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Locality Name:
Dammgruvan Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland County, Sweden

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1878
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1827

mindat Locality ID: 10742
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-10742.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dammgruvan Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland County, Sweden": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Dammgruvan Mine

Latitude: 58°37'21"N
Longitude: 16°55'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.6225,16.924444444444
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: Ag Al As Au Bi Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Se Si Te W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ca Co F Fe H K Mg O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayCobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDigeniteHumite
MeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSpinel
Tetradymite

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Carrollite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chondrodite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Emplectite  (*)Gold  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Kawazulite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)Tellurium  (*)
Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
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)21878182703419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3187818271112592315
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41878182711125925516
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S4187818271112592154
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218781827111259227198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F2187818270285
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe187818271112592281
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS187818270966
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1878182711125924165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1878182711125921027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61878182711125924135
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2187818271112592246
Gold  (*)CopperAu18781827111259230554
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6187818270741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O318781827014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te187818271112592804
Kawazulite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2Se18781827111259232
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418781827111259214899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21878182711125925800
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21878182702273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218781827111259239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218781827061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1878182711125924894
Silver  (*)CopperAg1878182711125925186
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe187818271112592190
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3187818271112592276
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S187818271112592510
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21878182711125922562
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3187818271112592297


2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
GFF120_315-00001187818641871±7  zircon  YesZircon  5796Tunaberg Cu-Co Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland County, SwedenTunabergLundström et al. (1998)10.1080/11035899809453225GFF120_315 
GFF120_315-00002184518271836±9  zircon  YesZircon  5796Tunaberg Cu-Co Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland County, SwedenTunabergLundström et al. (1998)10.1080/11035899809453225GFF120_315 

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