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Locality Name:
Gåsgruvan Quarry, Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1890
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1850

mindat Locality ID: 21979
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21979.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gåsgruvan Quarry, Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 59°43'51"N
Longitude: 14°13'49"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.730833333333,14.230277777778

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allanite	Amphibole	Apatite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Axinite	Baryte	Braunite	Brucite
Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Descloizite
Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Humite	Hydrotalcite	Ilvaite	Kobellite	Ludwigite
Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Palygorskite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scapolite	Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc
Titanite	Valleriite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Woodwardite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U V W Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Amphibole Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Axinite Baryte Braunite Brucite
Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Descloizite
Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Humite Hydrotalcite Ilvaite Kobellite Ludwigite
Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Palygorskite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scapolite Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Talc
Titanite Valleriite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Woodwardite Wurtzite Zircon

78 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Almandine ()*	Andradite ()*
Anorthite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*
Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Braunite ()*	Brucite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chondrodite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinohumite ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fayalite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Fluorite ()*	Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*
Goethite ()*	Grossular ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Humite ()*
Ilvaite ()*	Ludwigite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnetite ()*	Meionite ()*
Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Palygorskite ()*
Periclase ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pigeonite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyroaurite ()*	Pyrobelonite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spinel ()*	Szaibélyite ()*	Talc ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Valleriite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wermlandite ()*
Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1890	1850	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1890	1850	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1890	1850	706
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1890	1850	2353
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1890	1850	1534
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1890	1850	1036
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1890	1850	708
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1890	1850	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1890	1850	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1890	1850	2060
Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Mn²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	1890	1850	88
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1890	1850	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1890	1850	5516
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	1890	1850	483
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	1890	1850	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1890	1850	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1890	1850	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	1890	1850	285
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1890	1850	1756
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	1890	1850	236
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1890	1850	1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1890	1850	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1890	1850	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1890	1850	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1890	1850	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1890	1850	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1890	1850	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1890	1850	8173
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	1890	1850	371
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1890	1850	2740
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	1890	1850	303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1890	1850	9617
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	1890	1850	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1890	1850	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	1890	1850	192
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1890	1850	7437
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1890	1850	1544
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1890	1850	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1890	1850	14640
Humite ()*	Humite	Mg₇(SiO₄)₃F₂	1890	1850	80
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	1890	1850	197
Ludwigite ()*	Ludwigite	Mg₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)	1890	1850	134
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1890	1850	238
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1890	1850	14899
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)	1890	1850	176
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1890	1850	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1890	1850	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1890	1850	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1890	1850	17380
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	1890	1850	306
Periclase ()*	Rocksalt	MgO	1890	1850	114
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1890	1850	2273
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆	1890	1850	303
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1890	1850	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1890	1850	39462
Pyroaurite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Fe³⁺₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆·4H₂O	1890	1850	89
Pyrobelonite ()*	Descloizite	PbMn²⁺VO₄(OH)	1890	1850	21
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1890	1850	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1890	1850	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1890	1850	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1890	1850	1711
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1890	1850	4894
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1890	1850	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1890	1850	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1890	1850	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1890	1850	1934
Szaibélyite ()*	None	MgBO₂(OH)	1890	1850	87
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1890	1850	3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1890	1850	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1890	1850	2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1890	1850	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	1890	1850	890
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	1890	1850	237
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1890	1850	1395
Wermlandite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	Mg₇Al₂(OH)₁₈[Ca(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂·6H₂O	1890	1850	2
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1890	1850	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1890	1850	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1890	1850	1025

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Kristen002401	1890	1850			Fe, Mn, S ore formation					Yes			Fe, Mn, S	220866	Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden	Bergslagen	Sundblad et al. (1993)	10.1016/0301-9268(93)90085-G	PR64_319

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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