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THE ORE DATABASE
Deposit Area 1718 - 005
(Last updated 15.mai.2006)

Name of Deposit Area : Kvasskammen
(Object Id : 1718,005,00,00)

Location
County : Nord-Trøndelag (17) Municipality : Leksvik (1718)
Map 1:50000: Åfjord (1622-4) Map 1:250000: Trondheim
Marking point: Longitude: 10.5642910 Latitude: 63.7575510
EU89-UTM Zone 32 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 577169 m. Y-coord: 7070942 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn) Sub Type: Copper
Element(s): Cu Pb Bi Kis
Production
Activity: Pitting Reserves:
Prod. method: Production:
Prod. status: Volume of dump: 10 m3

Importance
Public: Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)
Economical: Minor interest

Operations
From - To Activity Comments
Pitting Company/Institution :?
1991 - 1991 Geophysics Company/Institution :NGU
1991 - 1993 Geology Company/Institution :Smith, P. (PhD thesis)

Mineralization
Era: Paleozoic Period: Permian
Dating: Method:
Genesis: Hydrothermal vein Form: Irregular
Main texture: Fracture filling Min. distribution: Semi-massive (20-50 % ore minerals)
Main grain size: Medium grained (1-3 mm) Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: 360 / 90 Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Period:
Province:
Geotec.unit:
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Formation:

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Ore mineral Pyrite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Chalcopyrite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Galena Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Ore mineral Sphalerite Subordinate mineral (1-10%)

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
NT0165.TG90045 Bedrock
NT0165.TG90046 Bedrock
NT0165.TG90047 Bedrock


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