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Øvre Kleven Iron Mine, Bogen, Evenes, Nordland, Norwayi
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Øvre Kleven Iron MineMine
BogenVillage
EvenesMunicipality
NordlandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 31' 11'' North , 17° 2' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
1000 to 541 ± 1.0 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
(2024) Deposit Area 1853 - 010. Øvre Kleven. The Ore Database, Geological Survey of Norway.
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ránda392 (2013)1.9km
Lidaláddi292 (2013)7.8km
Ginnasluokta514 (2014)16.9km
Narvik14,114 (2017)18.4km
Tovik200 (2013)19.0km
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ClubLocationDistance
Ofoten Amatørgeologiske ForeningNarvik18km
Harstad GeologiforeningHarstad38km
Mindat Locality ID:
418219
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:418219:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Øvre Kleven jerngruve, Bogen, Evenes, Nordland, Norge


The LiDAR map shows this mine to be a group of several pits with underground workings. Several tailings are visible. From 1913-14 the english company Ofoten Malmfelt ran this mine, while in 1917-23 the german company Beer Sonderheim worked the mine.
In 1976 Rana Gruber and in 2012-14 the NGU studied this deposit.

From the NGU datasheet: "The ore occurs in several layers and lenses of semimassive ore, varying in thickness from less than 2 meters and up to c. 10 meters, typically separated by amphibolitic layers often with magnetite impregnation. The total thickness of the mineralized zone varies from c. 10 meters to 100-200 meters."

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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:2414

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