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Forvik, Vevelstad, Nordland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
ForvikDeposit
VevelstadMunicipality
NordlandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 42' 50'' North , 12° 27' 48'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
541 ± 1.0 to 358.9 ± 0.06 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore database. Deposit Area 1816 - 003. Forvika
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tjøtta235 (2013)12.2km
Brønnøysund4,366 (2017)29.0km
Sandnessjøen5,778 (2015)35.0km
Berg474 (2013)40.4km
Leland563 (2014)44.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
48429
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:48429:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Forvika
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Forvik, Vevelstad, Nordland, Norge


A gold-bearing antimony deposit. Hydrothermal quartz vein. Located about 150 m east of the ferry port.
Carstens (1937) described a locality by the name of Elvebakken, supposedly located close to this locality, but is only mentioned in this report, and is not described in a separate report.

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8 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Description: Boulangerite occures in a quarz-vein. This is the best locality for boulangerite in Norway, with good micro crystals of boulangerite.
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Habit: incrustation
Colour: white
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Description: described as a silverrich tetrahedrite (freibergite)
Gold
Formula: Au
Natrojarosite
Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Habit: powder composed of rhombohedral crystals
Colour: yellow
'Plumosite'
Description: Carstens (1937) describes plumosite, but XRD has showed this to be boulangerite (Raade (1971)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
'Plumosite' ?2..
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Natrojarosite7.BC.10NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
CCarbon
C CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
O CerussitePbCO3
O NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
O QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Na NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
S NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
AgSilver
Ag Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
SbAntimony
Sb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sb Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pb CerussitePbCO3

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Link to Geological Survey of Norway:2199

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