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Locality Name:
Saxberget Ore Field, Ludvika, Dalarna County, Sweden


mindat Locality ID: 14627
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14627.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Saxberget Ore Field, Ludvika, Dalarna County, Sweden": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Saxberget Mine

Latitude: 60°8'54"N
Longitude: 14°56'10"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.148333333333,14.936111111111
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: Ag Al C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al C Ca F Fe H Mg O Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumGarnetHumiteMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneRocksaltSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStaurolite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chondrodite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Gedrite  (*)
Hercynite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)311113432353
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21111343718
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111134327770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2111134327198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F20285
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41111343951
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1811113431008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O301797
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20327
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611113434135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O40445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS111134324243
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21111343178
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O40407
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4111134314899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211113435800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2111134339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811113439056
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO501516
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS111134321482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411113431934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1111343978
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211113432562


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