Nordland, Norway

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Amazonite exploration
	Tennvatn, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway Amazonite-rich parts of the pegmatite.
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A small part of the Lagmannsvik pegmatite
	Lagmannsvik, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway The skilful Norwegian collectors Stein Rørvik and Tomas Husdal at the Lagmannsvik pegmatite, one of the type-localities for hundholmenite-(Y). Stein Rørvik was the first collector who collected hundholmenite-(Y), first wrongly identified as okanoganite. Tomas Husdal collected the material at Hundholmen that was used for the description of ...
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Abandoned main adit portal
	Bruvatnet Nikkel and Olivin Mine, Bruvass-field, Råna, Ballangen, Nordland, Norway Main adit of the nickel mine. August 2005
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Amazonite dump
	Jennyhaugen Quarry, Drag, Tysfjord, Nordland, Norway Amazonite dump at the entrace to the Jennyhaugen Quarry. August 2005.
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Collecting at the Håkonhals quarry in Norway
	Håkonhals Quarry, Finnøy, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway The Norwegian collectors Stein Rørvik and Tomas Husdal collecting at the Håkonhals Quarry. The Håkonhals Quarry is a granite pegmatite mined for superclean quartz. It is the only quarry still in operation where yttrofluorite can be found in the Nordland county. But unfortunately the yttrofluorite here does not contain any rare minerals, only ...
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Commemorative plaque on closed main adit portal
	Bruvatnet Nikkel and Olivin Mine, Bruvass-field, Råna, Ballangen, Nordland, Norway Commemorative plaque of the Nikkel og Olivin AS mine. Below the metal plaque polished slabs of typical rocks and ores of the deposit were mounted to the concrete wall closing off the main adit. August 2005. The sign states that during operation from 1989 to 2002 110 workers were employed, 25700 m of drifts were mined, and 8537468 tons of ore ...
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Dumps from the Hundholmen quarry
	Hundholmen, Tysfjord, Nordland, Norway Most of the small dumps from the Hundholmen quarry are flooded by the sea two times a day. It is possible to find interesting minerals here, but do not expext to find any good crystals of thalenite here, the most famous mineral from the Hundholmen quarry. Hundholem is also one of the type localities for hundholmenite-(Y). By the way: The fjord ...
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Felsic dike with contact zones
	Bruvass-field, Råna, Ballangen, Nordland, Norway A felsic dike cuts through mafic rocks that are mine in a quarry on site of the closed Nikkel og Olivin mine. At the contacts rich zones of a fibrous silicate mineral formed (identification pending). August 2005.
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Håkonhals Quarry, Norway
	Håkonhals Quarry, Finnøy, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway The Håkonhals Quarry is a granite pegmatite that are mined for superclean quartz. It is the only quarry still in operation where yttrofluorite can be found in the Nordland county. Yttrofluorite from other localities in the area can be rich in rare minerals. But unfortunately the yttrofluorite at this locality does not contain any rare minerals. ...
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Jennyhaugen Quarry
	Jennyhaugen Quarry, Drag, Tysfjord, Nordland, Norway Jennyhaugen pegmatite in August 2005.
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