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Occurence 4028 - 047 Gammelnystaul
(Object Id: 5488)
(Last updated: 28.03.2020)

Location
County: Telemark Municipality: Kviteseid (4028)
Map 1:50000: Bandak (1513-1) Map 1:250000: Skien
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 464827 m. North: 6594705 m.
Longitude: 8.3789650 Latitude: 59.4893260
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Resource
Resource Type: Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn) Resource Subtype: Copper
Element(s): Cu
Importance
Raw material meaning: Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)

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


Operations
From - To Activity Comments
1890 - 1907 Test mining Company/Institution :Konsul H.A. Reinert
Periodevis drift
2006 - 2006 Sampling Company/Institution :NGU

Mineralization
Era: Proterozoic Period: Neoproterozoic
Genesis: Hydrothermal vein Form: Lens
Main texture: Fracture filling Min. distribution: Irregular (scattered)
Main grain size: Fine grained (< 1 mm) Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: 272 / 80 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: Oftefjell group Formation: Ofte formation

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

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Wall rock Porphyric quartz-feldspar rock Extrusive
Original rock :Rhyodacite
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Information(s) in free text format
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Forekomsten ligger 500 m vest for Kleiv gård i Morgedal. Enkleste adkomst er langs en sti fra gården og vestover i retning mot Åmli gruve. Den ligger i en brattskråning sørvest for tuftene etter en gammel husmannsplass. En vannfylt stoll med retning 394º fører inn til en sjakt med åpning ca. 15 m høyere i terrenget. Åpningen til stollen er 1,5x1,5 m med avrundet omriss i taket. Sideveggene i sjakta er ca. 4x2 m, og åpningen til den er ikke sikret. Fra stollen skal det også ha vært drevet en synk med tverrstoller (Dons 1963). Bergarten omkring åpningene er en finkornet, strukturløs grå metavulkanitt, som dels er porfyrisk. I den vestre sjaktveggen sees en 10-20 cm bred kvartsgang som kiler ut, og den er kun få cm bred ved åpningen. Den har orientering ca. 272º/80º. Middelskornete aggregater av kobberkis og mindre mengder bornitt finn i kvarts på den flate tippen utenfor stollen. Forekomsten har ingen økonomisk interesse.

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
TE0102.02 Dump
Sampler: J.S. Sandstad/...Stored: L¿kken/...Size(kg): 2
Comment: Chalcopyrite+bornite aggregates in quartz
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Name of Locality: Gammelnystaul Ø
(Object Id: 17803 47,01,00)

Location
County: Telemark Municipality: Kviteseid (4028)
Map 1:50000: Bandak (1513-1) Map 1:250000: Skien
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 464855 m. North: 6594714 m.
Longitude: 8.3794580 Latitude: 59.4894170
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Resource
Resource Type: Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn) Resource Subtype: Copper
Element(s): Cu
Resources and production
Activity: Pitting Reserves:
Operating method: Historical production:


Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Gangue mineral Quartz Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Carbonate Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Ore mineral Chalcopyrite Major mineral (>10%)

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Wall rock Porphyric quartz-feldspar rock Extrusive
Original rock :Rhyodacite
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Wall rock Foliation Strike/Dip :28 / 72 Pre-mineralisation ;...Effect :None

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Ca. 30 m øst for hovedgruva er det en mindre dagskjæring, med opptil 3 m høye vegger med lengde 4 og 2 m i nord og vest. Porfyrisk metavulkanitt dominerer. En smal, opptil 5 cm bred kvarts+karbonat åre (268º/75º) med bånd og aggregater av kobberkis står igjen i vestveggen.

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
TE0102.01 Bedrock
Sampler: J.S. Sandstad/...Stored: L¿kken/...Size(kg): 2
Comment: Chalcopyrite bands in banded quartz+carbonate vein
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 4028 - 047 Gammelnystaul

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#
TE0102.01 Bedrock 11460 -100 200 20 -10 15.0 20.0
TE0102.02 Dump 40990 -100 -100 10 -10 10.0 50.0
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Sample No. As* Cd* Mo* Sb* Bi* Cr* Mn* Fe% W*
TE0102.01 -100 -10.0 10.00 -10 300 -10 6400 4.57 -10
TE0102.02 -100 -10.0 10.00 -10 100 -10 100 3.98 -10
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Sample No. Sr* P* Ca*
TE0102.01 210.0 0 7
TE0102.02 -10.0 0 0


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