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Locality Name:
Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden


mindat Locality ID: 17445
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17445.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden": 23
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 20

Number of Child Localities: 17
Child Localities:
Basttjärn Ore Field
Blyberg Ore Field
Frukost Mine
Getön
Hörken Silver Mine
Hörkengruvorna
Kopparberg
Krigstjärn Ore Field
Kvarnback Ore Field
Linnhöjden
Nya Kopparberget (Ljusnarsbergsfältet; Ljusnarsbergs Kopparmalmsgruvor)
Silkesberg Ore Field
Silverhytte Ore Field
Ställdalen
Udd Mine
Wigström Mine
Yxsjö Ore Field

Latitude: 59°59'9"N
Longitude: 14°54'26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.985833333333,14.907222222222

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 Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllargentumAmphiboleAndalusiteArsenicArsenopyriteBerylCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteEpidoteFluoriteGarnetHumite
HydrotalciteKaoliniteMalachiteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltScapoliteScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedrite
TitaniteValleriiteVesuvianiteWollastoniteWurtzite

63 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chondrodite  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Danalite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fayalite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gedrite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Grunerite  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Humite  (*)
Hydrotalcite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Meionite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Valleriite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)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)25112131,112134,112144,112146,1121503419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)37112130,112131,112137,112138,112141,112144,1121502353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO53112138,112141,1121471310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311121301534
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)22112136,112138718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2112138,1121419052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O63112137,112138,1121522060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211121505509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2112138,1121511966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32112138,1121501935
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S111112141843
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb1112138175
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2112137,11214027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11121525707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS211112130,112131,112138,112141,112142,112144,112145,112146,112148,112150,11215227198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F23112131,112138,112141285
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F21112138236
Copper  (*)CopperCu11121503846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O182112138,1121441008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11121394165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S31112138802
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21112138327
Danalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S2112150,11215258
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O66112131,112134,112137,112138,112140,1121504135
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)1112138180
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)5112134,112140,112145,112148,1121508173
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)1112138371
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)1112150551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF27112132,112134,112135,112140,112144,112149,1121529617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)11121381188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5112130,112131,112134,112138,11214424243
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21112138178
Gold  (*)CopperAu111213830554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)35112130,112134,112140,112142,1121501544
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)21112145223
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O68112131,112134,112140,112142,112145,112146,112151,112152741
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S1112152237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32112130,11214814640
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O1112150144
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2111213880
Hydrotalcite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2CO3(OH)16(H2O)4111213987
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311121505433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42112130,1121405591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O48112130,112131,112134,112141,112144,112145,112150,11215214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2111215012537
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)1112140176
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS212112131,112133,112134,112135,112138,112140,112142,112143,112148,112149,112150,1121525800
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1112140471
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22112140,11214839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83112141,112149,1121529056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO26112132,112140,112144,112147,112149,11215261156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)7112132,112135,112137,112140,112142,112149,1121524894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2112139,1121506417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS8112131,112134,112138,112141,112144,112146,112149,11215221482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O43112131,112138,1121391934
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S132112138,1121411803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1311121385317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2112148,1121524899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22112134,1121382562
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]2112138,112139237
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)104112130,112137,112140,1121491395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO35112130,112137,112140,112142,1121491247
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11121501025



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