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THE NATURAL STONE DATABASE
Deposit Area 919 - 605
(Last updated 08.jul.2021)

Name of Deposit Area : Øynaheia II
(Object Id : 0919,605,00,00)

Location
County : Aust-Agder (09) Municipality : Froland (0919)
Map 1:50000: Arendal (1611-4) Map 1:250000: Arendal
Marking point: Longitude: 8.4547990 Latitude: 58.4950850
EU89-UTM Zone 32 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 468219 m. Y-coord: 6483960 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Brickstone Sub Type: Unspecified
Brickstone(Y/N): Y
Production
Activity: Stone quarrying Reserves:
Prod. method: Open pit mining Production:
Prod. status: Volume of dump:

Importance
Public: Not Assessed (reg. 21.03.2017)
Economical: Significant , (Confirmed 28.mai.2017 by Tom Heldal)
Historical: No , (Confirmed 20.nov.2009 by Leif Furuhaug)

Products
Commercial Name Product description
Froland Stein og Hellebrudd Classification :Dry-wall stone Colour :Grayish
Play of colours : Uniformity :Medium good
Lithology :Quartzrich flagstone Grain size :Medium grained (1-3 mm)

Mineralogy:
Feldspar Major mineral (>10%)
Quartz Major mineral (>10%)
Mica Subordinate mineral (1-10%)

Photo no. 1 showing Trapp laget av stein fra bruddet"
Photo no. 2 showing Heller lagt i betong"

Operations
From - To Activity Comments
Regular production Company/Institution :Froland Stein og Hellebrudd
Adresse: Oveland, 4820 Froland Tlf. 90888075/37038046 Internett:http://ovland.no/ Produksjon i brudd representerte ca. 5 årsverk i 2007.

Deposit rock
Lithology: Quartzrich flagstone Weathering colour:
Era: Proterozoic Period:
Dating: Method:
Genesis: Sedimentary/metamorphic Form: Layer
Main texture: Foliated
Main grain size: Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Proterozoic Period:
Province: South Norwegian Basement Province
Geotec.unit:
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Formation:

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Not defined Quartz Major mineral (>10%)
Not defined Feldspar Major mineral (>10%)
Not defined Mica Subordinate mineral (1-10%)

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Not defined Schistosity Strike/Dip :220 / 90

Information(s) in free text format
Description
Bruddet er drevet parallelt med veien i NNØ-VSV retning i knapt 200 m lengde langsetter ei bratt li. Det er ingen begyggelse i nærheten, og det vil neppe bli ressursproblemer på mange år med dagens størrelse på uttaket. Bergarten er en steiltstående, skifrig og omdannet sandstein som spalter i forskjellige tykkelser. Den sorteres i følgende tykkelser: 0,5 -2 cm, 2-4 cm, 6-8 cm, 8-10 cm og > 10 cm. Steinen brukes mest som murestein, men leverses også som trappestein, tramheller og bordplater.
Location
Bruddet ligger like øst for veien mellom Grimstad og Herefoss, vel 1 km N for Snøløsvannet.

Photo(s) from the Deposit area:
Photo no. 1 showing Bruddet"


The fact sheet was created on 16.05.2024

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