Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Knutsbo Mines, Möklinta Ore Field, Avesta, Dalarna County, Sweden

mindat Locality ID: 10900
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-10900.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Knutsbo Mines, Möklinta Ore Field, Avesta, Dalarna County, Sweden": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Daniel Mine
Hag Mine
Patron Mine
Sjö Mine

Latitude: 60°6'12"N
Longitude: 16°23'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.103333333333,16.384166666667

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.

Allanite	Amphibole	Beryl	Cerite	Clay	Corundum	Dollaseite	Epidote	Fornacite	Molybdenite
None	Not in a structural group	Spinel	Talc

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 Ca Ce F Fe H La Mg Mo O S Si

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Amphibole Beryl Cerite Clay Corundum Dollaseite Epidote Fornacite Molybdenite
None Not in a structural group Spinel Talc

11 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Cordierite ()*	Dollaseite-(Ce) ()*
Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Talc ()*
Törnebohmite-(Ce) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0		3419
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	3	111218,111219,111220	706
Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Cerite	(Ce₇Ca₂) Mg(SiO₄)₃(SiO₃OH)₄(OH)₃	1	111219	47
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	0		1008
Dollaseite-(Ce) ()*	Dollaseite Epidote	CaCe(Mg₂Al)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]F(OH)	3	111218,111219,111221	12
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	0		14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	111219,111220	14899
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	0		5800
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	0		1516
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	111219	3337
Törnebohmite-(Ce) ()*	Fornacite	Ce₂Al(SiO₄)₂(OH)	1	111218	23

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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