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Deposit Area 1227 - 301
(Last updated 02.nov.2020)

Name of Deposit Area : Fyksesund
(Object Id : 1227,301,00,00)

Location
County : Hordaland (12) Municipality : Jondal (1227)
Map 1:50000: Strandebarm (1215-1) Map 1:250000: Odda
Marking point: Longitude: 6.2356260 Latitude: 60.4232310
EU89-UTM Zone 32 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 347813 m. Y-coord: 6701740 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Silica Sub Type: Quartzite

Production
Activity: Mining Reserves:
Prod. method: Open pit mining Production:
Prod. status: Disused, closed Volume of dump:

Importance
Public: (No data)
Economical: Not classified/evaluated

Mineralization
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Information(s) in free text format
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Kvartsittbrudd. Kvarts ble skipet jherfra i perioden 1938-1980 til Bjølvefossen og Thamshavn i Orkanger. Hovedbruddet var på østsiden av fjorden ved Klyve, men det var også et mindre uttak på motsatt side på vestsiden av fjorden. Bergensfirmaet Jacob Kjøde stod for driften.

Bibliography:
References not to be found in NGU's Reference Archive.:
http://www.nvim.no/museumslaget/studieturar/2011-tur-til-botnen-i-fyksesundet-article439-1032.html


The fact sheet was created on 19.05.2024

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