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Esøya Soapstone Quarry, Esøya, Vevelstad, Nordland, Norwayi
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Esøya Soapstone QuarryQuarry
EsøyaIsland
VevelstadMunicipality
NordlandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 39' 41'' North , 12° 17' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
65.66158,12.29728
GeoHash:
G#: u78txc6d7
GRN:
N44E04
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Cfc : Subpolar oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gladstad300 (2014)15.4km
Tjøtta235 (2013)18.9km
Brønnøysund4,366 (2017)21.1km
Berg474 (2013)33.0km
Vik365 (2010)39.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
417559
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:417559:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A 200x40 m lense-shaped soapstone body, N-S orientated. At least at two places there are signs of probably medieval use of the soapstone. In the southern part signs of the production of cooking pots have been observed (Berglund 1999), while in the NW an estimated 1000 m3 of blocks have been produced from a quarry.
The NGU coordinates do not seem to correspond with a picture of the quarry in the report on the locality, and more likely it is situated here: 65.66233819379575,12.296705245971681.

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Soapstone'-

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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Link to Geological Survey of Norway:16537

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References

Helland, Amund (1893) Tagskifere, heller og vekstene. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 10. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse - In commission of H. Aschehoug & Co.
Rekstad, J. (1917) III. Kyststrøket mellem Bodø og Folden [III. The coastal area between Bodø and Folden], in Aarbog for 1916. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 79, Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse - In commission of H. Aschehoug & Co. 1-31
Berglund, B. (1999) Middelaldersk klebersteinsindustri på Helgelandskysten. Tromsø Museum. Ottar. Råstoff til redskap No. 225. pp. 13-24.
aps.ngu.no (n.d.) https://aps.ngu.no/pls/oradb/minres_deposit_fakta_NY_KS.Main?p_objid=16537&p_spraak=E
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