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Occurence 4005 - 013 Glittenberg
(Object Id: 5407)
(Last updated: 28.03.2020)
Location
County: Telemark Municipality: Notodden (4005)
Map 1:50000: Gransherad (1614-2) Map 1:250000: Skien
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 509160 m. North: 6603797 m.
Longitude: 9.1621360 Latitude: 59.5723540
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Resource
Resource Type: Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn) Resource Subtype: Copper
Element(s): Cu Ag
Importance
Raw material meaning: Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)
Historical: Yes , (Confirmed 06.des.2006 by Jan Sverre Sandstad)

Resources and production
Activity: Mining Reserves:
Operating method: Underground mining Historical production:


Operations
From - To Activity Comments
1645 - 1653 Regular production Company/Institution :Skibdalen Kobberverk
1759 - 1771 Regular production Company/Institution :Diverse
1880 - 1885 Test mining Company/Institution :Ledet av bergmester Holmsen
2005 - 2005 Sampling Company/Institution :NGU

Mineralization
Era: Proterozoic Period: Neoproterozoic
Genesis: Hydrothermal vein Form: Lens
Main texture: Fracture filling Min. distribution: Disseminated (<20 % ore minerals)
Main grain size: Fine grained (< 1 mm) Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: 130 / 28 Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Proterozoic Period: Mesoproterozoic
Province: South Norwegian Basement Province
Geotec.unit: Telemark Supergroup
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Heddal Formation:

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Gangue mineral Quartz Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Microcline Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Gangue mineral Calcite Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Ore mineral Bornite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Chalcocite Major mineral (>10%)

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Wall rock Quartz-feldspar gneiss Extrusive
Original rock :Rhyodacite
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Wall rock Foliation Strike/Dip :236 / 80 Syn-mineralisation ;...Effect :Modifies

Information(s) in free text format
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Forekomsten ligger tett ved veien mellom Moen og Notodden på sørsida av Heddøla. Den ble funnet omkring 1645 og drevet av Skibdalen kobberverk i perioden 1645-53. Gruva ble senere drevet fra 1759 til 1771. Den er delvis nedrast og består i dag av en dagskjæring som er ca. 18 m lang og 2-4 m bred. Avsynkningen skal ha vært 30 m lang og 10-12 m dyp med en 27 m lang tverrstoll drevet fram til denne. I veggen finnes uregelmessig kobberglans-mineralisering i finkornet kvarts-feltspat gneis. En svakt mineralisert, 50-60 cm bred kvartsgang opptrer diskordant foliasjonen i gneisen. Mindre mengder kalkspat og amfibol/kloritt finnes også i gangen. Relativ rik kobberglans+bornitt mineralisering i kvarts er prøvetatt fra tippen. I følge tidligere rapporter er kobbermineraliseringene knyttet til en NV-SØ orientert kvartsgang med fall 35º mot sørvest.

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
TE0020.01 Dump
Sampler: J.S. Sandstad/...Stored: L¿kken/...Size(kg): 2
Comment: Chalcocite+bornite veinlets/aggregates in coarse-grained quartz+calcite
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Analyse Results
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Deposit Area 4005 - 013 Glittenberg

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#
TE0020.01 Dump 10000 12 5 1 5 100.0 109.0
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Sample No. Pt# Pd# As* Cd* Ba* Mo* Sb* Bi* V*
TE0020.01 -2.0 2.0 4 -.5 3 -1.00 5 136 3
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Sample No. Cr* Mn* Fe% W* Sr* La* B* P* Ca*
TE0020.01 6 431 .72 -2 18.0 1.00 -3 -0 1

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