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THE NATURAL STONE DATABASE
Occurence 1103 - 602 Helgøy
(Object Id: 9564)
(Last updated: 12.01.2024)

Location
County: Rogaland Municipality: Stavanger (1103)
Map 1:50000: Strand (1213-2) Map 1:250000: Haugesund
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32 (Coordinates NOT confirmed)
East: 320218 m. North: 6570391 m.
Longitude: 5.8485880 Latitude: 59.2342970
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Resource
Resource Type: Slate and schist Resource Subtype: Quartzitic flagstone
Brickstone(Y/N): Y
Importance
Raw material meaning: Not Assessed (reg. 21.03.2017)

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


Products
Commercial Name Product description
Murestein Classification: Cleaved slabs Colour: Dark gray
Play of colours : Uniformity:
Lithology: Amphibolite Grain size: Medium grained (1-3 mm)

Photo no. 1 showing Typeprøve"
Photo no. 2 showing Typeprøve"

Operations
From - To Activity Comments
Regular production Company/Institution :Helgøy Hellebrudd
Eier Harald Helgøy

Deposit rock
Lithology: Weathering colour:
Genesis: Form:
Main texture:
Main grain size: Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: Direction:
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Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Period:
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Igneous complex:
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Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Not defined Schistosity

Information(s) in free text format
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Bruddet ligger like ved sjøen og er en amfibolittisk gneis som er sterkt foliert, men noe foldet. Spaltetykkelse fra 2 - 5 cm. Sonen er sterkt overdekket, men kan ha en betydelig utstrekning. Overflaten er ruglete svart- til gråglinsende og ligner på Jondal skiferen.

Photo(s) from the Deposit area:
Photo no. 1 showing Brudd for uttak av skifer/murestein"


The fact sheet was created on 28.04.2024

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