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Johanvatnet Arsenopyrite Occurrences, Vevelstad, Nordland, Norwayi
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Johanvatnet Arsenopyrite OccurrencesGroup of Occurrences
VevelstadMunicipality
NordlandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 33' 58'' North , 12° 26' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
65.56629,12.43645
GeoHash:
G#: u78ufzzzq
GRN:
N44E04
Type:
Group of Occurrences
Köppen climate type:
Cfc : Subpolar oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Brønnøysund4,366 (2017)14.5km
Berg474 (2013)24.7km
Gladstad300 (2014)25.0km
Tjøtta235 (2013)28.5km
Vik365 (2010)30.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
417530
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:417530:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Several, weakly mineralized quartz veins with disseminated arsenopyrite, up to 25 m long and 2-30 cm wide in the contact zone between a megaporphyric granodiorite and an older complex dominated by porphyric diorite. The veins also contain locally tourmaline and Pb-Cu-Bi sulfosalts.
The report also lists the following sample points:
Østre anvisning: 65.5716090,12.453927
Ryggen anvisning: 65.5716090,12.4539270

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2

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Link to Geological Survey of Norway:2131

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References

Myrland, Rolf (1972) Velfjord.Beskrivelse til det berggrunnsgeologiske gradteigskart I [Velfjord. Description of the bedrock geological grading map I]. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 274. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse (NGU)
aps.ngu.no (n.d.) https://aps.ngu.no/pls/oradb/minres_deposit_fakta_NY_KS.Main?p_objid=2131&p_spraak=E
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