Handöls quarry
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Location | |
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Location | Åre |
County | Jämtland County |
Country | Sweden |
Coordinates | 63°14′52″N 12°28′28.88″E / 63.24778°N 12.4746889°E |
Production | |
Products | Soapstone |
Handöls quarry (Swedish: Handöls stenbrott) is a soapstone quarry in Sweden near the Norwegian border. The composition of the soapstone has been estimated at 72% talc, 16% chlorite, 5.5% magnetite, 5% amphibole (chiefly tremolite and actinolite) and 1.5% carbonate.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Lundegårdh, Per H. (1971). Nyttosten i Sverige (in Swedish). Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell. p. 72.