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THE INDUSTRIAL MINERAL DATABASE
Deposit Area 1702 - 302
(Last updated 10.mar.2005)

Name of Deposit Area : Lund
(Object Id : 1702,302,00,00)

Location
County : Nord-Trøndelag (17) Municipality : Steinkjer (1702)
Map 1:50000: Steinkjer (1723-3) Map 1:250000: Namsos
Marking point: Longitude: 11.4394310 Latitude: 64.0295900
EU89-UTM Zone 32 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 619169 m. Y-coord: 7102592 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Carbonates Sub Type: Limestone

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

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

Products
Element/product Crude ore grade or quality
SOIADD 100 %

Mineralization
Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician
Dating: Method:
Genesis: Sedimentary deposit Form: Layer
Main texture: Banded Min. distribution: Massive (>50 % ore minerals)
Main grain size:
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Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Not defined Calcite Major mineral (>10%)
Not defined Opaque Accessory mineral (<1%)
Not defined Muscovite Accessory mineral (<1%)
Not defined Quartz Accessory mineral (<1%)

Information(s) in free text format
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Forekomsten ligger 3-4 km øst for Steinkjer i Egge. Kalksteinen ligger i en ØNØ-VSV-gående ås. Kalksteinsformasjonen er splittet av et 25-30 m mektig skiferlag. Mektigheten på formasjonen er anslått til ca. 80 m. Kalksteinen er hvit til blek gul og grovkornet. Tonnasje: 4 mill. tonn i dagbrudd (Poulsen 1944). Bebyggelse gjør at forekomsten har liten økonomisk interesse i dag (2003).


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