This mine is also known as the Magnetpreb mine, as mentioned at http://www.skiensatlas.org/soner/vestmarka/glasergruva .

The coordinates are given for the spot on the map (in the link above)where the name Magnetpreb occurs.

"This mine, and maybe some others belonging to the Fossum mines, are located in an area where Google has plans to build a large data center. It would be recommended to take some pictures before the mine will become unaccessible for the foreseeable future, or maybe disappears for all time" (Ronald Werner commentary , june 2020)

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Iron

Mineral List

ⓘ Magnetite

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Scheerer, Th. (1845) Geognostisk-mineralogiske Skizzer, samlede paa en Reise i Sommeren 1842 [Geognostic-mineralogical Sketches collected during a travel in the Summer of 1842 ]. Nyt magazin for naturvidenskaberne [New magazine for the natural sciences], 4. 126-164

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Baltic Shield (Fennoscandian Shield)Shield

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Baltic Shield
- Sveconorwegian BeltShield

EuropeContinent

Norway

⭔Vestfold og Telemark (2020-2023)County

ScandinaviaRegion

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References

www.skiensatlas.org (n.d.) http://www.skiensatlas.org/soner/vestmarka/glasergruva

vindmul.wordpress.com (n.d.) https://vindmul.wordpress.com/2016/02/25/jacob-i-trappa/

www.omuller.com (n.d.) http://www.omuller.com/Blogg/Vestmarkakart1880.JPG

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