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THE INDUSTRIAL MINERAL DATABASE
Deposit Area 1848 - 303
(Last updated 06.des.2011)

Name of Deposit Area : Brennsund
(Object Id : 1848,303,00,00)

Location
County : Nordland (18) Municipality : Steigen (1848)
Map 1:50000: Kjerringøy (2030-2) Map 1:250000: Bodø
Marking point: Longitude: 14.8050920 Latitude: 67.6629170
EU89-UTM Zone 33 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 491733 m. Y-coord: 7505296 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Mica minerals Sub Type: Pegmatitic muscovite

Production
Activity: Test mining Reserves:
Prod. method: Underground mining Production:
Prod. status: Volume of dump:

Importance
Public: Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)
Economical: Minor interest , (Confirmed 06.des.2011 by Havard Gautneb)

Products
Element/product Crude ore grade or quality
INSULA ??? %
REFRAC ??? %

Operations
From - To Activity Comments
Test mining

Mineralization
Era: Period:
Dating: Method:
Genesis: Pegmatite formation Form: Lens
Main texture: Structureless Min. distribution: Irregular (scattered)
Main grain size: Coarse grained (> 3 mm)
Strike/Dip: Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Period:
Province:
Geotec.unit:
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Formation:

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Not defined Potassic feldspar
Not defined Quartz
Not defined Muscovite Major mineral (>10%)

Information(s) in free text format
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Forekomsten ligger i et brattheng, utilgjengelig uten klatreutstyr. Forholdsvis lite glimmer er tatt ut. Rerster av muskovitt finnes ved sjøkanten like nedenfor bruddet.Driftsperiode før 1940?

Bibliography:
References not to be found in NGU's Reference Archive.:
Hesse, J., 1944: BA-rapport 5110


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