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Straumsnes, Narvik, Nordland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
StraumsnesVillage
NarvikMunicipality
NordlandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 26' 23'' North , 17° 39' 29'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
68.43977,17.65823
GRN:
N46E05
Type:
Village
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Beisfjord589 (2013)7.5km
Narvik14,114 (2017)9.4km
Bjerkvik1,220 (2013)12.8km
Ginnasluokta514 (2014)14.8km
Tennevollen250 (2013)34.7km
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ClubLocationDistance
Ofoten Amatørgeologiske ForeningNarvik9km
Mindat Locality ID:
237181
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:237181:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Strømsnes
Other Languages:
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French:
Straumsnes, Narvik, Nordland, Norvège
Italian:
Straumsnes, Narvik, Nordland, Norvegia
Norwegian:
Straumsnes, Narvik, Nordland, Norge
Dutch:
Straumsnes, Narvik, Nordland, Noorwegen
Javanese:
Straumsnes, Norwégia
Malay:
Straumsnes, Nordland, Norway


Straumsnes is a village close to the Romabkks fjorden. Raade (1993) reports on a find of a small pyrite-bearing boulder excavated from soil, found in 1980s.

The coordinates are for the village.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘParasymplesite8.CE.40Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straumsnes,_Narvik
Wikidata ID:Q2684981
GeoNames ID:3135680

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
ScandinaviaRegion

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