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Locality Name:
Stollberg Orefield, Väster Silvberg, Smedjebacken, Dalarna County, Sweden


mindat Locality ID: 14619
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14619.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Stollberg Orefield, Väster Silvberg, Smedjebacken, Dalarna County, Sweden": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Gårdmyra Mine
Garpenberg Mine
Stollberg Mine

Latitude: 60°11'13"N
Longitude: 15°16'43"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.186944444444,15.278611111111

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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: Al As Au C Ca F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au C Ca F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteArsenopyriteBerylCalciteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumDiaspore
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHumiteKaoliniteLöllingiteMicaNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteTalc

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Diaspore  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gedrite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Grunerite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Humite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyroxmangite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Talc  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)311114052353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO501310
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2111406,1114079052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O602060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1801008
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)0481
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)20129
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211114069617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O40445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2111405,11140624243
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)20178
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11114057437
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)20223
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O60741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3111140714640
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2080
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs20762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42111406,11140714899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO30147
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO501516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS111140621482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)0978
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-182Stollberg Mine, Stollberg Orefield, Väster Silvberg, Smedjebacken, Dalarna County, Swedenhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-176-to-fkm-200/#FKM-182


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