Barents Blue Granite Tiles, Norway Blue Granite

Commodity

Main Type: Massive stone (Granite) Sub Type:

Evaluation

Economical: Significant , (Confirmed 16.des.2001 by NGU)

Operations

1989 - 1989 Detail mapping Company/Institution: Finnmarksforskning

1989 - 1993 Test mining

1993 Regular production

Production

Activity: Stone quarrying Reserves: 2000 thousand tons

Prod. method: Open pit mining

Prod. status: Periodic activity

Products

Commercial Name Product description

Barents Blue Classification :Massive blocks Colour: Bluish
Play of colours : Uniformity :Medium

Lithology :Migmatite Grain size :Fine - medium grained (<1mm - 3 mm)

Mineralogy:
Feldspar Major mineral (>10%)

Quartz Major mineral (>10%)

Biotite Major mineral (>10%)

Chlorite Subordinate mineral (1-10%)

Potassic feldspar Subordinate mineral (1-10%)

Sericite Accessory mineral (<1%)

Opaque Accessory mineral (<1%)

Apatite Accessory mineral (<1%)

Test of
Physical Properties:

Type of test Standard Test value