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| Deposit Area 1106 - 601 | |||||
| (Last updated 14.mar.2019) | |||||
Name of Deposit Area : Vikse |
| (Object Id : 1106,601,00,00) |
| Location |
| County : | Rogaland (11) | Municipality : | Haugesund (1106) |
| Map 1:50000: | Haugesund (1113-1) | Map 1:250000: | Haugesund |
| Marking point: | Longitude: | 5.2959280 | Latitude: | 59.4777010 |
| EU89-UTM Zone 32 | (Coordinates NOT confirmed) |
| X-coord: | 290218 m. | Y-coord: | 6599090 m. |
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| Commodity |
| Main Type: | Gneiss | Sub Type: | Gneiss | |
| Brickstone(Y/N): |
| Production |
| Activity: | Stone quarrying | 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 10.nov.2006 by Leif Furuhaug) |
Products |
| Commercial Name | Product description |
| Vikse | Classification :Cleaved slabs | Colour : | |
| Play of colours : | Uniformity : | ||
| Lithology : | Grain size :Fine - medium grained (<1mm - 3 mm) |
Mineralogy: |
| Quartz | Major mineral (>10%) | ||
| Feldspar | Subordinate mineral (1-10%) | ||
| Mica | Subordinate mineral (1-10%) |
Operations |
| From - To | Activity | Comments | |
| 1850 | Regular production |
Deposit rock |
| Lithology: | Gneiss | Weathering colour: | ||
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| Main texture: | Schistose |
| Main grain size: | Fine grained (< 1 mm) | Main alteration: |
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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 | Strike/Dip :250 / 15 |
Information(s) in free text format |
| Description |
| Bergarten er en finkornet gneis delvis med øyegneisutvikling i enkelte lag. To brudd ligger på hver side av bygdevei ikke langt fra riksvei 14. Området er nå bebygget av eneboliger. Bruddfronten er ca. 5 m og bergarten virker sterkt oppsprukket. |
Bibliography: |
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| The fact sheet was created on 19.05.2024 |
| Questions or comments regarding the fact sheet can be emailed to: ressursdatabaser@ngu.no |
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