Ivö clack
The Ivö klack is a mountain top in Sweden and reaches a height of 133.5 meters.
It is located at the northern end of the island Ivö in Lake Ivösjön and is the highest point on the island.
The Ivö klack gained economic importance as a mining area for limestone and kaolin .
history
In 1886 the geologist Gerard Jakob De Geer discovered extensive deposits of lime and kaolin on the north side of the Ivö klack. In 1887 mining began. They formed the basis of the Ifö work . Lime was used in cement production, the kaolin was used to manufacture refractory bricks and porcelain . The raw materials were pulled to specially constructed quays by means of steam-powered winches and then taken by ship over the Ivösjön to Koholmen near Bromölla .
Limestone mining stopped in the 1940s. The mining of kaolin also ended in the 1960s.
Parts of the old facilities can still be found in the vicinity of the mining area. So the sedimentation dams in which the kaolin was slurried are preserved. Some of the quays, piers and rows of piles still exist.
The mining field is known for many fossil finds . Fossils of shark and crocodile species have also been found at Ivö klack. Today a hiking trail leads along the former mining field.
literature
- Humleslingan , Bromölla kommun, Kristanstad kommun och Föreningen Humeslingan, 2012 (Swedish / English)
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Coordinates: 56 ° 8 ' N , 14 ° 24' E