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Gjuv Bismuth Mine, Hjartdal, Vestfold og Telemark, Norwayi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 36' 50'' North , 8° 41' 36'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Age:
1000 to 541 ± 1.0 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Geological Survey of Norway (NGU). The Ore Database (Malmdatabasen). Deposit Area 827 - 006. Gjuv
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Seljord1,185 (2014)14.8km
Åmot592 (2018)18.5km
Kviteseid640 (2010)26.1km
Yli324 (2012)28.1km
Folkestad422 (2012)29.1km
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Gjuv vismutgruve, Hjartdal, Vestfold og Telemark, Norge


An abandoned mine worked on a quartz-calcite-tourmaline vein in amphibolite. Located about 10 km east of Bleka.

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8 valid minerals.

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Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Reference: Vogt, J.H.L. (1888): Norske ertsforekomster V, VI og tilegg til III. Archiv for Mathematik og Naturvidenskab. 12, 1-101; Dons, J.A. (1963): De prekambriske bergarter i Telemark, I. Gruber og skjerp innen gradteigskart E36V Kvitseid. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. 216, 79p (p.31)
Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
Habit: crust
Colour: yellowish
Reference: Dons, J.A. (1961) [6.10.61]. Interne notater 1961-1990. Published by Geologisk Museums Venner, Oslo 1991. p. 1; Neumann, H. (1985): Norges Mineraler. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse Skrifter 68, p 101
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Dons, J.A. (1963): De prekambriske bergarter i Telemark, I. Gruber og skjerp innen gradteigskart E36V Kvitseid. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. 216, 79p (p.31)
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: Dons, J.A. (1963): De prekambriske bergarter i Telemark, I. Gruber og skjerp innen gradteigskart E36V Kvitseid. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. 216, 79p (p.31)
Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Dons, J.A. (1963): De prekambriske bergarter i Telemark, I. Gruber og skjerp innen gradteigskart E36V Kvitseid. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. 216, 79p (p.31)
Galenobismutite
Formula: PbBi2S4
Reference: Dons, J.A. (1963): De prekambriske bergarter i Telemark, I. Gruber og skjerp innen gradteigskart E36V Kvitseid. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. 216, 79p (p.31)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Dons, J.A. (1963): De prekambriske bergarter i Telemark, I. Gruber og skjerp innen gradteigskart E36V Kvitseid. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. 216, 79p (p.31)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Dons, J.A. (1963): De prekambriske bergarter i Telemark, I. Gruber og skjerp innen gradteigskart E36V Kvitseid. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. 216, 79p (p.31)
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Reference: Dons, J.A. (1963): De prekambriske bergarter i Telemark, I. Gruber og skjerp innen gradteigskart E36V Kvitseid. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. 216, 79p (p.31)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Galenobismutite2.JC.25ePbBi2S4
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
O QuartzSiO2
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O CalciteCaCO3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
S PyriteFeS2
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
PbLead
Pb GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
Pb GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Bi Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi GalenobismutitePbBi2S4

References

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Dons, J. A. (1961) [6.10.61]. Interne notater 1961-1990. Published by Geologisk Museums Venner, Oslo 1991. p. 1
Dons, J. A. (1963): De prekambriske bergarter i Telemark, I. Gruber og skjerp innen gradteigskart E36V Kvitseid. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. 216, 79p (p.31)
Neumann, H. (1985): Norges Mineraler. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse Skrifter 68, p 101. [Note of find of bismutite]
Sandstad, J. S., Bjerkgård, T., Boyd, R., Ihlen, A., Korneliussen, A., Nilsson, L. P., Often, M., Eilu, P. & Hallberg, A. (2012): Metallogenetic areas in Norway. Pp. 35-138 in Eilu, P. (ed.): Mineral deposits and metallogeny of Fennoscandia. Geological Survey of Finland, Special Paper 53, 401 pp. (p. 56)
Geological Survey of Norway (NGU). The Ore Database (Malmdatabasen). Deposit Area 827 - 006. Gjuv (Last updated 28. mar. 2020)

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Link to Geological Survey of Norway:5431

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