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Sargejåk, Karasjok, Troms og Finnmark, Norwayi
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SargejåkDiggings
KarasjokMunicipality
Troms og FinnmarkCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
69° 7' 5'' North , 24° 46' 46'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
69.11822,24.77967
GeoHash:
G#: us395ys4b
GRN:
N47E07
Type:
Diggings
Age:
2.588 Ma to present day
Geologic Time:
Quaternary
Reference for age:
Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore Database. Deposit Area 2021 - 016. Sargej
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
33995
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33995:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Sarggejok (Sargejok)
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Sargejåk, Karasjok, Troms og Finnmark, Norge


Old gold digging sites. Alluvial deposites.

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13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Bunsenite
Formula: NiO
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
Description: A 0,1 mm large nugget of intergrown platinum and sperrylite found and analysed by Bjørlykke.
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Description: Silver, formed in the alluvial deposit, contains some percent antimony.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘNative Platinum1.AF.10Pt
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘBunsenite4.AB.25NiO
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘvar. Titanium-bearing Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BunseniteNiO
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
NiNickel
Niⓘ BunseniteNiO
AsArsenic
Asⓘ SperrylitePtAs2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ Native PlatinumPt
Ptⓘ SperrylitePtAs2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

Other Databases

Link to Geological Survey of Norway:751

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Baltic Shield (Fennoscandian Shield)Shield
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References

Bjørlykke, Harald (1966) De alluviale gullforekomster i indre Finnmark [The alluvial gold deposits in inner Finnmark]. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 236. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse (NGU) pp.47-50
(2007) Depositum Area 2021-016. Sargejåk. The Ore Database, Geological Survey of Norway.
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