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| THE NATURAL STONE DATABASE | |||||
| Deposit Area 1160 - 607 | |||||
| (Last updated 08.jul.2021) | |||||
Name of Deposit Area : Hiksdal |
| (Object Id : 1160,607,00,00) |
| Location |
| County : | Rogaland (11) | Municipality : | Vindafjord (1160) |
| Map 1:50000: | Etne (1214-2) | Map 1:250000: | Haugesund |
| Marking point: | Longitude: | 5.8678870 | Latitude: | 59.6176480 |
| EU89-UTM Zone 32 | (Coordinates IS confirmed) |
| X-coord: | 323329 m. | Y-coord: | 6612998 m. |
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| Commodity |
| Main Type: | Gneiss | Sub Type: | Gneiss | |
| 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: | Significant , (Confirmed 14.nov.2006 by Bjørn Lund) |
| Historical: | No , (Confirmed 15.feb.2010 by Leif Furuhaug) |
Products |
| Commercial Name | Product description |
| Murestein | Classification :Dry-wall stone | Colour :Dark gray | |
| Play of colours : | Uniformity :Medium good | ||
| Lithology : | Grain size :Medium grained (1-3 mm) |
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Operations |
| From - To | Activity | Comments | |
| 2000 | Regular production | Company/Institution :Ottar Skjold Maskin | |
| Grunneier: Einar Lien. Produksjonen er på ca. 1 årsverk. |
Deposit rock |
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Structures |
| Location: | Type: | Orientation(360 gr.): | Relation to min.: | |
| Not defined | Schistosity | Strike/Dip :215 / 38 |
Information(s) in free text format |
| Description |
| Båndet mørk grå gneis. Uttak av både små og stor blokk. Produksjonen startet i 2000. Forekomsten ligger ca. 2 km fra riksvei. 2014: Bruddet drives fortsatt, og produksjon er murestein til forskjellige formål. For 2013 var produksjonen 10 250 tonn og sysselsettingen tilsvarte 1,2 årsverk. |
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Fieldsamples |
| Sample No. | Sample type | Miscellanrous | ||
| 1160607 | Hand specimen |
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| The fact sheet was created on 02.11.2025 |
| Questions or comments regarding the fact sheet can be emailed to: ressursdatabaser@ngu.no |
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