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Kongsfjell Cobaltpentlandite occurrence, Kongsfjell, Hemnes, Nordland, Norwayi
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Kongsfjell Cobaltpentlandite occurrenceDeposit
KongsfjellMountain Area
HemnesMunicipality
NordlandCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 53' 17'' North , 13° 55' 2'' East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
GRN:
N44E05
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
37115
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:37115:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Kongsfjell, Korgen, Hemnes kommune, Nordland fylke, Norge


Located about 5 km southeast of the Bleikvassli mine.
The mineralization occurs in metasediments of high grade as disseminations and thin (10cm) band or lenses of nearly pure massive sulphides (Lindahl 1973)

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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Cobaltpentlandite
Formula: Co9S8
Description: Co pentlandite occure as thin lamellas in cubanite.
ⓘ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Description: One of few localities in Norway where cubanite can be found in macroscopic grains.
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Description: Lindahl (1973) reports bismuth occuring in galena from this locality.
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCobaltpentlandite2.BB.15Co9S8
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘCubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CobaltpentlanditeCo9S8
Sⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CoCobalt
Coⓘ CobaltpentlanditeCo9S8
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biⓘ Native BismuthBi

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References

Lindahl, I. (1968): En undersøkelse av et mineralisert område på Kongsfjell, Korgen, Nordland. Hovedoppgave, NTH, Trondheim
Lindahl, I. (1973): Cobalt pentlandite from Kongsfjell, Nordland, and Birtavarre, Northern Troms. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. 294, 9-19
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