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Ilmenite from
Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway


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Ilmenite

Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
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Ilmenite

Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
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Ilmenite

Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:231719
Long-form Identifier:1:3:231719:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Ilmenite in this Region
Aursland 1, Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
Blåfjelldal, Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
Ligruve, Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
Nye Raset mine, Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
Overgruve, Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
Raset mine, Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
Toppgruve, Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
Undergruve, Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘAursland 1, Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘOvergruve, Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘBlåfjelldal, Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘLigruve, Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘRaset mine, Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘNye Raset mine, Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘToppgruve, Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘUndergruve, Blåfjell Deposit, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘAursland prospect, Storgangen ilmenite Mine, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘBrekke mine, Storgangen ilmenite Mine, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
References
Vogt, J. H. L. (1892) Om dannelsen af de viktigste i Norge og Sverige representerede grupper af jernmalmforekomster [On the formation of the most important groups of iron ore deposits represented in Norway and Sweden]. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 6. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse - In commission of H. Aschehoug & Co. 151 pp.
Neumann, Henrich (1985) Norges Mineraler [The Minerals of Norway]. Norges geologiske Undersøkelse Skrifter Vol. 68. Universitetsforlaget pp.64-65
 
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