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Occurence 1130 - 004 Levik
(Object Id: 4940)
(Last updated: 25.02.2005)
Location
County: Rogaland Municipality: Strand (1130)
Map 1:50000: Høle (1212-1) Map 1:250000: Mandal
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 332719 m. North: 6535329 m.
Longitude: 6.0941050 Latitude: 58.9249530
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Resource
Resource Type: Ferroalloys (Cr,Ni,Co,V,Mo,W) Resource Subtype: Nickel
Element(s): Ni Cu Co
Importance
Raw material meaning: Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)

Resources and production
Activity: Pitting Reserves:
Operating method: Historical production:


Mineralization
Era: Proterozoic Period: Mesoproterozoic
Genesis: Orthomagmatic formation Form: Lens
Main texture: Structureless Min. distribution: Massive (>50 % ore minerals)
Main grain size: Fine grained (< 1 mm) Main alteration: No country rock alteration
Strike/Dip: 246 / 15 Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Proterozoic Period: Mesoproterozoic
Province: South Norwegian Basement Province
Geotec.unit: Agder Complex
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Formation:

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Gangue mineral Amphibole Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Feldspar Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Apatite Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Gangue mineral Quartz Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Ore mineral Pyrrhotite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Chalcopyrite Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Ore mineral Pentlandite Accessory mineral (<1%)

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Host rock Amphibolite Intrusive
Original rock :Dolerite
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
Wall rock Granitic gneiss Intrusive
Original rock :Granite
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Wall rock Foliation Strike/Dip :210 / 25 Post-mineralisation ;...Effect :Modifies

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The deposit is located in the steep slope down from the road, right before the bridge at Lysefjordbrua on the E side of the fjord at circa 30m above sea level. An 8m long ladder is suitable for descending the last few meters down. The deposit consists of two pits at the same height in the terrane, about 10m apart. The NW one is 4m long and runs 3m into the rock face. The entrance is 2m high. The pit in the SW is a little larger and better exposed to study the geology. The country rock characterizes as coarse grained granitic gneiss with a few dm-sized lenticular layers/bands of hornblenditic rock, possibly representing dolerite dikes best studied in fresh road cuts. In the SW pit, sulphide ore occurs as a 10-30cm wide lense of almost massive pyrrhotite with minor chalcopyrite (sample 01) running 4-5m along the strike towards SW. The matrix mainly consists of hornblende and apatite. The ore zone runs parallel to the underlying gneiss (210/025) and is overlain by a 10-40cm thick amphibolite. The same gneiss continues upward. The ore zone and the amphibolite form pinch-and-swell lenses in the gneiss. The thickness of the ore zone in the NE pit is 10-30cm, whereas it is only a few cm wide between both pits. Apparently, extraction has occurred where the ore zone was thickest. A sample (02) of the massive pyrrhotite from the small tailings heap shows a somewhat elevated copper content.

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
RO0068.01 Bedrock
Sampler: J.S. Sandstad/...Stored: Løkken
Comment: Massiv, finkornet magnetkis+kobberkis malm, noe apatitt+amfibol i matriks, fast fjell Vestre skjerp
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
RO0068.02 Dump
Sampler: J.S. Sandstad/...Stored: Løkken
Comment: Massiv, finkornet magnetkis+kobberkis malm.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Name of Locality: Levik vest
(Object Id: 12866 4,01,00)
Location
County: Rogaland Municipality: Strand (1130)
Map 1:50000: Høle (1212-1) Map 1:250000: Mandal
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 332699 m. North: 6535329 m.
Longitude: 6.0937580 Latitude: 58.9249450
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Resource
Resource Type: Ferroalloys (Cr,Ni,Co,V,Mo,W) Resource Subtype: Nickel
Element(s): Ni Cu
Resources and production
Activity: Pitting Reserves:
Operating method: Historical production:


Operations
From - To Activity Comments
2001 - 2001 Sampling Company/Institution :NGU

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Gangue mineral Apatite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Pyrrhotite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Pyrite Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Ore mineral Pentlandite Accessory mineral (<1%)
Ore mineral Chalcopyrite Accessory mineral (<1%)

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Host rock Amphibolite Intrusive
Original rock :Dolerite
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
Wall rock Granitic gneiss Intrusive
Original rock :Granite
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Wall rock Foliation Strike/Dip :194 / 55 Post-mineralisation ;...Effect :Modifies

