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THE INDUSTRIAL MINERAL DATABASE
Occurence 5037 - 311 Østborg
(Object Id: 7753)
(Last updated: 10.03.2005)

Location
County: Trøndelag Municipality: Levanger (5037)
Map 1:50000: Stiklestad (1722-4) Map 1:250000: Trondheim
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 617719 m. North: 7072392 m.
Longitude: 11.3866600 Latitude: 63.7593020
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Resource
Resource Type: Carbonates Resource Subtype: Limestone

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

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


Products
Element/product Crude ore grade or quality Reg. date
Soil additives 100 % 24.03.1994

Operations
From - To Activity Comments
- 1975 Regular production

Mineralization
Era: Paleozoic Period:
Genesis: Form:
Main texture: Min. distribution:
Main grain size:
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Stratigraphic classification of host rock
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Mineralogy
Mineral Amount
Calcite Major mineral (>10%)
Quartz Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Muscovite Accessory mineral (<1%)
Plagioclase Accessory mineral (<1%)

Information(s) in free text format
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Forekomsten ligger 5 km øst for Levanger sentrum. Det er vei inn til bruddet fra E6, 50 m nord for jernbaneovergang. Østborg kalksteinsbrudd ble nedlagt i 1964 og forekomsten anses som utdrevet (Mikalsen 1980). I dag er bruddet en del av Mule fyllplass og er utilgjengelig.


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