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Fossåsen, Hå, Rogaland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
FossåsenDeposit
HåMunicipality
RogalandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 32' 5'' North , 5° 52' 40'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
58.53499,5.87779
GRN:
N40E03
Type:
Deposit
Age:
1000 to 541 ± 1.0 Ma
Geologic Time:
Neoproterozoic
Reference for age:
Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1119 - 008. Foss
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ogna330 (2012)5.0km
Sirevåg385 (2014)5.6km
Hellvik643 (2013)6.3km
Brusand384 (2013)7.7km
Egersund9,502 (2010)11.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Sandnes SteinklubbSandnes38km
Stavanger GeologiforeningStavanger49km
Mindat Locality ID:
267674
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:267674:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Fossåsen, Hå, Rogaland, Norge


Located 500 m west of Ualand farm. Reported as disseminated sulfides in anorthosite (Stadheim, 1937).

The locality was originally described in 1937 and the position may be inaccurate.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite ?2.CC.10Fe1-xS

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
FeIron
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS

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Link to Geological Survey of Norway:13652

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Baltic Shield (Fennoscandian Shield)Shield
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References

Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1119 - 008. Fossåsen. (Last updated 12.des.2005)
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