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Occurence 4214 - 608 Mjåvatn IV | |||||
(Object Id: 18126) (Last updated: 08.07.2021) |
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Location |
County: | Agder | Municipality: | Froland (4214) |
Map 1:50000: | Arendal (1611-4) | Map 1:250000: | Arendal |
Coordinate system: | EU89-UTM Zone 32 |
East: | 470787 m. | North: | 6488880 m. |
Longitude: | 8.4982080 | Latitude: | 58.5394460 |
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Resource |
Resource Type: | Sandstone and conglomerate | Resource Subtype: | Quartzite | |
Brickstone(Y/N): | Y |
Importance |
Raw material meaning: | Not Assessed (reg. 21.03.2017) |
Historical: | No , (Confirmed 20.nov.2009 by Leif Furuhaug) |
Resources and production |
Activity: | Stone quarrying | Reserves: | ||
Operating method: | Open pit mining | Historical production: |
Products |
Commercial Name | Product description |
Murestein | Classification: Dry-wall stone | Colour: Grayish | |
Play of colours : | Uniformity: Medium good | ||
Lithology: Quartzrich flagstone | Grain size: Medium grained (1-3 mm) |
Mineralogy: |
Feldspar | Major mineral (>10%) | ||
Quartz | Major mineral (>10%) | ||
Mica | Subordinate mineral (1-10%) |
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Deposit rock |
Lithology: | Quartzrich flagstone | Weathering colour: | ||
Era: | Proterozoic | Period: | ||
Genesis: | Sedimentary/metamorphic | Form: | Layer | |
Main texture: | Foliated |
Main grain size: | Main alteration: |
Strike/Dip: | Direction: | |||
Plunge: |
Stratigraphic classification of host rock |
Era: | Proterozoic | Period: |
Province: | South Norwegian Basement Province | |
Geotec.unit: | ||
Tectonic complex: | ||
Igneous complex: |
Group: | Formation: |
Structures |
Location: | Type: | Orientation(360 gr.): | Relation to min.: | |
Not defined | Schistosity | Strike/Dip :189 / 90 |
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Description |
Bruddet er ganske lite, men har gode utvidelsesmuligheter. Ellers er geologien lik den i bruddet Mjåvatn III. |
Location |
Dette bruddet ligger 400 m videre etter samme vei som beskrevet i forekomst Mjåvatn III. |
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