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Magnetite from
Bekkarfjordnes, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bekkarfjordnes, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:899179
Long-form Identifier:1:3:899179:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘStore Kufjord, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘØrnetind, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘSkarvevann Pegmatite, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘPorsa Mines, Kvalsund, Hammerfest, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘBachke Mine, Kvalsund, Hammerfest, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘLillebukt Nepheline Mine, Lillebukt Alkaline Complex, Stjernøya Island, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘLillebukt Alkaline Complex, Stjernøya Island, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘBratthammer Mine, Repparfjorden, Kvalsund, Hammerfest, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘUlveryggen copper deposit, Repparfjorden, Kvalsund, Hammerfest, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘNussir Copper Deposit, Kvalsund, Hammerfest, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
References
Sturt, Brian A.; Miller, J.A.; Fitch, Frank J. (1967) The age of alkaline rocks from West Finnmark, Northern Norway, and their bearing on the dating of the Caledonian Orogeny. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 47 (3). 255-273
 
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