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Nikkateltet Quarries, Drag, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
Nikkateltet QuarriesGroup of Quarries
DragVillage
HamarøyMunicipality
NordlandCounty
NorwayCountry
Nikkateltet Quarries, Drag, Tysfjord, Nordland, Norway

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 3' 32'' North , 16° 2' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Straumsnes476 (2018)10.6km
Kjøpsvik960 (2010)14.5km
Lødingen1,808 (2014)39.5km
Ramsund289 (2013)52.0km
Fjelldal334 (2013)58.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
194281
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:194281:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Nekkateltet
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Nikkateltet , Drag, Hamarøy, Nordland, Norge


Three small abandoned feldspar - quartz quarries worked on a granite pegmatite dike located northwest of Drag, close to the river Nekkateltelva.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(CO3)F
Euxenite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Fluocerite-(Ce)
Formula: CeF3
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Milarite
Formula: K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Fluocerite-(Ce)3.AC.15CeF3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Euxenite-(Y)4.DG.05(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Bastnäsite-(Ce)5.BD.20aCe(CO3)F
Group 9 - Silicates
Milarite9.CM.05K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
BeBeryllium
Be MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
CCarbon
C Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
O Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
O MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
F Fluocerite-(Ce)CeF3
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S MolybdeniteMoS2
KPotassium
K MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
CaCalcium
Ca Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
TiTitanium
Ti Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
YYttrium
Y Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
NbNiobium
Nb Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
CeCerium
Ce Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Ce Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Ce Fluocerite-(Ce)CeF3
TaTantalum
Ta Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
ThThorium
Th Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
UUranium
U Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Norway

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