Marble castle, Fisktjønna nature reserve, Rana, Nordland, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Marble castle | Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty |
| Fisktjønna nature reserve | Nature Reserve |
| Rana | Municipality |
| Nordland | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
66° 29' 33'' North , 13° 52' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - last checked 2025
Köppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Marmorslottet
Fairytale landscape of natural carved marble near the town of Mo i Rana. This is in Norwegian known as Marmorslottet or in English "Marble castle"
Recent years this site has been visited by a huge numbers of tourists which causes wear on this protected site.
All visitors are asked to go barefoot on the marble to avoid unnecessary wear.
Please respect this if you visit the site.
Be aware that the trail has steep and challenging sections that can be difficult to get by if the terrain is wet.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: Øivind Thoresen.Identified by Oivind Thoresen: Visual Identification |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
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Marble castle, Fisktjønna nature reserve, Rana, Nordland, Norway