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Locality Name:
Fagersta, Västmanland County, Sweden


mindat Locality ID: 18470
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18470.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fagersta, Västmanland County, Sweden": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Lindbo Quarry
Nordstjärne Mine
Semla Ore Field
Västanfors

Latitude: 59°58'50"N
Longitude: 15°45'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.980555555556,15.762777777778
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFluoriteGarnet
MolybdeniteNoneOlivinePyroxeneRocksaltSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelTalcVesuvianite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fayalite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)
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)23113120,113122,1131243419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)311131222353
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21113123718
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2111312027198
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41113119951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811131191756
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O182113122,1131241008
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)22113122,113123327
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62113122,1131244135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22113120,1131229895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11131208173
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)1113122371
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211131199617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS111312224243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O33113120,113122,11312314640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O45113118,113120,113122,113123,11312414899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS24113118,113120,113122,1131235800
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2113120,11312221482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)211131193337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)25113118,113119,113120,113122,1131242562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1011131181395


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