Handöls quarry | |
Width: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden |
Pushpin Label: | Handöls quarry |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sweden |
Coordinates: | 63.2478°N 12.4747°W |
Place: | Åre |
Subdivision Type: | County |
State/Province: | Jämtland County |
Country: | Sweden |
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]