESLAGERSTÄTTEN IM MOFJELL-GEBIET, NORDLAND, UND EIN NEUER VORSCHLAG ZUR GLIEDERUNG DER KALBDONISCHEN... SULPHIDE ORE DEPOSITS IN THE MOFJELL AREA, NORDLAND, AND A NEW PROPOSAL FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF...OF CALEDONIAN SULPHIDE ORE BODIES IN NORWAY VoN R. SAAGER (Economic Geology Research Unit, University...area, south of Mo i Rana (lat. 66°20'N) in northem Norway, revealed three different types of deposits. All...bodies lie in highly metamorphosed rocks of the Nordland facies above the Rödingsfjell thrust plane. The
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the Uppermost Allochthon (UmA) mostly in northern Norway. The Neoproterozoic and Cambrian history of this...ĂĄ P.M. Ihlen Geological Survey of Norway, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway e-mail: tor.grenne@ngu.no F.M. Vokes...Engineering, HĂčgskoleringen 6, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway host to two characteristic types of stratabound-stratiform...lithologies with original ore reserves up to 5±6 Mt (Bleikvassli, Mofjellet); and numerous, laterally extensive...20 Mt were known at the now abandoned Tverrfjell mine and the recently closed Joma deposit. Minor Cu-Ni
Report (issue)
c = 7.803 Z = 32 X-ray Powder Pattern: Foster mine, Cobalt, Canada. 2.606 (100), 2.070 (70), 3.51 (60)...(2) 60.7 24.8 14.8 Total 100.0 100.3 (1) Foster mine, Canada; by electron microprobe, corresponding to...to (Ag1.18 Cu0.83 )ÎŁ=2.01 S1.00 . (2) Godejord, Norway; by electron microprobe, corresponding to (Ag1...Association: Silver, arsenopyrite, stromeyerite, actinolite, calcite (Foster mine, Canada); bornite, chalcocite...aragonite (Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria). Distribution: In Canada, from the Foster mine, Coleman Township,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
first melting reaction would be at 500°C, where arsenopyrite and pyrite react to form pyrrhotite and an As–S...Broken Hill, Australia (Lawrence 1967) and Bleikvassli, Norway (Vokes 1971). In addition, S-poor polymetallic...Fe–As–Sb–S, be it by reaction between pyrite + arsenopyrite or between pyrite + stibnite, could have a wide...this system are those that involve arsenopyrite. At 491°C, arsenopyrite + pyrite react to form melt + pyrrhotite...the composition As29S71 (Clark 1960) (Fig. 6). Arsenopyrite melts incongruently at 702°C to pyrrhotite +
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Sulphide Deposits F. M. VOKES T r o n d h e i m , Norway The paper first reviews some of the more recent..."healing" of cataclastically deformed pyrite and arsenopyrite (by the "inflowing" of chalcopyrite, galena...Skfirnesdalen deposits in the Ofoten district of northern Norway. HEWETT and SOLOMON (1964) discuss sulphide mobilization...northern Norway, central Europe, the Urals and Australia. At the Bleikvassli mine in northern Norway, (VoKeS...and coarser grained than in the massive ore. Arsenopyrite and tennantite are often present in megascopic
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1984), the Kidd Creek mine, Ontario, Canada (Cabri et al., 1985), the Bottino Mine, Italy (MoggiCecchi...and 3300 ppm Ni in chalcopyrite from the Shamrocke mine, Zimbabwe. Wang et al. (2015a) measured up to 1700...measured in chalcopyrite from the Izumo vein, Toyoha mine, Japan (Kase, 1987), and from a sulfide chimney...from 15 different deposits in Australia, Bulgaria, Norway, Romania, Serbia and Uzbekistan (Table 2). The...deposit, Romania, and SEDEX Kapp Mineral prospect, Norway, contributed one sample each. SEDEX deposits in
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of the sulphide deposits at Sulitjelma, northern Norway N i g e l J. C o o k * Mineralogisches Institut...The pyritic VMS deposits at Sulitjelma, northern Norway have been regionally metamorphosed at amphibolite...chalcopyrite, sphalerite and pyrrhotite. Galena, arsenopyrite, cubanite, molybdenite, stannite and tetrahedrite...jordanite, breithauptite, nisbite, costibite, arsenopyrite and gudmundite. Co-existing galena is characterised...Keywords: Massive sulphide deposit; Sulitjelma; Norway; Ore mineralogy; Pyrite; Sulphosalts; Metamorphism;
