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Occurence 5520 - 604 Strømseng
(Object Id: 37648)
(Last updated: 08.10.2020)

Location
County: Troms Municipality: Bardu (5520)
Map 1:50000: Bonnes (1432-2) Map 1:250000: Narvik
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 34
East: 399726 m. North: 7619398 m.
Longitude: 18.5293960 Latitude: 68.6683630
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Resource
Resource Type: Slate and schist Resource Subtype: Mica schist
Brickstone(Y/N):
Importance
Raw material meaning: (No data)
Historical: Yes , (Confirmed 01.okt.2020 by Anette Granseth)

Resources and production
Activity: Stone quarrying Reserves:
Operating method: Open pit mining Historical production:


Products
Commercial Name Product description
Strømseng Classification: Cleaved slabs Colour: Dark gray
Play of colours :Blue Uniformity: Poor
Lithology: Mica schist Grain size: Fine grained (< 1 mm)

Deposit rock
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Province: Caledonides
Geotec.unit: Reisa Nappe Complex
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Information(s) in free text format
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Strømseng er et historisk skiferbrudd i fjellsiden over Strømseng gård. Bruddene ligger langs en utstrekning på ca. 150 meter hvor hvert brudd har tilhørende skrottipp. Hver skrottipp har en utstrekning på ca. 20 gange 20 meter. I den sørlige enden av bruddene står det en bygning, hvor det står ferdigproduserte dråpeskifer langs veggen. Skiferen er lys-grå, finkornet, medium til tyntspaltende og den har vekslende farge fra rød til blå.

Photo(s) from the Deposit area:
Photo no. 1 showing Dråpeskifer ved hyttevegg ved Strømseng"
Photo no. 2 showing Ett av bruddene"
Photo no. 3 showing Skrottipp"

Bibliography:
References not to be found in NGU's Reference Archive.:
Eggen, E. (1960). Bardu bygdebok (Bind. 2). Bygdeboknemnda. s. 197 (https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010111205008)


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