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THE NATURAL STONE DATABASE
Occurence 5021 - 604 Slipran
(Object Id: 20231)
(Last updated: 12.01.2024)
Belongs to the Province: Oppdalsskifer

Location
County: Trøndelag Municipality: Oppdal (5021)
Map 1:50000: Oppdal (1520-3) Map 1:250000: Røros
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 512839 m. North: 6938982 m.
Longitude: 9.2499110 Latitude: 62.5814570
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Resource
Resource Type: Slate and schist Resource Subtype: Quartzitic flagstone
Brickstone(Y/N): Y
Importance
Raw material meaning: Not Assessed (reg. 21.03.2017)
Historical: No , (Confirmed 22.okt.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: Cleaved slabs Colour: Light gray
Play of colours : Uniformity: Good
Lithology: Quartzrich flagstone Grain size: Medium grained (1-3 mm)

Mineralogy:
Feldspar Major mineral (>10%)
Quartz Major mineral (>10%)
Muscovite Major mineral (>10%)

Photo no. 1 showing Håndstuff"
Photo no. 2 showing Mur av stein fra bruddet"

Operations
From - To Activity Comments
2006 Regular production Company/Institution :Oppdal Natustein AS
Daglig leder: Anleggsgartnermester Arne Giskeødegård.

Deposit rock
Lithology: Weathering colour:
Genesis: Form:
Main texture:
Main grain size: Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Period:
Province:
Geotec.unit:
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Formation:

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Not defined Schistosity Strike/Dip :185 / 90

Information(s) in free text format
Description
Firmaet Oppdal Natursten AS driver dette bruddet, og det tas utelukkende ut muresten. Bergarten er en lys kvartsittskifer som er tung å spalte. Det ville nok nærmest være umulig å få den til å spalte tynt nok for heller, men den egner seg godt til murestein. Bedriften har investert i hydraulisk presse som effektivt spalter og knekker stuffer til høvelige formater. Sommeren 2010: Det jobbes nå med 3 hydrauliske presser og produksjonen har klart ekspandert betydelig. Store mengder ferdig formatert murestein står i bruddet
Location
Bruddet ligger like sør for RV70 mot Sunndal, ca. 5 km vest for Lønset.

Photo(s) from the Deposit area:
Photo no. 1 showing Bruddet"
Photo no. 2 showing Parti klart for sprengning"
Photo no. 3 showing Usortert blokk i bruddet"
Photo no. 4 showing Hydraulisk deling av blokk"
Photo no. 5 showing Blokklager sommeren 2010"

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
1634604 Hand specimen
Sampler: Leif Furuhaug/...Stored: Løkken
Comment: Kvartsittskifer


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