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Technology, H6gskoleringen 6, N-7034 Trondheim-NTH, Norway AND J. R. CRAIG Virginia Polytechnic Institute...metamorphism, sulphide ores, microtextures, Gressli, Norway. Introduction THE purpose of this presentation...microfractures in harder, more brittle sulphides (pyrite, arsenopyrite), oxides (magnetite, chromite) or silicates...in pyrite rnetacrysts. Amphibolite grade. Bleikvassli, Norway. Ord. refl. light. Width of field: 2 mm....pyrite metablast (white). Lergruvebakken, R0ros, Norway. Ord. refl. light. Width of field: 3 mm. Evidence
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thus distinct from sulphide minerals such as arsenopyrite (FeAsS), löllingite (FeAs2 ), gudmundite (FeSbS)...further them as (Cu Cu(Ag)-rich sulfosalts. arsenopyrite (FeAsS), löllingite (FeAs 2), gudmundite (FeSbS)sub-group...Stanley (1991) [63] report tetrahedrite from the Iriki mine, Japan, with compositions varying from Te-free tetrahedrite...Te in arsenian goldfieldite from the Marian gold mine, northern Luzon, Philippines. Hakite and giraudite...Au in tellurian tennantite from the Marian gold mine, northern Luzon, Philippines, while Jurković et
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Sulitjelma, Norway (Cook 1996); TaivaljĂ€rvi, Finland (Papunen et al. 1989); and Bleikvassli, Norway (Cook et...contains chalcopyrite, bornite, galena, sphalerite, arsenopyrite, gudmundite, tetrahedrite, and dyscrasite. The...and Bi occur as inclusions within galena from Bleikvassli (Dobbe 1993), native Ag and Ag-dominant intermetallic...of the sulphide deposits at Sulitjelma, northern Norway. Ore Geology Reviews 11(5), 303–338. Cook, N.J...and related minerals in the Bleikvassli Zn-Pb-(Cu) deposit, Nordland, Norway. Mineralium Deposita 34(1)
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ore mineral. The dominant sulfides are pyrite, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, pyrrhotite;...stages: early (quartz–tourmaline and pyrite–arsenopyrite associations), productive (galena–sphalerite...Darasun deposit: arsenopyrite-I and –II and pyrite-I and –II (samples 17vd89), arsenopyrite-I and –II and...ÎŒm) aggregates and veinlets between quartz and arsenopyrite-I (Fig. 2a). Fahlore-III tends to salbands of...of bournonite veinlets and the contact with arsenopyrite-I (Figs. 2c, 2d) or it occurs in the central
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following stages: I.) pyrite-arsenopyrite stage (quartz I, pyrite, arsenopyrite, cobaltite I); II.) bournonite...- mezozoikum) naprĂ­klad loĆŸiskĂĄ Sulitjelma a Bleikvassli v NĂłrsku (Cook 1996; Cook et al. 1998), Hemlo...of the sulphide deposits at Sulitjelma, northern Norway. Ore Geol Rev 11: 303338 Cook NJ, Spry PG, Vokes...and related minerals in the Bleikvassli Zn-Pb-(Cu) deposit, Nordland, Norway. Miner Depos 34: 35-56 Ferenc...(1998) Thermobarometry of the Bleikvassli Zn-Pb-(Cu) deposit, Nordland, Norway. Miner Depos 34: 19-34 RybĂĄr
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and less commonly chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite. Arsenopyrite, tennantite, marcasite, cubanite, valleriite...were mined as a part of the Third International Mine operations (Zavaritsky V., 1950). Thirty-four NS-trending...bornite and sphalerite. Tennantite-tetrahedrite, arsenopyrite and galena are minor, with tennantite-tetrahedrite...systems. Annual ore production from the underground mine (to a depth of 750-940 m) is 5 Mt. (Fig. 7). Massive...Mt ore, 4 Mt Cu+Zn) was the biggest underground mine in the USSR in the 1930-80s, with an annual production
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minerals) and fluid inclusions of the El Zancudo mine in Colombia were investigated in order to analyze...examine the genesis of the deposit. The El Zancudo mine is a silver–gold deposit located in the western...the banded veins contain sphalerite, pyrite, arsenopyrite, galena, Ag-bearing sulfosalts, Pb-Sb sulfosalts...sphalerite, pyrite, and arsenopyrite, and is also partially surrounded by pyrite, arsenopyrite, sphalerite, and...first-stage assemblage includes sphalerite, pyrite, arsenopyrite, galena and electrum. The second stage is divided
 
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