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Deposit Area 806 - 007
(Last updated 27.jan.2009)

Name of Deposit Area : Åletjern
(Object Id : 0806,007,00,00)
The deposit area belongs to the Province : Fossum Jernverk

Location
County : Telemark (08) Municipality : Skien (0806)
Map 1:50000: Kilebygd (1713-3) Map 1:250000: Skien
Marking point: Longitude: 9.5335370 Latitude: 59.2278460
EU89-UTM Zone 32 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 530449 m. Y-coord: 6565545 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Sub Type: Iron
Element(s): Fe
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: Irregular (scattered)
Main grain size: Fine grained (< 1 mm) Main alteration: No country rock alteration
Strike/Dip: 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 Quartz Major mineral (>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 :340 / 50 Pre-mineralisation ;...Effect :None

Information(s) in free text format
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Forekomsten ligger like ved sti ned til Åletjern. Det er en røskegrøft, om lag 10 m lang og inntil 2 m dyp i nord-sør retning (355 grader). Det er i stor grad overgrodd. Det ligger spredte stuffer med årekvarts som inneholder enkelte små aggregater med magnetitt.


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