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Knabetjern Molybdenum Occurrences, Knaben, Kvinesdal, Agder, Norwayi
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Knabetjern Molybdenum OccurrencesGroup of Occurrences
KnabenMining District
KvinesdalMunicipality
AgderCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 40' 10'' North , 7° 4' 13'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
58.66953,7.07052
GeoHash:
G#: u4mjbbkwg
GRN:
N40E03
Type:
Group of Occurrences
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tonstad751 (2010)20.5km
Sira584 (2013)36.4km
Liknes2,141 (2014)40.2km
Feda396 (2013)47.1km
Flekkefjord5,615 (2016)47.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
419605
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:419605:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Reinshommen


The NGU registered four localities in an area (Reinshommen) now used for holiday cabins, and seemingly no longer of relevance. The coordinates are for the middle of the area.
The NGU coordinates are:
005157 : 58.6697950,7.0717533
005155 : 58.6670242,7.0667317
005156 : 58.6684100,7.0692417
005158 : 58.6711683,7.0734008

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