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THE NATURAL STONE DATABASE
Deposit Area 1634 - 604
(Last updated 12.jan.2024)

Name of Deposit Area : Slipran
(Object Id : 1634,604,00,00)
The deposit area belongs to the Province : Oppdalsskifer

Location
County : Sør-Trøndelag (16) Municipality : Oppdal (1634)
Map 1:50000: Oppdal (1520-3) Map 1:250000: Røros
Marking point: Longitude: 9.2499110 Latitude: 62.5814570
EU89-UTM Zone 32 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 512839 m. Y-coord: 6938982 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Slate and schist Sub Type: Quartzitic flagstone
Brickstone(Y/N): Y
Production
Activity: Stone quarrying Reserves:
Prod. method: Open pit mining Production:
Prod. status: Active Volume of dump:

Importance
Public: Not Assessed (reg. 21.03.2017)
Economical: Significant , (Confirmed 22.okt.2009 by Leif Furuhaug)
Historical: No , (Confirmed 22.okt.2009 by Leif Furuhaug)

Products
Commercial Name Product description
Murestein Classification :Cleaved slabs Colour :Light gray
Play of colours : Uniformity :Good
Lithology :Quartzrich flagstone Grain size :Medium grained (1-3 mm)

Mineralogy:
Feldspar Major mineral (>10%)
Quartz Major mineral (>10%)
Muscovite Major mineral (>10%)

Photo no. 1 showing Håndstuff"
Photo no. 2 showing Mur av stein fra bruddet"

Operations
From - To Activity Comments
2006 Regular production Company/Institution :Oppdal Natustein AS
Daglig leder: Anleggsgartnermester Arne Giskeødegård.

Deposit rock
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Stratigraphic classification of host rock
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Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Not defined Schistosity Strike/Dip :185 / 90

Information(s) in free text format
Description
Firmaet Oppdal Natursten AS driver dette bruddet, og det tas utelukkende ut muresten. Bergarten er en lys kvartsittskifer som er tung å spalte. Det ville nok nærmest være umulig å få den til å spalte tynt nok for heller, men den egner seg godt til murestein. Bedriften har investert i hydraulisk presse som effektivt spalter og knekker stuffer til høvelige formater. Sommeren 2010: Det jobbes nå med 3 hydrauliske presser og produksjonen har klart ekspandert betydelig. Store mengder ferdig formatert murestein står i bruddet
Location
Bruddet ligger like sør for RV70 mot Sunndal, ca. 5 km vest for Lønset.

Photo(s) from the Deposit area:
Photo no. 1 showing Bruddet"
Photo no. 2 showing Parti klart for sprengning"
Photo no. 3 showing Usortert blokk i bruddet"
Photo no. 4 showing Hydraulisk deling av blokk"
Photo no. 5 showing Blokklager sommeren 2010"

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
1634604 Hand specimen
Sampler :Leif Furuhaug/...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Kvartsittskifer


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