So I know you can trip the regular traps thus avoiding them but is there anyway to trip one of those magic landmine traps? I have tried shooting arrows at them, dropping pottery on them and can't for the life of me get past them without having them blow up on me.

Any suggestions?

You can jump over them, but if you find yourself with no choice, run over it with a resistance increase potion or what not.

Any spell damage will trigger them. Not sure if it has to be a different school. It also causes them to go off which can give away your position

Sounds like a lose/lose, oh well I'll continue to try to avoid them to preserve my cover rather than cause an explosion pulling unknown amounts of agro down on my head.