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THE INDUSTRIAL MINERAL DATABASE
Occurence 1848 - 303 Brennsund
(Object Id: 7369)
(Last updated: 06.12.2011)

Location
County: Nordland Municipality: Steigen (1848)
Map 1:50000: Kjerringøy (2030-2) Map 1:250000: Bodø
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 33
East: 491733 m. North: 7505296 m.
Longitude: 14.8050920 Latitude: 67.6629170
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Resource
Resource Type: Mica minerals Resource Subtype: Pegmatitic muscovite

Importance
Raw material meaning: Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)

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


Products
Element/product Crude ore grade or quality Reg. date
Insulation ??? % 23.12.1993
Refractories ??? % 23.12.1993

Operations
From - To Activity Comments
Test mining

Mineralization
Genesis: Pegmatite formation Form: Lens
Main texture: Structureless Min. distribution: Irregular (scattered)
Main grain size: Coarse grained (> 3 mm)
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Mineralogy
Mineral Amount
Potassic feldspar
Quartz
Muscovite Major mineral (>10%)

Information(s) in free text format
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Forekomsten ligger i et brattheng, utilgjengelig uten klatreutstyr. Forholdsvis lite glimmer er tatt ut. Rerster av muskovitt finnes ved sjøkanten like nedenfor bruddet.Driftsperiode før 1940?

Bibliography:
References not to be found in NGU's Reference Archive.:
Hesse, J., 1944: BA-rapport 5110


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