Åmdal Mine, Åmdals Verk Mines, Tokke, Telemark, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Åmdal Mine | Mine |
| Åmdals Verk Mines | Group of Mines |
| Tokke | Municipality |
| Telemark | County |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 22' 16'' North , 8° 1' 57'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
48420
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:48420:5
GUID (UUID V4):
af3a08f8-614c-439c-9aa1-f7ea80766989
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Åmdal gruve, Åmdals Verk, Tokke, Telemark, Norge
From Berg et al (2016):
In March 169 the mayor of Oslo (Christiania) applied for mining rights for the Åmdal Kobberverk. That same year this company acquired the mining rights for the Mosnap mine, which in the 1500's was run by the Moisesberg Kobberverk from Fyresdal. In 1712 the mine was closed. Therafter there have been several periods with new mining activity: 1745-1758, 1763-1768, 1796-1812, 1826-1828, 1857-1902, 1904-1909, 1911-1913, 1914-1919, 1929-1931 and 1934-1945.
From an estimated 1 Mt of rock about 8 Kt copper was extracted and some silver. At its most in 1912 the mine employed 429 workers. The mine is a cultural heritage site.
Over a length of more than 1,5 km a great number of mines/prospects can be seen at the relief map. From 59.36353,8.01463 til 59.37188,8.03357. Some features even stretching farther are less certain (for instance 59.37329,8.03876).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Wittichenite Formula: Cu3BiS3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Wittichenite | 2.GA.20 | Cu3BiS3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
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References
www.visittelemark.no (n.d.) https://www.visittelemark.no/vest-telemark-museum/informasjon/produkt/amdals-verk-gruver-p515303
