Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mörkhult Mine, Persberg, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1890
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1850

mindat Locality ID: 25266
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25266.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mörkhult Mine, Persberg, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 59°44'14"N
Longitude: 14°12'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.737222222222,14.214166666667

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.

Clinozoisite	Epidote	Gadolinite	None	Sphalerite

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 B Ca Fe H O S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ca Fe H O S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Clinozoisite Epidote Gadolinite None Sphalerite

3 IMA Minerals at location:

Datolite ()*	Epidote ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	1890	1850	498
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1890	1850	8173
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1890	1850	21482

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Kristen002401	1890	1850			Fe, Mn, S ore formation					Yes			Fe, Mn, S	220866	Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden	Bergslagen	Sundblad et al. (1993)	10.1016/0301-9268(93)90085-G	PR64_319

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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