Ørsdalen Mines, Bjerkreim, Rogaland, Norway
Ferberite from Ørsdalen mines.I aquired this specimen from a local collector. Photo & Collection Øivind Thoresen.
© Øivind Thoresen
This is photo shows the adits in the Ørsdalen valley. Most of the wolframite specimens available originates from these dumps as they are both larger and more accessible than the dumps from the Schåling and Hovland mines. These mines are only accessible via a steep hike up the sides of the Ørsdalen valley. I am uncertain from which ...
Unnamed mine adit near the Hovland and Schånings mines. The audit lies very close to the marked hiking path from Ørsdalen to Mjåvassknuten.
View of the Hovland mine dumps from Mjåvassknuten. The Ørsdalen valley lies "just over the edge" behind the mine dumps.