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Deposit Area 1141 - 602
(Last updated 12.jan.2024)

Name of Deposit Area : Helgøy
(Object Id : 1141,602,00,00)

Location
County : Rogaland (11) Municipality : Finnøy (1141)
Map 1:50000: Strand (1213-2) Map 1:250000: Haugesund
Marking point: Longitude: 5.8485880 Latitude: 59.2342970
EU89-UTM Zone 32 (Coordinates NOT confirmed)
X-coord: 320218 m. Y-coord: 6570391 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Slate and schist Sub Type: Quartzitic flagstone
Brickstone(Y/N): Y
Production
Activity: Stone quarrying Reserves:
Prod. method: Open pit mining Production:
Prod. status: Volume of dump:

Importance
Public: Not Assessed (reg. 21.03.2017)
Economical: Could be significant , (Confirmed 13.nov.2006 by Bjørn Lund)

Products
Commercial Name Product description
Murestein Classification :Cleaved slabs Colour :Dark gray
Play of colours : Uniformity :
Lithology :Amphibolite Grain size :Medium grained (1-3 mm)

Photo no. 1 showing Typeprøve"
Photo no. 2 showing Typeprøve"

Operations
From - To Activity Comments
Regular production Company/Institution :Helgøy Hellebrudd
Eier Harald Helgøy

Deposit rock
Lithology: Weathering colour:
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Stratigraphic classification of host rock
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Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Not defined Schistosity

Information(s) in free text format
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Bruddet ligger like ved sjøen og er en amfibolittisk gneis som er sterkt foliert, men noe foldet. Spaltetykkelse fra 2 - 5 cm. Sonen er sterkt overdekket, men kan ha en betydelig utstrekning. Overflaten er ruglete svart- til gråglinsende og ligner på Jondal skiferen.

Photo(s) from the Deposit area:
Photo no. 1 showing Brudd for uttak av skifer/murestein"


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