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Pyrrhotite from
Røvatn, Melkedalen, Ballangen, Narvik, Nordland, Norway


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Røvatn, Melkedalen, Ballangen, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:922117
Long-form Identifier:1:3:922117:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘMelkedalen Mines, Melkedalen, Ballangen, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘKaldådalen Zinc Prospects, Ballangen, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘBruvann Nickel and Olivine Mine, Bruvann ore field, Råna, Ballangen, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘBjørkåsen mine, Ballangen, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘSinklia Zinc Prospects, Ballangen, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘOld Quarry, Råna, Ballangen, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘMusken Copper Prospects, Ballangen, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘSkårnesdalen, Håfjellet, Ballangen, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘNorcem Quarry, Kjøpsvik, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘFunta prospect, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
References
Foslie, Steinar (1931) On antigorite-serpentines from Ofoten with fibrous and columnar vein minerals. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 12 (1-4) 219-246
 
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