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Locality Name:
Storliden Mine, Malå, Västerbotten County, Sweden

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 17055
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17055.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Storliden Mine, Malå, Västerbotten County, Sweden": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 65°13'50"N
Longitude: 18°52'54"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 65.230555555556,18.881666666667
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 As Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllargentumAmphiboleArsenicArsenoliteArsenopyriteBerylBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteCopperCubaniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetHumiteLöllingiteMica
NickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelVesuvianite
WollastoniteWurtziteXanthoconite

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Allargentum  (*)Almandine  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Arsenic  (*)
Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gudmundite  (*)Humite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Xanthoconite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
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)21950195003419
Allargentum  (*)AllargentumAg1-xSbx (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)19501950069
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31950195002353
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2195019500718
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs195019500379
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3195019500231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1950195009052
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31950195001089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)19501950027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS219501950027198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181950195001008
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3195019500802
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61950195004135
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)195019500180
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1950195008173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21950195009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS19501950024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu19501950030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1950195002812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31950195001544
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS195019500170
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F219501950080
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2195019500762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O419501950014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1950195004924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219501950017380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21950195002273
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS31950195001425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS219501950039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81950195009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO219501950061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1950195004894
Silver  (*)CopperAg1950195005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS19501950021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41950195001934
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21950195002562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101950195001395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31950195001247
Xanthoconite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3AsS319501950089
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1950195001025


4 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
MD25_50-00004189018901890     Yes  13955Kristineberg Mine, Malå, Västerbotten County, SwedenKristinebergVaasjoki and Vivallo (1990)10.1007/BF03326383MD25_50 
MD25_50-00003189018901890     Yes  10914Rävliden Mine, Malå, Västerbotten County, SwedenRävlidenVaasjoki and Vivallo (1990)10.1007/BF03326383MD25_50 
vms-009482500541Proterozoic     Yes  18578Rudtjebäcken Mine, Malå, Västerbotten County, SwedenRudtjebackenMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-0095019501950Proterozoic or Ordovician       S17055Storliden Mine, Malå, Västerbotten County, SwedenStorlidenMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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