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Rødalen Mine, Folldal, Innlandet, Norwayi
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Rødalen MineMine
FolldalMunicipality
InnlandetCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 17' 8'' North , 10° 18' 51'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
62.28569,10.31433
GeoHash:
G#: u5p66dy8m
GRN:
N42E04
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Folldal586 (2010)23.7km
Tynset2,356 (2016)24.2km
Alvdal677 (2010)25.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
46334
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46334:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rodalen
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Rødalen, Folldal, Oppland, Norge


This mine is probably the one mentioned in Berg et al. (2016) at page 140.

This issue might need further study, since the name Rødalen is used for more than one mine. Below is a PDF link to a map.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
FeIron
Feⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3

Documents

Title (click to view)YearAuthor
Rødal Mine - Tynset or Folldal0Ronald Werner

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References

Nilsen, Odd (1978) Caledonian sulphide deposits and minor iron-formations from the southern Trondheim region, Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 340. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse (NGU) p.35-85.p.46
Berg, Bjørn Ivar, Sæland, Frode, Nyland, Astrid Johanne, Østensen, Per Øyvind, Nordrum, Fred Steinar, Kullerud, Kåre - Eds. (2016) Bergverk i Norge. Kulturminner og historie [Mines in Norway. Cultural monuments and history]. Fagbokforlaget. p.1-430.p.140
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