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Vågedalen Copper Mine, Askvoll, Vestland, Norwayi
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Vågedalen Copper MineMine
AskvollMunicipality
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NorwayCountry
Vågedalen Copper Mine, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 26' 31'' North , 5° 12' 56'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
61.44204,5.21557
GeoHash:
G#: u4gtw9jvg
GRN:
N41E02
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Dale988 (2014)13.1km
Brandsøy459 (2013)18.3km
Florø8,230 (2010)20.0km
Svelgen1,173 (2014)36.7km
Kalvåg353 (2013)40.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
418532
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:418532:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A small copper mine ca. 7 km east of the Grimelid Coppper Mines. Four small shafts were driven into a 0,5 m wide ore zone, probably in the period 1914-1919 in connection with the last mining period at Grimelid.
The ore is emplaced in greenstone and calcifereous tuffite. The deposit is estimated to contain 0,7 Mt tons of Cu/Zn ore.

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5 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS

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Link to Geological Survey of Norway:4649

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References

Singsaas, Per (1977) VLF-målinger Grimelifeltet. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. Rapport 1650/53B
Stensrud, A. (1977) En mineralogisk undersøkelse av Grimeliforekomsten, Askvoll, Sogn og Fjordane. NTH Bergavd.
Korneliussen, Are, Often, Morten (1981) Kisforekomster i Stavfjordområdet med særskilt omtale av forekomstene Grimeli og Vågedalen. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. Rapport 1650/53A. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse (NGU)
Rønning, J. S. (1981) CP-målinger i Grimelifeltet. Norges geologiske undersøkelse. NGU-rapport 1800/53C. 11 pp.
aps.ngu.no (n.d.) https://aps.ngu.no/pls/oradb/minres_deposit_fakta_NY_KS.Main?p_objid=4649&p_spraak=E
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