Marjarova, Pajala, Norrbotten, Sweden
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 67° 20' 13'' North , 22° 56' 56'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 67.33716,22.94901 |
Other regions containing this locality: | Scandinavia |
Köppen climate type: | Dfc : Subarctic climate |
23 km NW Pajala and just 1,5 km S of Pellivuoma is a 1km long and 15-20 m wide lens, partly folded with magnetite,skarn and quartzite.
No minerals currently recorded for this locality.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Paleoproterozoic 1600 - 2500 Ma ID: 648375 | Sedimentary; Sedimentary: undivided Age: Proterozoic (1600 - 2500 Ma) Description: Northern Europe, Svecofennian and Lapland-Kola orogens Comments: Orogen, fold-thrust belt, folded region; Koistinen et al., 2001; Sigmond, 2002; Solli, unpublished compilation, 2007-08; Bergman et al., unpublished revisions, 2007-08 Lithology: Mica schist, graphitic quartzite, siltstone, shungite, dolostone, limestone, metabasalt and metarhyolite Reference: J.C. Harrison, M.R. St-Onge, O.V. Petrov, S.I. Strelnikov, B.G. Lopatin, F.H. Wilson, S. Tella, D. Paul, T. Lynds, S.P. Shokalsky, C.K. Hults, S. Bergman, H.F. Jepsen, and A. Solli. Geological map of the Arctic. doi:10.4095/287868. Geological Survey of Canada Map 2159A. [2] |
Orosirian 1800 - 2050 Ma ID: 2635815 | Age: Orosirian (1800 - 2050 Ma) Description: Svecokarelian orogen; Norrbotten lithotectonic unit Lithology: Shale, dolomite, basalt, sandstone, metamorphic Reference: Bergman, S., M.B. Sephens, J. Andersson, B. Kathol, T. Bergman. Sveriges berggrund, skala 1:1 miljon. Sveriges geologiska undersökning K 423. [95] |
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