Litlabø is a village and former mining community in the municipality of
Stord in
Vestland
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county,
Norway
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. It is located at the northern side of the lake of
Storavatnet, just northeast of the village of
Sagvåg. The village had about 450 inhabitants as of 2001. Litlabø was the location for the
pyrite
The mineral pyrite ( ), or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula Fe S2 (iron (II) disulfide). Pyrite is the most abundant sulfide mineral.
Pyrite's metallic luster and pale brass-yellow hue ...
mines of
Stordø Kisgruber, which operated from 1907 to 1968.
References
Villages in Vestland
Mining communities in Norway
Stord
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