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Det vestre skjerpet ligger ca. 20 m vest for det sørvestre innslaget til hovedforekomsten. Det består av et 1 m langt og 2 m høyt innslag som faller inn mot nord. Trolig er det en mindre skråsynk som nå er vannfylt. Mineraliseringene er like og opptrer på samme tektonostratigrafiske nivå som i hovedforekomsten. Tilnærmet massiv magnetkis opptrer sammen med amfibolitt i granittisk gneis. I den østre veggen er den totale mektige på magnetkismalm og amfibolitt ca. 90 cm, mens i vestveggen kiler både amfibolitten og malmen ut. Der er kontakten mot den granittiske gneisen breksjert med fragmenter av biotittisert amfibolitt. Malmsona består av tilnærmet massiv magnetkis+pyritt+kobberkis i apatitt-rik matriks (prøve .03) som omslutter uregelmessige amfibolittlinser. Kontakten mellom dem er dels skarp, men sulfidene kan også fingre inn i amfibolitten (.04). Tilsvarende stikk og årer med sulfider finnes også i den granittiske gneisen i vestveggen (.05) og i stuffer på tippen (.06). Amfibolitten er 60-80 cm mektig og kun svakt sulfidmineralisert mellom forekomstene.

Photo(s) from the Deposit area:
Photo no. 1 showing Vestre Levik skjerp"

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
RO0068.03 Bedrock
Sampler: J.S. Sandstad/...Stored: Løkken/...Size(kg): 2
Comment: Semi-massive, fine grained pyrrhotite+chalcopyrite with few pyrite crystals and some apatite, accessory molybdenite
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
No. of registrated oxide analyses = 1
RO0068.04 Bedrock
Sampler: J.S. Sandstad/...Stored: Løkken/...Size(kg): 2
Comment: Irregular fractures with pyrrhotite+chalcopyrite and pyrite in amphibolite
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
RO0068.05 Bedrock
Sampler: J.S. Sandstad/...Stored: Løkken/...Size(kg): 2
Comment: Chalcopyrite-pyrrhotite-pyrite fractures in coarse grained, greenish grey granitic gneiss and sulphides enveloping amphibolite fragments
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
RO0068.06 Dump
Sampler: J.S. Sandstad/...Stored: Løkken/...Size(kg): 2
Comment: Chalcopyrite-pyrrhotite-pyrite fractures in coarse grained, greenish grey granitic gneiss
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Analyse Results
from
Deposit Area 1130 - 004 Levik

Element analyses
( *=parts pr. million, #=parts pr.billion, Negative values means below detection limit value.)
Sample No. Sample Type Cu* Zn* Pb* Co* Ni* Ag* Au#
RO0068.01 Bedrock 5901 37 13 411 3084 4.9 726.0
RO0068.02 Dump 11056 85 17 353 2874 6.5 247.0
RO0068.03 Bedrock 2627 35 19 541 2995 -.3 33.0
RO0068.04 Bedrock 2374 83 7 36 225 -.3 28.0
RO0068.05 Bedrock 5746 47 10 18 106 1.0 69.0
RO0068.06 Dump 7739 98 14 17 110 1.7 56.0
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Sample No. Pt# Pd# As* Cd* Ba* Mo* Sb* Bi* S%
RO0068.01 37.0 14.0 21 6.1 23 108.00 18 4 11.80
RO0068.02 1.0 16.0 19 7.5 18 63.00 15 8 12.20
RO0068.03 6.0 36.0 16 3.1 30 330.00 5 6 14.55
RO0068.04 -2.0 -2.0 -2 .4 17 6.00 -3 -3 .78
RO0068.05 -2.0 7.0 -2 .7 13 4.00 -3 -3 1.12
RO0068.06 3.0 -2.0 -2 .6 21 3.00 -3 -3 1.32
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Sample No. V* Cr* Mn* Fe% Th* U* W* Sr* La*
RO0068.01 92 510 570 24.39 60.00 4.00 68 64.0 301.00
RO0068.02 123 561 713 24.43 57.00 4.00 7 64.0 279.00
RO0068.03 102 400 753 21.78 70.00 -8.00 -2 81.0 345.00
RO0068.04 121 141 400 4.27 11.00 -8.00 3 17.0 57.00
RO0068.05 16 65 128 2.52 16.00 -8.00 -2 11.0 29.00
RO0068.06 15 83 142 3.19 18.00 12.00 2 10.0 24.00
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Sample No. B*
RO0068.01 3
RO0068.02 5
RO0068.03 -3
RO0068.04 10
RO0068.05 8
RO0068.06 8

Oxide analyses
( All values are in % )
Sample No. Sample Type SiO2 Al2O3 TiO2 Fe2O3 MnO MgO CaO
RO0068.03 Bedrock 10.68 1.95 0.65 27.11 0.10 1.34 13.11
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Sample No. Na2O K2O P2O5 Sum
RO0068.03 0.37 0.19 11.11 67.00

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