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Locality Name:
Pajsberg, Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1890
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1825

mindat Locality ID: 21121
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21121.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pajsberg, Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Björkgruvan
Flaksgruvan
Harstigen Mine
Jon Jonsgruvan
Olov Jonsgruvan
Stora Pajsberg Mine

Latitude: 59°47'1"N
Longitude: 14°18'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.783611111111,14.315833333333
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 Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllactiteAllaniteAllophaneAmphiboleApatiteApophylliteAragoniteBaryteBeryl
BerylloniteBruciteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteDiasporeDigeniteDomeykiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoceriteFluoriteGarnetGypsum
HematoliteHumiteHydrotalciteIlvaiteKaoliniteLöllingiteMagnetoplumbiteMalachiteMargarosaniteMica
MolybdeniteMolybdophylliteNadoriteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePectolitePerovskitePhenakitePrehnite
PumpellyitePyritePyrochlorePyrosmalitePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRoseliteRutile
ScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelTalcTetrahedriteThomsoniteTitanite
VesuvianiteVivianiteWagneriteWollastoniteZircon

147 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Adelite  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Alamosite  (*)Albite  (*)
Algodonite  (*)Allactite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Alleghanyite  (*)Almandine  (*)
Andradite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Barylite  (*)Barysilite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bementite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Birnessite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brandtite  (*)Bromellite  (*)Brucite  (*)
Bustamite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caryopilite  (*)Celsian  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cymrite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Domeykite  (*)Ecdemite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Flinkite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Friedelite  (*)Gageite  (*)Galena  (*)
Ganophyllite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gonyerite  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Harstigite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hedyphane  (*)
Heliophyllite  (*)Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)Hematolite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)
Hydrocerussite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Ilvaite  (*)Inesite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)
Jagoite  (*)Joesmithite  (*)Johannsenite  (*)Johnbaumite  (*)Julgoldite-(Fe2+)  (*)
Kentrolite  (*)Kirschsteinite  (*)Koutekite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)Lead  (*)
Leucophoenicite  (*)Litharge  (*)Lizardite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Macedonite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Magnetoplumbite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Manganohörnesite  (*)
Manganosite  (*)Margarosanite  (*)Melanotekite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Molybdophyllite  (*)Monimolite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nadorite  (*)
Neotocite  (*)Oxyplumboroméite  (*)Pectolite  (*)Pennantite  (*)Phenakite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Potassic-richterite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyroaurite  (*)
Pyrochroite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrosmalite-(Mn)  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Richterite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sahlinite  (*)
Sarkinite  (*)Schallerite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)Sonolite  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tephroite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Tilasite  (*)Titanite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Domeykite-β  (*)Trimerite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Xonotlite  (*)
Zircon  (*)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)21825182511128803419
Adelite  (*)AdeliteCaMg(AsO4)(OH)18251825111288013
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6182518251112880286
Alamosite  (*)Not in a structural groupPbSiO318251825111288017
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1825182511128808803
Algodonite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu1-xAsx (x ≈ 0.15)18251825111288041
Allactite  (*)AllactiteMn2+7(AsO4)2(OH)818251825111288011
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)182518251112880706
Alleghanyite  (*)HumiteMn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)218251825111288077
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31825182511128802353
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3189018252112880,1128831534
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2182518251112880718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4182518251112880708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)189018252112880,1128833250
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21825182511128805509
Barylite  (*)NoneBaBe2Si2O718251825111288033
Barysilite  (*)NonePb8Mn(Si2O7)31825182511128809
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)189018253112879,112880,11288311547
Bementite  (*)ClayMn7Si6O15(OH)8182518251112880173
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7182518251112880450
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O182518251112880178
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41825182511128805516
Brandtite  (*)RoseliteCa2Mn2+(AsO4)2·2H2O18251825111288018
Bromellite  (*)NoneBeO1825182511128809
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2182518251112880462
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)2182518251112880101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)189018252112880,11288327770
Caryopilite  (*)Clay SerpentineMn2+3Si2O5(OH)418251825111288083
Celsian  (*)FeldsparBa(Al2Si2O8)182518251112880100
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)189018252112880,1128834979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1825182511128805707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218251825111288027198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F2189018501112883285
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1825182511128803531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81825182511128801756
Copper  (*)CopperCu1825182511128803846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181890185011128831008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1825182511128804165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1825182511128802970
Cymrite  (*)NoneBa(Si,Al)4(O,OH)8·H2O18251825111288046
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1825182511128801027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6189018252112880,1128834135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2189018252112880,1128839895
Domeykite  (*)DomeykiteCu3As18251825111288073
Ecdemite  (*)NonePb6As3+2O7Cl4189018252112880,11288312
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1825182511128808173
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2182518251112880129
Flinkite  (*)AllactiteMn2+2Mn3+(AsO4)(OH)41825182511128806
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1825182511128802740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O182518251112880303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21825182511128809617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1890185011128831188
