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Deposit Area 624 - 039
(Last updated 19.mar.2020)

Name of Deposit Area : Hestedalsmyrene
(Object Id : 0624,039,00,00)

Location
County : Buskerud (06) Municipality : Øvre Eiker (0624)
Map 1:50000: Kongsberg (1714-2) Map 1:250000: Skien
Marking point: Longitude: 9.7261180 Latitude: 59.7137550
EU89-UTM Zone 32 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 540850 m. Y-coord: 6619756 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn) Sub Type: Lead
Element(s): Pb Ag Cu
Production
Activity: Pitting Reserves:
Prod. method: Production:
Prod. status: Disused, closed Volume of dump:

Importance
Public: Not Assessed (reg. 18.02.2015)
Economical: Minor interest , (Confirmed 21.nov.2019 by Jan Sverre Sandstad)

Mineralization
Era: Paleozoic Period: Permian
Dating: Method:
Genesis: Hydrothermal vein Form: Irregular
Main texture: Vein network Min. distribution: Irregular (scattered)
Main grain size: Fine grained (< 1 mm) Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: 220 / 83 Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Paleozoic Period: Permian
Province: Oslo Region
Geotec.unit:
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Formation:

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Gangue mineral Quartz Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Amphibole Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Pyrite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Chalcopyrite Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Ore mineral Sphalerite Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Ore mineral Galena Subordinate mineral (1-10%)

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Host rock Mafic dyke Intrusive
Original rock :Maenaite

Information(s) in free text format
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Forekomsten ligger rett vest for traktorvei, og består av en stoll med retning 230° som er påsatt i østsida av en skrent. En 2-3 m lang skjæring fortsetter utenfor stollen. Denne ender i et steinbrudd hvor både tipp- og urmateriale har blitt fjerna i nyere tid. Stollen er trolig ca. 10 m lang, men 4 m inn i stollen er det en vannfylt, trolig dyp sjakt. Stollen er anlagt langs en 30-50 cm bred rustfarget knusningssone med orientering 220°/85°. Sonen består av mørk blåsvart bergart med disseminasjon og stikk av pyritt og tynne kavrtslinser med små mengder pyritt, sinkblende og blyglans. Den ligger i en finkornet, grå og strukturløs bergart som trolig representerer en permisk gang.

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
BU0203.01 Bedrock
Sampler :J.S. Sandstad/...Stored :L›kken/...Size(kg) :2
Comment :Pyritt+blyglans+sinkblende disseminasjon/sikk i bl†svart bergart med tynne kvarts†rer
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:


Analyse Results
from
Deposit Area 624 - 039 Hestedalsmyrene

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#
BU0203.01 Bedrock 1475 9240 840 60 12 11.0 35.0
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Sample No. Pt# Pd# As* Cd* Ba* Mo* Sn* Sb* Bi*
BU0203.01 -5.0 3.0 463 34.2 60 0.80 2 4 1
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Sample No. Se* Ga* Ge* In* S% V* Cr* Mn* Fe%
BU0203.01 2.80 6.74 0.06 1.94 2.84 60 29 1630 5.93
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Sample No. Th* U* W* Rb* Sr* Y* Zr* Nb* Ta*
BU0203.01 1.50 1.10 0 15.9 10.0 6.8 12 0.12 -0.01
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Sample No. Cs* La* Ce* B* Li* Be* Na* Mg* Al*
BU0203.01 2.48 2.60 6.53 -10 22 0 0 1 2
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Sample No. P* K * Ca* Sc* Ti* Te* Hf* Re* Hg*
BU0203.01 170 0 0 8.70 0 0.07 0.42 -0 0
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Sample No. Tl*
BU0203.01 0


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