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Locality Name:
Gruvdalen Mine (Skeppsdal), Österåker, Stockholm County, Sweden

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1797
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1793

mindat Locality ID: 12107
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12107.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gruvdalen Mine (Skeppsdal), Österåker, Stockholm County, Sweden": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 59°30'31"N
Longitude: 18°26'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.508611111111,18.434166666667

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: Al B Be Ca Cu F Fe H K Na O S Si W Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Ca Cu F Fe H K Na O S Si W Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerylClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteMicaMilariteNoneNot in a structural group
QuartzScheeliteTopazTourmalineZircon

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Margarite  (*)Microcline  (*)Milarite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Topaz  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1797179308803
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2179717930606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181797179304286
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1797179305707
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1797179301025
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21797179309617
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2179717930168
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1797179304924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O179717930156
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217971793017380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO217971793061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1797179304894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1797179302705
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21797179301476
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1797179305251



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
Bradley_2012_112179717931795±2U/Pb columbite, tantalite     12107Gruvdalen Mine (Skeppsdal), Österåker, Stockholm County, SwedenGruvdalenMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 


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