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Leivset marble quarry, Leivset, Fauske, Nordland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
Leivset marble quarryQuarry
LeivsetPeninsula
FauskeMunicipality
NordlandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 13' 13'' North , 15° 22' 13'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
67.22042,15.37031
GRN:
N45E05
Type:
Quarry
KÃķppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Fauske5,953 (2010)4.4km
Rognan2,499 (2014)13.4km
Straumen827 (2010)17.4km
MisvÃĶr251 (2013)19.6km
Rokland467 (2017)26.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
458447
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:458447:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Leifset kalkbrudd
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Livset kalksteinsbrudd, Leivset, Fauske, Nordland, Norge


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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

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CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

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Link to Geological Survey of Norway:9247

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References

Vogt, J. H. L. (1891) Praktisk-geologiske undersÃļgelser af Nordlands amt. I. Salten og Ranen med sÃĶrlig hensyn til de viktigste jernmalm- og svovelkis-kobberkis- forekomster samt marmorlag [Practical geological investigations of the county of Nordland. I. Salten and Ranen with particular regard to the most important iron ore and pyrite-copper pyrite deposits as well as marble layers]. Norges Geologiske UndersÃļkelse 3. Norges Geologiske UndersÃļkelse - In commission of H. Aschehoug & Co. 231 pp. p.46 - with analysis of calcite from Leivset quarry
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