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Deposit Area 1859 - 006
(Last updated 08.feb.2000)

Name of Deposit Area : Vareid
(Object Id : 1859,006,00,00)

Location
County : Nordland (18) Municipality : Flakstad (1859)
Map 1:50000: Flakstad (1031-2) Map 1:250000: Svolvær
Marking point: Longitude: 13.3766300 Latitude: 68.1165560
EU89-UTM Zone 33 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 432483 m. Y-coord: 7556746 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn) Sub Type: Copper
Element(s): Cu
Production
Activity: Pitting Reserves:
Prod. method: Production:
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Importance
Public: Not Assessed (reg. 18.02.2015)
Economical: Not classified/evaluated

Mineralization
Era: Proterozoic Period: Paleoproterozoic
Dating: Method:
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Main grain size: Main alteration:
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Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Proterozoic Period: Paleoproterozoic
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Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Ore mineral Malachite

Information(s) in free text format
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180 m.o.h. i Storurda er et stollinnslag i et stup. Fra bolter hang det morkent tau. Det var ikke mulig å nå stollen. Nedenfra ses et 0.5 - 1 m mektig rustent lag/linse med malakittbelegg i stollinngangen. Iflg. lokalfolk skal det være skjerpet etter sølv, så det er muligens blyglans assosiert med kobbermineraler. Det ble ikke funnet mineraliserte blokker i den overgrodde ura.


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