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Hinderaker mine, Vigsnes Copper Mines, Karmøy Island, Karmøy, Rogaland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
Hinderaker mineMine
Vigsnes Copper MinesGroup of Mines
Karmøy IslandIsland
KarmøyMunicipality
RogalandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 20' 57'' North , 5° 14' 21'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
485.4 ± 1.9 to 443.8 ± 1.5 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Geological Survey of Norway (NGU). The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1149 - 012. R
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Visnes609 (2013)0.8km
Vormedal2,774 (2013)4.6km
Vedavågen2,728 (2014)6.2km
Haugesund40,321 (2012)7.4km
Kopervik6,507 (2010)8.2km
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ClubLocationDistance
Haugaland GeologiforeningFørde i Hordaland32km
Stavanger GeologiforeningStavanger50km
Mindat Locality ID:
268290
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:268290:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hinderaker Grube
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Hinderaker guve, Vigsnes kobbergruver, Karmøy, Karmøy, Rogaland, Norge


The Hinderaker mine is believed to represent the easternmost extension of the ore worked in the Rødkleiv mine; the two mines are connected via a shaft from the Rødkleiv 150m level. The Hinderåker mine was70m deep, and was worked on a relatively poor pencil shaped ore body. The mine is covered by large ( 20-25m2) concrete slabs and a 1200m3 partly reclaimed dump. Ore samples are not common on the dump.

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Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS

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Link to Geological Survey of Norway:4971

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