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Musken Copper Prospects, Ballangen, Narvik, Nordland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
Musken Copper ProspectsGroup of Prospects
BallangenMunicipality (Former)
NarvikMunicipality
NordlandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 19' 36'' North , 16° 32' 38'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Prospects
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ballangen956 (2016)11.9km
Ramsund289 (2013)18.4km
Lidaláddi292 (2013)21.7km
Fjelldal334 (2013)25.5km
Kjøpsvik960 (2010)26.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Ofoten Amatørgeologiske ForeningNarvik39km
Mindat Locality ID:
419083
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:419083:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Over a distance of ca. 520 m ca. 14 prospects can be seen at the LiDAR map, from 68.32605,16.54596 to 68.32375,16.55713. And a possble outlier at 68.32377,16.55145.
The NGU has analyzed samples of 5 individual prospects, but refer to 23 prospects in their online datasheets. The NGU coordinates do not seem to point to a mining related freature.
In the Svend Pedersen collection these localities are represented by a weakly magnetic piece of massive pyrrhotite with dissiminated corns of feldspar(?).

These are the five prospect from which samples have been analyzed. None of these corresponds with the largest prospects visible on the LiDAR map:
Musken 1 : 68.3369440,16.5653360
Musken 2 : 68.3338740,16.5578420
Musken 3 : 68.3231720,16.5510440
Musken 4 : 68.3208630,16.5581660
Musken 5 : 68.3277840,16.5853370

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
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
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS

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Link to Geological Survey of Norway:2531

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