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Haugesund mine, Raumyr and Teigemyr Mines, Karmøy Island, Karmøy, Rogaland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
Haugesund mineMine
Raumyr and Teigemyr MinesMining Area
Karmøy IslandIsland
KarmøyMunicipality
RogalandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 21' 28'' North , 5° 13' 26'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
59.35805,5.22407
GeoHash:
G#: u4e9wvu19
GRN:
N40E02
Type:
Mine
Age:
485.4 ± 1.9 to 443.8 ± 1.5 Ma
Geologic Time:
Ordovician
Reference for age:
Geological Survey of Norway (NGU). The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1149 - 025. Haugesundsynken.
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Visnes609 (2013)0.8km
Vormedal2,774 (2013)5.4km
Haugesund40,321 (2012)6.7km
Vedavågen2,728 (2014)7.0km
Eike1,408 (2012)9.1km
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ClubLocationDistance
Haugaland GeologiforeningFørde i Hordaland32km
Mindat Locality ID:
268566
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:268566:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Haugesundsynken, Raumyr og Teigemyr gruver, Karmøy, Karmøy, Rogaland, Norge


Abandoned mine where only a 2.5x3 m water filled pit remains. It is located in a dense spruce forest, and very little rock is exposed, nut a 2.5m wide zone with dissimination of pyrite in a quartz/sericite rock can be observed in the mine wall.

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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 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite
var. Sericite		9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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Link to Geological Survey of Norway:12745

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References

Geological Survey of Norway (NGU). The Ore Database. Deposit Area 1149 - 025. Haugesundsynken. (Last updated 16.nov.2001)
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