NORVIJAURE

 

 

The lake Norvijaure, 25 km west of Jokkmokk, has given name for the whole deposit of limestone, considered the largest in northern Europe.

Geology:

Norvijaure limestone is medium- to coarse-grained. The main part is white, but in zones there is a green and orange variety.

The limestone occurs in a 5 km long zone.

 

  
East of the limestone the dominant rock types are mica schists and biotite-rich rocks believed to be clastic sediments.    
Marble-quarry (100x150 m) from 1966.  
     
Large piles of waste rock.  
     

Minerals:

Calcite, diopside, serpentine, serpentine asbesthos,

 
     

Books:

A Högbom : Praktiskt-geologiska undersökningar inom Jokkmokks socken sommaren 1930,1931
Byström, Lundholm: Kalkstensförekomsten vid Norvijaure, 1977
Ö Einarsson: Diamantborrning på Norvijaurkalkstenens sydvästra del, 1992
L-G Ohlsson: Mineraliseringar och industrimineralförekomster inom Jokkmokks kommun, 1993