Friedelite  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+8Si6O15(OH)1018251825111288040
Gageite  (*)NoneMn2+21Si8O27(OH)2018251825111288014
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS189018253112879,112880,11288324243
Ganophyllite  (*)Clay(K,Na)xMn2+6(Si,Al)10O24(OH)4·nH2O (x = 1-2; n = 7-11)189018252112880,11288345
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1825182511128807437
Gonyerite  (*)Chlorite ClayMn2+5Fe3+(Si3Fe3+O10)(OH)818251825111288011
Graphite  (*)NoneC1825182511128802812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31825182511128801544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1825182511128806890
Harstigite  (*)NoneCa6Be4Mn2+(SiO4)2(Si2O7)2(OH)21825182511128801
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4189018252112880,112883350
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6182518251112880741
Hedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl18251825111288048
Heliophyllite  (*)NonePb6As2O7Cl418251825111288011
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S182518251112880237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3189018253112879,112880,11288314640
Hematolite  (*)Hematolite(Mn,Mg,Al)15(AsO4)2(AsO3)(OH)231825182511128805
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O189018501112883144
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)2189018252112880,112883201
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31825182511128805433
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)182518251112880197
Inesite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+7Si10O28(OH)2·5H2O18251825111288050
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O4189018252112880,112883172
Jagoite  (*)NonePb18Fe3+4[Si4(Si,Fe3+)6][Pb4Si16(Si,Fe)4]O82Cl61825182511128802
Joesmithite  (*)AmphibolePb2+Ca2(Mg3Fe3+2)(Si6Be2)O22(OH)21825182511128802
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O6189018252112880,11288373
Johnbaumite  (*)ApatiteCa5(AsO4)3(OH)1825182511128808
Julgoldite-(Fe2+)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2Fe2+Fe3+2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O18251825111288015
Kentrolite  (*)NonePb2Mn3+2O2(Si2O7)18251825111288022
Kirschsteinite  (*)OlivineCaFe2+(SiO4)18251825111288033
Koutekite  (*)NoneCu5As218251825111288018
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)2182518251112880234
Lead  (*)CopperPb189018252112880,112883192
Leucophoenicite  (*)HumiteMn2+7(SiO4)3(OH)218251825111288010
Litharge  (*)NonePbO182518251112880139
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4182518251112880359
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2182518251112880762
Macedonite  (*)PerovskitePbTiO31825182511128805
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4189018253112879,112880,11288314899
Magnetoplumbite  (*)MagnetoplumbitePbFe3+12O191825182511128807
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)218251825111288012537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)189018501112883770
Manganohörnesite  (*)VivianiteMn2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O1825182511128809
Manganosite  (*)RocksaltMnO18251825111288073
Margarosanite  (*)MargarosaniteCa2PbSi3O91825182511128806
Melanotekite  (*)NonePb2Fe3+2O2(Si2O7)189018252112880,11288322
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1825182511128804924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21825182511128805800
Molybdophyllite  (*)MolybdophyllitePb8Mg9[Si10O28(OH)8O2(CO3)3]·H2O1825182511128803
Monimolite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7189018252112880,1128835
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1825182511128801508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218251825111288017380
Nadorite  (*)NadoritePbSb3+O2Cl18251825111288018
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)189018252112880,112883186
Oxyplumboroméite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb2O718251825111288033
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)182518251112880363
Pennantite  (*)Chlorite ClayMn2+5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)818251825111288025
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)182518251112880326
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21825182511128802273
Potassic-richterite  (*)AmphiboleK(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2189018252112880,11288321
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21825182511128801898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218251825111288039462
Pyroaurite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O18251825111288089
Pyrochroite  (*)BruciteMn2+(OH)2189018252112880,11288356
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21825182511128803106
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3189018252112880,112883244
Pyrosmalite-(Mn)  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)1018251825111288025
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2189018252112879,11288061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)189018252112880,1128831711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)189018252112880,112883969
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2189018252112880,112883148
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21825182511128805614
Sahlinite  (*)NonePb14O9(AsO4)2Cl41825182511128804
Sarkinite  (*)WagneriteMn2+2(AsO4)(OH)189018252112880,11288330
Schallerite  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+16As3+3Si12O36(OH)171825182511128808
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1825182511128804894
Silver  (*)CopperAg1825182511128805186
Sonolite  (*)HumiteMn2+9(SiO4)4(OH)218251825111288050
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31825182511128801214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18251825111288021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21825182511128803337
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)189018252112880,112883240
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131825182511128805317
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O182518251112880452
Tilasite  (*)TitaniteCaMg(AsO4)F18251825111288034
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1825182511128804899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O182518251112880433
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2189018252112879,1128802562
Domeykite-β  (*)FluoceriteCu3As1825182511128806
Trimerite  (*)BerylloniteCaBe3Mn2+2(SiO4)31825182511128803
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O182518251112880652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10189018252112880,1128831395
Xonotlite  (*)NoneCa6Si6O17(OH)2182518251112880109
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1825182511128805251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1825182511128801025


2 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
Kristen00240118901850  Fe, Mn, S ore formation   Yes Fe, Mn, S220866Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, SwedenBergslagenSundblad et al. (1993)10.1016/0301-9268(93)90085-GPR64_319 
Be-00017182518251825  high    HarstigiteBe3182Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden Jonsson (2004) MSUDGG_318 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070170Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Swedenhttps://rruff.info/R070170
R070261Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Swedenhttps://rruff.info/R070261
R070211Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Swedenhttps://rruff.info/R070211

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