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Einerkollen, Sandnes, Rogaland, Norwayi
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EinerkollenProspect
SandnesMunicipality
RogalandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 52' 53'' North , 5° 57' 41'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
58.88165,5.96166
GRN:
N40E03
Type:
Prospect
Age:
1600 to 1000 Ma
Geologic Time:
Mesoproterozoic
Reference for age:
Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database.Deposit Area 1102 - 004, Einerkollen.
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Høle318 (2012)2.2km
Oltedal725 (2013)7.3km
Hommersåk5,692 (2013)8.0km
Sviland347 (2012)9.1km
Sandnes63,032 (2017)13.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Sandnes SteinklubbSandnes13km
Stavanger GeologiforeningStavanger18km
Mindat Locality ID:
267599
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:267599:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Einarkollen
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Einerkollen, Sandnes, Rogaland, Norge


A 5m wide and up to 3m high cut has been made in a medium grained grayish green granite containing multiple medium to coarse grained quartz/hematite veins. The veins show no orientation and are up to 20-30cm wide, typically with quartz bordering the granite and hematite as a few cm thick filling in the centre of the quartz veins.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3

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Link to Geological Survey of Norway:4927

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Baltic Shield (Fennoscandian Shield)Shield
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References

Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database.Deposit Area 1102 - 004, Einerkollen. (Last updated 15.jun.2001)
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