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Norwegian Sea, Arctic Oceani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Sea | Sea |
| Arctic Ocean | Ocean |
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Other Languages:
French:
mer de Norvège
German:
Europäisches Nordmeer
Italian:
mare di Norvegia
Russian:
Норвежское море
Simplified Chinese:
挪威海
Spanish:
mar de Noruega
Abkhaz:
Анорвег амшын
Afrikaans:
Noorse See
Albanian:
Deti Norvegjez
Arabic:
بحر النرويج
Armenian:
Նորվեգական ծով
Asturian:
Mar de Noruega
Azeri:
Norveç dənizi
Bashkir:
Норвег диңгеҙе
Basque:
Norvegiako itsasoa
Belarusian:
Нарвежскае мора
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Нарвэскае мора
Bengali:
নরওয়েজীয় সাগর
Bosnian:
Norveško more
Breton:
Mor Norvegia
Bulgarian:
Норвежко море
Catalan:
mar de Noruega
Chechen:
Норвегин хӀорд
Chuvash:
Норвеги тинĕсĕ
Corsican:
Mare di Nurvegia
Croatian:
Norveško more
Czech:
Norské moře
Danish:
Norskehavet
Dutch:
Noorse Zee
Esperanto:
Norvega Maro
Estonian:
Norra meri
Faroese:
Noregshavi
Farsi/Persian:
دریای نروژ
Finnish:
Norjanmeri
Galician:
Mar de Noruega
Georgian:
ნორვეგიის ზღვა
Greek:
Νορβηγική Θάλασσα
Hebrew:
הים הנורווגי
Hungarian:
Norvég-tenger
Icelandic:
Noregshaf
Iloko:
Baybay Norwego
Indonesian:
Laut Norwegia
Japanese:
ノルウェー海
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Норвег теңізі
Korean:
노르웨이해
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Deryaya Norwêcî
Kyrgyz:
Норвег деңизи
Latin:
Mare Norvegicum
Latvian:
Norvēģu jūra
Limburgian:
Noorse Ziè
Lithuanian:
Norvegijos jūra
Lower Sorbian:
Norwegske mórjo
Macedonian:
Норвешко Море
Malayalam:
നോർവീജിയൻ കടൽ
Manx:
Yn Vooir Loghlynagh
Marathi:
नॉर्वेजियन समुद्र
Mazanderani:
نروژ دریا
Mingrelian:
ნორვეგიაშ ზუღა
Mongolian:
Норвегийн тэнгис
Northern Frisian:
Nuurdeuropeesk Sia
Northern Sami:
Norggamearra
Norwegian:
Norskehavet
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Norskehavet
Occitan:
Mar de Norvègia
Ossetian:
Норвегийы денджыз
Piedmontese:
Mar ëd Norvegia
Polish:
Morze Norweskie
Portuguese:
Mar da Noruega
Punjabi:
ਨਾਰਵੇਈ ਸਾਗਰ
Romanian:
Marea Norvegiei
Samogitian:
Nuorvegėjės jūra
Scots:
Norse Sea
Serbian:
Норвешко море
Serbo-Croatian:
Norveško more
Slovak:
Nórske more
Slovenian:
Norveško morje
South Azerbaijani:
نوروژ دنیزی
Swahili:
Bahari ya Norwei
Swedish:
Norska havet
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Баҳри Норвегия
Tamil:
நோர்வீயக் கடல்
Tatar:
Нарвигия диңгезе
Thai:
ทะเลนอร์วีเจียน
Traditional Chinese:
挪威海
Turkish:
Norveç Denizi
Ukrainian:
Норвезьке море
Upper Sorbian:
Norwegske morjo
Urdu:
بحیرہ ناروے
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Norvegiya dengizi
Venetian:
Mar de Norvegia
Veps:
Norvegine meri
Vietnamese:
Biển Na Uy
Waray:
Dagat Norwega
Welsh:
Môr Norwy
West Frisian:
Noarske See
Western Punjabi:
ناروی سمندر
Wu Chinese:
挪威海
Yiddish:
נארוועגישער ים
The Norwegian Sea (Norwegian: Norskehavet) is a marginal sea in the Arctic Ocean, northwest of Norway between the North Sea and the Greenland Sea, adjoining the Barents Sea to the northeast. In the southwest, it is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a submarine ridge running between Iceland and the Faroe Islands. To the north, the Jan Mayen Ridge separates it from the Greenland Sea.
