Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Gåsgruvan, Gåsgruvan Ore Field, Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

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

mindat Locality ID: 21981
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21981.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gåsgruvan, Gåsgruvan Ore Field, Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 59°43'53"N
Longitude: 14°13'48"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.731388888889,14.23

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	Apatite	Baryte	Braunite	Brucite	Calcite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Descloizite	Diaspore
Epidote	Fluorite	Garnet	None	Palygorskite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Spinel	Talc	Vesuvianite

Baryte ()*	Braunite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Grossular ()*	Groutite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Manganite ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Periclase ()*	Pyrobelonite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Spinel ()*	Talc ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*

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 Ba C Ca F Fe H Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si V

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca F Fe H Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si V

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Baryte Braunite Brucite Calcite Clay Clinozoisite Descloizite Diaspore
Epidote Fluorite Garnet None Palygorskite Rocksalt Rutile Spinel Talc Vesuvianite

19 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1890	1850	11547
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	1890	1850	483
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	1890	1850	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1890	1850	27770
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1890	1850	1025
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1890	1850	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1890	1850	9617
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1890	1850	1544
Groutite ()*	Diaspore	Mn³⁺O(OH)	1890	1850	72
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1890	1850	14899
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	1890	1850	770
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	1890	1850	306
Periclase ()*	Rocksalt	MgO	1890	1850	114
Pyrobelonite ()*	Descloizite	PbMn²⁺VO₄(OH)	1890	1850	21
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1890	1850	1711
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1890	1850	1934
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1890	1850	3337
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1890	1850	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1890	1850	1395

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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