Sørfinnset Marble, Gildeskål, Nordland, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sørfinnset Marble | Outcrop |
| Gildeskål | Municipality |
| Nordland | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
66° 57' 53'' North , 14° 1' 54'' East
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Sørfinnset marmorforekomst, Gildeskål, Nordland, Norge
A chondrodite-humite-spinel marble belonging to the Meløy metamorphic complex of lower Paleozoic age, close to Glomfjord (which is located in the neighbor municipality, Meløy). Located about 3 km east of the village of Sørfinnset.
Coordinates are approximate, not confirmed in field, based on geological map in Bradshaw & Leake (1964).
Coordinates are approximate, not confirmed in field, based on geological map in Bradshaw & Leake (1964).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Brucite Formula: Mg(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Humite Subgroup' Formula: n[Mg2(SiO4)] · Mg(OH,F)2 with n = 1, 2, 3, or 4 Colour: Yellow Description: A chondodite-humite mixture (Bradshaw & Leake 1964) |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Habit: Perfect hexagonal plates 0,2 mm large embedded in marble |
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Colour: Pale green Description: Rounded grains with a SiO2 content of 0,65% |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Brucite | 4.FE.05 | Mg(OH)2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Humite Subgroup' | - | n[Mg2(SiO4)] · Mg(OH,F)2 with n = 1, 2, 3, or 4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Humite Subgroup | n[Mg2(SiO4)] · Mg(OH,F)2 with n = 1, 2, 3, or 4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Humite Subgroup | n[Mg2(SiO4)] · Mg(OH,F)2 with n = 1, 2, 3, or 4 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Humite Subgroup | n[Mg2(SiO4)] · Mg(OH,F)2 with n = 1, 2, 3, or 4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Humite Subgroup | n[Mg2(SiO4)] · Mg(OH,F)2 with n = 1, 2, 3, or 4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Humite Subgroup | n[Mg2(SiO4)] · Mg(OH,F)2 with n = 1, 2, 3, or 4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
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