Unlike many other seas, most of the bottom of the Norwegian Sea is not part of a continental shelf and therefore lies at a great depth of about two kilometres on average. Rich deposits of oil and natural gas are found under the sea bottom and are being explored commercially, in areas with sea depths of up to about one kilometre. The coastal zones are rich in fish that visit the Norwegian Sea from the North Atlantic or from the Barents Sea (cod) for spawning. The warm North Atlantic Current ensures relatively stable and high water temperatures, so that unlike the Arctic seas, the Norwegian Sea is ice-free throughout the year. Recent research has concluded that the large volume of water in the Norwegian Sea with its large heat absorption capacity is more important as a source of Norway's mild winters than the Gulf Stream and its extensions.
Unlike many other seas, most of the bottom of the Norwegian Sea is not part of a continental shelf and therefore lies at a great depth of about two kilometres on average. Rich deposits of oil and natural gas are found under the sea bottom and are being explored commercially, in areas with sea depths of up to about one kilometre. The coastal zones are rich in fish that visit the Norwegian Sea from the North Atlantic or from the Barents Sea (cod) for spawning. The warm North Atlantic Current ensures relatively stable and high water temperatures, so that unlike the Arctic seas, the Norwegian Sea is ice-free throughout the year. Recent research has concluded that the large volume of water in the Norwegian Sea with its large heat absorption capacity is more important as a source of Norway's mild winters than the Gulf Stream and its extensions.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities35 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Kuramite ? | 2.CB.15a | Cu3SnS4 |
| ⓘ | Renierite ? | 2.CB.35a | (Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| ⓘ | Wurtzite | 2.CB.45 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ | Isocubanite | 2.CB.55b | CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Famatinite | 2.KA.10 | Cu3SbS4 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| ⓘ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Paratacamite | 3.DA.10c | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Lepidocrocite | 4.FE.15 | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Ferrihydrite | 4.FE.35 | Fe3+10O14(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Asbolane | 4.FL.30 | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Buserite | 4.FL.35 | Na4Mn14O27 · 21H2O |
| ⓘ | Birnessite | 4.FL.45 | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Mordenite | 9.GD.35 | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 'Iron oxide' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Ferrihydrite | Fe103+O14(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Lepidocrocite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Buserite | Na4Mn14O27 · 21H2O |
| H | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Ferrihydrite | Fe103+O14(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Lepidocrocite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Buserite | Na4Mn14O27 · 21H2O |
| O | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Na | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Buserite | Na4Mn14O27 · 21H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| S | ⓘ Famatinite | Cu3SbS4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Isocubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Kuramite | Cu3SnS4 |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Renierite | (Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
| Mn | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| Mn | ⓘ Buserite | Na4Mn14O27 · 21H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferrihydrite | Fe103+O14(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Isocubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Lepidocrocite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Renierite | (Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| Fe | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| Cu | ⓘ Famatinite | Cu3SbS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Isocubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Kuramite | Cu3SnS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Renierite | (Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Zn | ⓘ Renierite | (Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Ge | Germanium | |
| Ge | ⓘ Renierite | (Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Renierite | (Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Kuramite | Cu3SnS4 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Famatinite | Cu3SbS4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Fossils
There are 10 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 10 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 28.4 Ma (Oligocene) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 209 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic) | ||||||
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Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Sea |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q47545 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2960847 |
Localities in this Region
- Norwegian Sea
- Mohns Ridge
- Jan Mayen vent fields
- Loki’s Castle
- Mohn’s Treasure
- Vøring Plateau
- Mohns Ridge
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Arctic OceanOcean
- Barents SeaSea
- North Arctic BasinOceanic Crust
- South Arctic BasinOceanic Crust
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- North European Rifted MarginPassive Margin
North America PlateTectonic Plate
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Loki’s Castle, Mohns Ridge, Norwegian Sea, Arctic Ocean