Rørvik Molybdenum Mine, Rørvik, Hurum, Asker, Viken, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rørvik Molybdenum Mine | Mine |
| Rørvik | Farm |
| Hurum | Municipality (Former) |
| Asker | Municipality |
| Viken | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 40' 21'' North , 10° 26' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Follo Geologiforening | Ås | 21km |
| Buskerud Geologiforening | Solbergelva | 23km |
| Vestfold Geologiforening | Holmestrand | 25km |
| Steinklubben | Skjetten | 45km |
Mindat Locality ID:
2466
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2466:5
GUID (UUID V4):
b3443cc4-6285-4285-8d2e-a5afad22f19e
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Rørvik molybdengruve, Rørvik, Hurum, Asker, Viken, Norge
Closed, old molybdenum mine.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Description: Sample labelled as " Molybdenium-bearing Scheelite" was investigated by Fluorescence spectroscopy and found to by yttrium-bearing fluorite (Emmermann 2022) |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to Geological Survey of Norway: | 5818 |
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