Vottvika Gold Occurrence, Vevelstad, Nordland, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Vottvika Gold Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Vevelstad | Municipality |
| Nordland | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 35' 50'' North , 12° 22' 16'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Brønnøysund | 4,366 (2017) | 15.4km |
| Gladstad | 300 (2014) | 20.7km |
| Tjøtta | 235 (2013) | 25.2km |
| Berg | 474 (2013) | 26.8km |
| Vik | 365 (2010) | 33.0km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Våttvikja
Several quartz veins and shear zones in a road cut, containing some pyrrhotite in a porphyric granodiorite. The main gold-bearing quartz vein (Vottvika 2)is 10-15 cm wide, and contains black, pyrrhotite-impregnated stripes parallel to the border of the vein. Additionally, they contain sulfosalts and scheelite.
North of Vottvika 2 a Vottvika 1 locality (65.5991950,12.3709090) shows black, fine-corned veins with disseminated pyrrhotite in granodiorite.
The report describes a Vottvika 3 locality (65.5965850,12.3705220) as a rusty brown shear zone, 50 m south of Vottvika 2, in rusty, porous granodiorite. Along this zone black cataclasite veins and quartz lenses contain minor pyrrhotite.
In a road cut near the Andalsvågen ferry kai (65.5785100,12.3897000), pyrrhotite/ankerite veins surrounded by sericite occur in porphyric granodiorite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
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| Link to Geological Survey of Norway: | 2201 |
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