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

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

mindat Locality ID: 10743
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-10743.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dammgruvan Mine, Dammgruvan Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland County, Sweden": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 58°37'22"N
Longitude: 16°55'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.622777777778,16.924444444444

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 Au Bi Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Mo O Pb S Se Si Te W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Au Bi Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Mo O Pb S Se Si Te W 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteChalcostibiteCopperCovelliteDigeniteMeneghiniteMolybdeniteNonePyrite
PyroxeneRocksaltScheeliteSpinelTetradymite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Carrollite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Emplectite  (*)Gold  (*)
Hessite  (*)Kawazulite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
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
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3187818270315
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41878182705516
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S4187818270154
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218781827027198
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe187818270281
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1878182704165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1878182701027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61878182704135
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2187818270246
Gold  (*)CopperAu18781827030554
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te187818270804
Kawazulite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2Se18781827032
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418781827014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21878182705800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218781827039462
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1878182704894
Silver  (*)CopperAg1878182705186
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe187818270190
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3187818270276
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S187818270510
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21878182702562
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3187818270297



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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