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Deposit Area 806 - 052
(Last updated 08.nov.2019)

Name of Deposit Area : Bjørndalsåsen
(Object Id : 0806,052,00,00)
The deposit area belongs to the Province : Fossum Jernverk

Location
County : Telemark (08) Municipality : Skien (0806)
Map 1:50000: Nordagutu (1713-4) Map 1:250000: Skien
Marking point: Longitude: 9.5350270 Latitude: 59.2580570
EU89-UTM Zone 32 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 530508 m. Y-coord: 6568909 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Sub Type: Iron
Element(s): Fe Mn
Production
Activity: Pitting Reserves:
Prod. method: Production:
Prod. status: Volume of dump:

Importance
Public: Not Assessed (reg. 18.02.2015)
Economical: Not classified/evaluated

Mineralization
Era: Paleozoic Period: Permian
Dating: Method:
Genesis: Hydrothermal vein Form:
Main texture: Min. distribution:
Main grain size: Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: 308 / 90 Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Proterozoic Period: Mesoproterozoic
Province: South Norwegian Basement Province
Geotec.unit:
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Formation:

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Gangue mineral Garnet Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Epidote Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Quartz Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Hornblende Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Ore mineral Magnetite Major mineral (>10%)

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Wall rock Granite Intrusive
Original rock :Granite

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Wall rock Foliation Strike/Dip :307 / 70 Pre-mineralisation ;...Effect :None

Information(s) in free text format
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Det befinner seg to mindre grøfter på Bjørndalsåsen. Her skal det også være en sulfidforekomst som kalles Skridua (TE 0394). Denne ble imidlertid ikke funnet. Det som regnes som hovedgruva er en 15 m lang grøft i tilnærmet Ø-V retning (308 grader). Den er 1m bred og 1-3 m dyp (dypest i vest). Det er svært lite mineralisert materiale å finne. Blokker består av drusekvarts med kun spredte korn av magnetitt. Ellers er det dels noe epidot og rødbrun granat. Om lag 80 m mot SV er en ca. 10 m lang vannfylt grøft i Ø-V retning (090 grader). Mineralisering består av enkelte små aggregater av magnetitt i tett amfibol-epidot-granat matriks. Granatene er 2-3 mm store er gule til grønne, dels euhedrale krystaller.

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
TE0423.02 Dump
Sampler :T. Bjerkgård/...Stored :Løkken/...Size(kg) :1
Comment :Spredt finkornet magnetitt i drusekvarts med noe epidot og granat
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Name of Locality : Skjerp 1
(Object Id : 0806,052,01,00)

Location
County : Telemark (08) Municipality : Skien (0806)
Map 1:50000: Nordagutu (1713-4) Map 1:250000: Skien
Marking point: Longitude: 9.5338290 Latitude: 59.2577490
EU89-UTM Zone 32 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 530439 m. Y-coord: 6568874 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Sub Type: Iron-Titanium
Element(s):
Production
Activity: Pitting Reserves:
Prod. method: Production:
Prod. status: Volume of dump:


Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
TE0423.01 Dump
Sampler :T. Bjerkgård/...Stored :Løkken/...Size(kg) :1
Comment :Spredt magnetitt i aggregater i matriks av amfibol, granat og epidot
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Name of Locality : Skjerp 2
(Object Id : 0806,052,02,00)

Location
County : Telemark (08) Municipality : Skien (0806)
Map 1:50000: Nordagutu (1713-4) Map 1:250000: Skien
Marking point: Longitude: 9.5307940 Latitude: 59.2599170
EU89-UTM Zone 32
X-coord: 530264 m. Y-coord: 6569115 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Sub Type: Iron-Titanium
Element(s):


Name of Locality : Skjerp 3
(Object Id : 0806,052,03,00)

Location
County : Telemark (08) Municipality : Skien (0806)
Map 1:50000: Nordagutu (1713-4) Map 1:250000: Skien
Marking point: Longitude: 9.5308840 Latitude: 59.2600520
EU89-UTM Zone 32
X-coord: 530270 m. Y-coord: 6569130 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Sub Type: Iron-Titanium
Element(s):


Name of Locality : Skjerp 4
(Object Id : 0806,052,04,00)

Location
County : Telemark (08) Municipality : Skien (0806)
Map 1:50000: Nordagutu (1713-4) Map 1:250000: Skien
Marking point: Longitude: 9.5308860 Latitude: 59.2601860
EU89-UTM Zone 32
X-coord: 530270 m. Y-coord: 6569144 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Sub Type: Iron-Titanium
Element(s):



Analyse Results
from
Deposit Area 806 - 052 Bjørndalsåsen

Element analyses

( *=parts pr. million, #=parts pr.billion, Negative values means below detection limit value.)
Sample No. Sample Type Cu* Zn* Pb* Co* Ni* Ag* Au#
TE0423.01 Dump
TE0423.02 Dump 9 34 4 5 4 -.1 2.0
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Sample No. As* Ba* Mo* Sb* Bi* S% V* Mn* Fe%
TE0423.01 10788 32.35
TE0423.02 -1 10 3.00 -1 5 .01 3 3494 6.33
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Sample No. Ce* Na* Mg* Al* Si* P* K * Ca* Ti*
TE0423.01 4738 30079 71246 99999 203 29803 99999 1935
TE0423.02 28.00 747 2660 8463 99999 44 502 99999 60


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