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Locality Name:
Getö Norra Mine, Getön, Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

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

mindat Locality ID: 13954
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13954.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Getö Norra Mine, Getön, Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 59°45'40"N
Longitude: 14°17'14"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.761111111111,14.287222222222

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: As Bi Cu Fe Mo Ni O Pb S Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Bi Cu Fe Mo Ni O Pb S Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicArsenopyriteChalcopyriteCorundumCubaniteMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyriteRocksalt
SphaleriteSpinelStibniteWurtzite

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1890185009052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1890185001966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31890185001935
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218901850027198
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3189018500802
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18901850024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O318901850014640
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)189018500451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418901850014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21890185005800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218901850039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81890185009056
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18901850021482



1 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
Kristen00240118901850  Fe, Mn, S ore formation   Yes Fe, Mn, S220866Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, SwedenBergslagenSundblad et al. (1993)10.1016/0301-9268(93)90085-GPR64_319 


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