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Deposit Area 1866 - 304
(Last updated 31.aug.2022)

Name of Deposit Area : Lonkanfjord
(Object Id : 1866,304,00,00)

Location
County : Nordland (18) Municipality : Hadsel (1866)
Map 1:50000: Raftsundet (1231-4) Map 1:250000: Svolvær
Marking point: Longitude: 15.2795160 Latitude: 68.4987340
EU89-UTM Zone 33 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 511433 m. Y-coord: 7598496 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Graphite Sub Type: Graphite

Production
Activity: Pitting Reserves:
Prod. method: Production:
Prod. status: Volume of dump:

Importance
Public: Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)
Economical: Minor interest , (Confirmed 20.feb.2001 by Havard Gautneb)

Mineralization
Era: Proterozoic Period:
Dating: Method:
Genesis: Sedimentary deposit Form: Layer
Main texture: Granoblastic Min. distribution: Disseminated (<20 % ore minerals)
Main grain size: Medium grained (1-3 mm)
Strike/Dip: 90 / 70 Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Proterozoic Period:
Province:
Geotec.unit:
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Formation:

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Not defined Graphite Major mineral (>10%)

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Host rock Foliation Strike/Dip :90 / 70 Post-mineralisation ;...Effect :Controls

Information(s) in free text format
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Forekomsten ligger på sydsiden av Lonkanfjorden, rett syd for Viken. Malmen er en fattig disseminert grafittskifer. Mektigheten kan være ganske stor, men kvaliteten er dårlig.


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