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From Ingahogg.

Ingahogg

20.12.2018 - 12:19

At nearly 1000 metres over sea level, on the north side of INGAHOGG mountain, the remains of a soapstone quarry have been discovered. It is said, according to the Sagas, that Inga collected the big soapstone that lies in front of the Åkra Church from here.

At lake Gaupåsvatnet.

Gaupås

19.05.2018 - 19:24

Marmorøyen

05.12.2018 - 16:24

Traces of the dwellings and activity in the quarry.

Vassfjøro

19.05.2018 - 13:32

Stone quarry in Kollevågen, 1922

Hanøy

12.06.2018 - 16:56

Amateur geologist Torgeir Garmo at work taking out crystals from the rock.

Ågotnes- crystals

12.03.2018 - 13:07

Road cuts and blast areas are a joy to rock collectors, even if the disturbance to nature is ever so disfiguring. These are the best kinds of places to hunt for crystals, which otherwise are removed by weather and wind. In the Ågotnes area there are especially many beautiful crystals to be found.

Lurøyane

Lurøyane

16.06.2018 - 18:49

Hana

Hana

12.03.2018 - 13:16

Skreien

Skreien

12.03.2018 - 13:16

From a soapstone quarry at Lykling

Lykling- soapstone

22.08.2018 - 15:58

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