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Korssteinen Iron Prospect, Bogen, Evenes, Nordland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
Korssteinen Iron ProspectGroup of Prospects
BogenVillage
EvenesMunicipality
NordlandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 31' 24'' North , 16° 58' 16'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Prospects
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ránda392 (2013)0.9km
Lidaláddi292 (2013)6.4km
Evenskjer601 (2014)17.5km
Tovik200 (2013)17.9km
Fjelldal334 (2013)18.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Ofoten Amatørgeologiske ForeningNarvik21km
Harstad GeologiforeningHarstad37km
Mindat Locality ID:
418214
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:418214:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Korssteinen jernskjerp, Bogen, Evenes, Nordland, Norge


Three small prospects with prodiminantly magnetite and to a leeser degree hematite. The main prospect is assumed to contain ca. 100 Kt of ore.
The coordinates for the other two prospects are:
68.5228730,16.9675740
68.5241170,16.9762530

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
OOxygen
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O HematiteFe2O3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
AlAluminium
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
SiSilicon
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si QuartzSiO2
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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Link to Geological Survey of Norway:2424

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