Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden

mindat Locality ID: 19992
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19992.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden": 36
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 28

Number of Child Localities: 22
Child Localities:
Bjursås
Broddbo
Dalsberget
Digertäkt Zinc Mines
Domän Mine
Falun Mine
Finnbo (Finbo)
Grycksbo
Kalkberg Mine
Kalvbäck Mine
Kårarvet (Kararfvet; Korarfvet)
Korsnäs Mine
Lallarvet
Manhem
Myckelmyra
Näverberg Mines
Risäng Mine
Skytt Mine
Smedsbo
Sundborn
Svärdsjö
Vasa Mine

Latitude: 60°37'9"N
Longitude: 15°39'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.619166666667,15.654166666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Acanthite	Aeschynite	Allanite	Allargentum	Amphibole	Andalusite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Botryogen
Brucite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copiapite	Copper
Covellite	Cubanite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluocerite	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet	Geocronite
Gypsum	Halotrichite	Humite	Junoite	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Lillianite	Ludwigite	Malachite	Melanterite
Meneghinite	Mica	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Stibnite
Talc	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Topaz	Valleriite	Vesuvianite	Wurtzite	Zircon

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au B Be Bi C Ca Ce Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Nb Ni O P Pb Pt S Sb Se Si Sn Ta Te Ti U W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca H O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Aeschynite Allanite Allargentum Amphibole Andalusite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Beryl Botryogen
Brucite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copiapite Copper
Covellite Cubanite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluocerite Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet Geocronite
Gypsum Halotrichite Humite Junoite Kaolinite Kobellite Lillianite Ludwigite Malachite Melanterite
Meneghinite Mica Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Stibnite
Talc Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Topaz Valleriite Vesuvianite Wurtzite Zircon

109 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Almandine ()*
Andalusite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bavenite ()*	Bertrandite ()*
Beryl ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Botryogen ()*	Brucite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cannizzarite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chloritoid ()*	Chondrodite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Copiapite ()*
Cordierite ()*	Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dyscrasite ()*	Enstatite ()*
Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Ferronigerite-2N1S ()*	Fluocerite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite ()*
Friedrichite ()*	Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*
Gedrite ()*	Geocronite ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hisingerite ()*	Ikunolite ()*
Junoite ()*	Kainosite-(Y) ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laitakarite ()*	Lillianite ()*
Linnaeite ()*	Ludwigite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Microcline ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nevskite ()*
Nickeline ()*	Nordströmite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pekoite ()*	Pentlandite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Rynersonite ()*	Saponite ()*	Scheelite ()*
Siegenite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spinel ()*	Staurolite ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Valleriite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Violarite ()*	Vyuntspakhkite-(Y) ()*	Weibullite ()*	Weissite ()*	Wittite ()*
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Yttrotantalite-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	111242	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	5	111237,111243,111254,111260,111266	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	4	111233,111240,111245,111247	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	111240	706
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	3	111237,111264,111266	2353
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	3	111237,111244,111266	1310
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3	111237,111244,111253	718
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	111233,111255	9052
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	1	111233	255
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	5	111233,111234,111240,111245,111247	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	6	111233,111240,111249,111250,111251,111259	4286
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	4	111233,111237,111259,111264	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	111237	1935
Botryogen ()*	Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O	1	111237	45
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	1	111262	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	111237,111244,111265,111266	27770
Cannizzarite ()*	None	Pb₈Bi₁₀S₂₃	1	111237	41
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	2	111237,111240	5171
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	111237	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	8	111235,111236,111237,111242,111252,111255,111257,111265	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	1	111237	376
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	3	111237,111255,111266	285
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	111254,111262	951
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	1	111237	281
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1	111237	382
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	6	111237,111244,111255,111264,111265,111266	1008
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	2	111237,111264	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	111242	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1	111242	802
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3	111237,111244,111266	327
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	111237	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	4	111237,111260,111262,111266	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2	111237,111265	9895
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	1	111242	180
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1	111266	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	6	111232,111237,111242,111260,111265,111266	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	111237	484
Ferronigerite-2N1S ()*	None	(Al,Fe,Zn)₂(Al,Sn)₆O₁₁(OH)	1	111237	14
Fluocerite-(Ce) ()*	Fluocerite	CeF₃	2	111233,111240	45
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	6	111233,111240,111244,111245,111250,111267	9617
Friedrichite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₅Pb₅Bi₇S₁₈	1	111237	43
Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	Y₂Fe²⁺Be₂O₂(SiO₄)₂	4	111240,111245,111246,111247	163
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	5	111233,111237,111252,111253,111264	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	8	111235,111236,111237,111242,111244,111252,111255,111265	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	2	111237,111264	192
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	111237	178
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	1	111237	133
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	1	111264	504
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	3	111237,111239,111264	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	111237	188
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	0		6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	111237	409
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1	111237	741
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	1	111237	144
Ikunolite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄S₃	1	111237	54
Junoite ()*	Junoite	Cu₂Pb₃Bi₈(S,Se)₁₆	1	111237	18
Kainosite-(Y) ()*	None	Ca₂Y₂(SiO₃)₄(CO₃)·H₂O	1	111245	99
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	111245	5591
Laitakarite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄(Se,S)₃	1	111237	30
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	2	111237,111264	128
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	1	111257	249
Ludwigite ()*	Ludwigite	Mg₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)	1	111262	134
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	1	111257	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	9	111237,111242,111243,111248,111254,111260,111262,111265,111266	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	111265	12537
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	111237	915
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	111246	4924
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	1	111240	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	111237,111245,111266	17380
Nevskite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi(Se,S)	1	111237	6
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	1	111257	633
Nordströmite ()*	None	Pb₃CuBi₇(S,Se)₁₄	1	111237	3
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2	111245,111247	2349
Pekoite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBi₁₁S₁₈	1	111237	39
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	111257	1512
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	111237	1898
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	1	111242	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1	111242	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4	111237,111242,111244,111259	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	111237,111242	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	111232,111237,111247	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	111237	5614
Rynersonite ()*	Aeschynite	CaTa₂O₆	1	111246	14
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	1	111262	301
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	111242	4894
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	1	111257	249
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1	111244	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	4	111232,111242,111255,111265	5186
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	1	111257	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	7	111235,111237,111242,111244,111245,111255,111265	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	111237	1934
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	2	111237,111244	978
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	6	111233,111237,111255,111264,111265,111266	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	2	111237,111238	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	111237	5317
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	3	111233,111240,111245	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	6	111235,111237,111262,111264,111265,111266	2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1	111264	2718
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	2	111242,111255	237
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	111233	1395
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	1	111257	380
Vyuntspakhkite-(Y) ()*	None	Y(Al,Si)(SiO₄)(OH,O)₂	1	111240	4
Weibullite ()*	Kobellite	Ag_0.33Pb_5.33Bi_8.33(S,Se)₁₈	1	111237	10
Weissite ()*	None	Cu_2-xTe	1	111237	31
Wittite ()*	None	Pb₈Bi₁₀(S,Se)₂₃	1	111237	15
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1	111240	939
Yttrotantalite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	(Y,U,Fe²⁺)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)₄	3	111233,111240,111245	51
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	111240	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	111266	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R080140	Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden	https://rruff.info/R080140

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