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Norsjö, Västerbotten County, Swedeni
Regional Level Types
NorsjöMunicipality
Västerbotten CountyCounty
SwedenCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Norsjö2,057 (2017)
Bastuträsk405 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
23456
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:23456:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Norsjö, Comté de Västerbotten, Suède
German:
Norsjö, Västerbottens län, Schweden
Italian:
Norsjö, Contea di Västerbotten, Svezia
Russian:
Нуршё, Вестерботтен, Швеция
Simplified Chinese:
努舍市, 西博滕省, 瑞典
Spanish:
Norsjö, Provincia de Västerbotten, Suecia
Swedish:
Norsjö kommun, Västerbottens län, Sverige
Asturian:
Norsjö, Provincia de Västerbotten, Suecia
Basque:
Norsjö udalerria, Västerbottengo konderria, Suedia
Belarusian:
Нуршэ, Вестэрботэн, Швецыя
Bulgarian:
Норшьо, Вестерботен, Швеция
Cebuano:
Norsjö Kommun, Västerbottens län, Suwesya
Danish:
Norsjö kommun, Västerbottens län, Sverige
Dutch:
Norsjö, Västerbottens län, Zweden
Estonian:
Norsjö vald, Västerbotteni lään, Rootsi
Faroese:
Norsjö kommuna, Västerbottens län, Svøríki
Farsi/Persian:
بخش نوفه, شهرستان وستربوتن, سوئد
Finnish:
Norsjön kunta, Västerbottenin lääni, Ruotsi
Korean:
노르셰 시, 베스테르보텐주, 스웨덴
Limburgian:
Norsjö, Västerbottens län, Zwede
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Norsjö, Lehn Västerbotten, Sweden
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Norsjö Chū-tī-chhī, Sūi-tián
Northern Sami:
Norsjö gielda, Västerbottena leatna, Ruoŧŧa
Norwegian:
Norsjö kommune, Västerbottens län, Sverige
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Norsjö kommun, Västerbottens län, Sverige
Polish:
Gmina Norsjö, Västerbotten, Szwecja
Portuguese:
Norsjö, Västerbotten, Suécia
Romanian:
Comuna Norsjö, Västerbottens län, Suedia
Traditional Chinese:
努舍市, 瑞典
Ukrainian:
Нурше, Вестерботтен, Швеція
Vietnamese:
Norsjö, Västerbotten, Thụy Điển


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54 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Anthophyllite
Formula: ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Description: Microscopic blebs in the ore.
Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Gahnite
Formula: ZnAl2O4
Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
Glaucodot ?
Formula: (Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
Graphite
Formula: C
Gudmundite
Formula: FeSbS
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Iddingsite'
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Irarsite
Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Maucherite
Formula: Ni11As8
Melonite
Formula: NiTe2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Fuchsite
Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Antimony
Formula: Sb
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Description: Grains
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Sudburyite
Formula: PdSb
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Valleriite
Formula: (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Description: Minute grains in chalcopyrite
Violarite
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Antimony1.CA.05Sb
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Maucherite2.AB.15Ni11As8
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
Sudburyite2.CC.05PdSb
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Mackinawite2.CC.25FeS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Violarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
Melonite2.EA.20NiTe2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Glaucodot ?2.EB.10c(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Gudmundite2.EB.20FeSbS
Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Irarsite2.EB.25(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Valleriite2.FD.30(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Gahnite4.BB.05ZnAl2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Cordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
Anthophyllite9.DD.05◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Muscovite
var. Fuchsite
9.EC.15K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Iddingsite'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
O Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
O GahniteZnAl2O4
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Al Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Al GahniteZnAl2O4
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Al Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Si Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CobaltiteCoAsS
S CovelliteCuS
S CubaniteCuFe2S3
S Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
S GalenaPbS
S GersdorffiteNiAsS
S Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
S GudmunditeFeSbS
S Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
S JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
S MackinawiteFeS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S ProustiteAg3AsS3
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S StanniteCu2FeSnS4
S Native SulphurS8
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
S ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Cr Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe CubaniteCuFe2S3
Fe Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
Fe GudmunditeFeSbS
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Fe MackinawiteFeS
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Fe Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Fe ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
CoCobalt
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
Co Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
NiNickel
Ni GersdorffiteNiAsS
Ni MaucheriteNi11As8
Ni MeloniteNiTe2
Ni NickelineNiAs
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Ni ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cu Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cu StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
ZnZinc
Zn GahniteZnAl2O4
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As CobaltiteCoAsS
As GersdorffiteNiAsS
As Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
As Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
As MaucheriteNi11As8
As NickelineNiAs
As ProustiteAg3AsS3
RuRuthenium
Ru Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
RhRhodium
Rh Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
PdPalladium
Pd SudburyitePdSb
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Ag ProustiteAg3AsS3
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SnTin
Sn StanniteCu2FeSnS4
SbAntimony
Sb Native AntimonySb
Sb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sb GudmunditeFeSbS
Sb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb SudburyitePdSb
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Te MeloniteNiTe2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
IrIridium
Ir Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
PtPlatinum
Pt Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14

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GeoNames ID:2688170

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