Raudfjellet
Raudfjellet | ||
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height | 693 moh. | |
location | Trøndelag Province , Norway | |
Notch height | 160 m | |
Coordinates | 64 ° 5 '38 " N , 12 ° 54' 14" E | |
Topo map | 1823 II | |
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particularities | High proportion of serpentine |
The Raudfjellet (dt. Rotberg ) is a 693 moh. high mountain in Norway . It is not far from the Swedish border in Trøndelag Province and belongs to the Snåsa municipality . The notch height of the mountain is 160 m.
It is best known for its high serpentine content . This material contains a lot of magnesium oxide and iron oxide . The iron oxide contained is the reason for the sparse vegetation around the mountain and also gave the mountain its name due to its reddish color.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Toppomania - Raudfjellet 693 moh - fakta ( Memento of the original from January 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , toppomania.info, accessed December 28, 2011 (Norwegian)
Web links
- Protection policy provisions on Raudfjellet (Norwegian)
- Scientific survey results about the Raudfjellet of the Geological survey of Norway (English / Norwegian)
literature
- Brian A. Sturt, Håvard Gautneb, Tom Heldal, Lars Petter Nillson: Industrial minerals associated with ultramafic rocks in Norway (section Raudfjellet Ophiolite - Snåsa, Central Norwegian Caledonies ) . In: PW Scott, Colin Malcolm Bristow (Eds.): Industrial minerals and extractive industry geology . Geological Society of London, London 2002, ISBN 1-86239-099-1 , pp. 51–52 (English, Raudfjellet Ophiolite - Snåsa, Central Norwegian Caledonies in the Google book search).
- Lars Petter Nilsson, David Roberts & Donald M. Ramsay: The Raudfjellet ophiolite fragment, Central Norwegian Caledonides: principal lithological and structural features . ngu.no ( PDF - 2.02 MB ).
- Lars Petter Nilsson: Focus on Mineral Resources - Raudfjellet Talc and Magnesite Deposit . ngu.no, 2007 ( PDF - 1.04 MB ).