Raudfjellet

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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 Coordinates: 64 ° 5 '38 "  N , 12 ° 54' 14"  E
Topo map 1823 II
Raudfjellet (Trøndelag)
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particularities High proportion of serpentine
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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

  1. ↑ 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) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.toppomania.info

Web links

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 ).