Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Falun Mine, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden

mindat Locality ID: 3154
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3154.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Falun Mine, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Fredrik Shaft
Östra Hårdmalmen Orebody

Latitude: 60°35'49"N
Longitude: 15°36'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.596944444444,15.610277777778

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.

Amphibole	Andalusite	Arsenic	Beryl	Botryogen	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chloritoid	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper	Epidote	Epsomite	Garnet	Geocronite	Halotrichite	Humite	Junoite
Kaolinite	Kobellite	Lillianite	Melanterite	Meneghinite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Stibnite	Talc
Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite

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 Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Andalusite Arsenic Beryl Botryogen Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chloritoid Clay
Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper Epidote Epsomite Garnet Geocronite Halotrichite Humite Junoite
Kaolinite Kobellite Lillianite Melanterite Meneghinite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Prehnite
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Stibnite Talc
Tetradymite Tetrahedrite

61 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Almandine ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Botryogen ()*	Calcite ()*	Cannizzarite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chloritoid ()*	Chondrodite ()*	Clausthalite ()*
Copiapite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cosalite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Ferronigerite-2N1S ()*
Friedrichite ()*	Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Gedrite ()*
Geocronite ()*	Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*
Hisingerite ()*	Ikunolite ()*	Junoite ()*	Laitakarite ()*	Lillianite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nevskite ()*	Nordströmite ()*
Pekoite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Staurolite ()*	Talc ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Weibullite ()*	Weissite ()*
Wittite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0		3419
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	0		2353
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	0		1310
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0		718
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	0		1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	0		1935
Botryogen ()*	Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O	0		45
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	0		27770
Cannizzarite ()*	None	Pb₈Bi₁₀S₂₃	0		41
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	0		5171
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	0		925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	0		27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	0		376
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	0		285
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	0		281
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	0		382
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	0		1008
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	0		344
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0		327
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	0		2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	0		4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	0		9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	0		8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	0		484
Ferronigerite-2N1S ()*	None	(Al,Fe,Zn)₂(Al,Sn)₆O₁₁(OH)	0		14
Friedrichite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₅Pb₅Bi₇S₁₈	0		43
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	0		445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	0		24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	0		192
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	0		178
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	0		133
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	111239	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	0		188
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	0		409
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	0		741
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	0		144
Ikunolite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄S₃	0		54
Junoite ()*	Junoite	Cu₂Pb₃Bi₈(S,Se)₁₆	0		18
Laitakarite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄(Se,S)₃	0		30
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	0		128
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	0		14899
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	0		915
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	0		17380
Nevskite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi(Se,S)	0		6
Nordströmite ()*	None	Pb₃CuBi₇(S,Se)₁₄	0		3
Pekoite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBi₁₁S₁₈	0		39
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	0		1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	0		39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	0		61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	0		5614
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	0		21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	0		1934
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	0		978
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	0		3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	111238	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	0		5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0		2562
Weibullite ()*	Kobellite	Ag_0.33Pb_5.33Bi_8.33(S,Se)₁₈	0		10
Weissite ()*	None	Cu_2-xTe	0		31
Wittite ()*	None	Pb₈Bi₁₀(S,Se)₂₃	0		15

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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