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Locality Name:
Vetlanda, Jönköping County, Sweden


mindat Locality ID: 22027
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22027.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vetlanda, Jönköping County, Sweden": 80
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 67

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Alseda
Bäckaby
Bäckseda
Fröderyd
Fröryd Quarry
Karlstorp
Näshult
Ökna
Ramkvilla
Skede
Skråta Lake

Latitude: 57°21'49"N
Longitude: 15°7'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 57.363611111111,15.126944444444

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 Ba Bi C Ca Ce Co Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb Rh S Si Ta Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllaniteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleApatiteArsenicArsenopyriteBerylCalcite
ChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiaspore
DigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHarmotomeIlvaiteKaoliniteMalachite
MarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePrehnite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTalc
TitaniteWollastoniteZircon

85 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite-(Y)  (*)Anatase  (*)
Andradite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carrollite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Harmotome  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Ilvaite  (*)Iridium  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodium  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Thorianite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Yttrotantalite-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2111754,1117552793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11117278803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)8111718,111722,111723,111726,111727,111729,111730,111731706
Allanite-(Y)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaY(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)111172928
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO24111726,111727,111729,1117302162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)33111747,111750,1117541534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)5111723,111726,111727,111729,1117301036
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11117199052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O65111764,111765,111766,111770,1117802060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23111719,111731,1117365509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi4111719,111731,111732,1117621966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S39111719,111747,111750,111751,111754,111755,111756,111768,1117691935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS45111719,111722,111731,111732,1117545516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)25111719,111722,111731,111735,111736,111747,111748,111750,111751,111752,111754,111755,111756,111758,111761,111762,111764,111765,111766,111768,111769,111770,111785,111788,11179627770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S41111749154
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S6111721,111724,111731,111732,111733,1117875707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS241111719,111722,111726,111727,111729,111730,111731,111732,111733,111735,111736,111737,111738,111739,111746,111747,111749,111750,111751,111752,111753,111754,111755,111756,111757,111760,111761,111762,111763,111768,111769,111770,111771,111775,111783,111786,111787,111788,111791,111794,11179627198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O11117323531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)83111726,111727,1117291756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4111747,111750,111754,1117621025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS1111751966
Copper  (*)CopperCu2111719,1117313846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1811117191008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS10111732,111739,111747,111749,111750,111751,111755,111756,111768,1117694165
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)23111747,111750,111754327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2111719,1117322970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S2111731,1117321027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O617111719,111722,111731,111732,111735,111747,111750,111751,111752,111754,111755,111756,111761,111762,111764,111768,1117694135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23111719,111731,1117329895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61111722944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)22111718,111719,111722,111727,111729,111731,111732,111735,111736,111747,111750,111751,111752,111754,111755,111756,111761,111762,111768,111769,111771,1117888173
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O66111718,111726,111727,111729,111730,111773414
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO41111723196
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O3111723,111730,111732345
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)213111719,111735,111747,111750,111751,111752,111754,111755,111756,111761,111762,111768,111769129
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)214111722,111735,111747,111750,111751,111752,111754,111755,111756,111761,111762,111768,111769,111780271
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11117612740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)3111747,111750,1117541188
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O43111747,111754,111762445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS12111719,111723,111726,111736,111747,111750,111754,111755,111756,111757,111762,11176924243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11111735,111747,111750,111751,111754,111755,111756,111762,111768,111769,1117977437
Gold  (*)CopperAu17111719,111720,111722,111736,111739,111747,111749,111750,111751,111754,111755,111756,111768,111769,111785,111786,11178730554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)35111731,111732,111747,111750,1117541544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11117226890
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O1111722290
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O68111747,111750,111754,111755,111756,111762,111768,111769741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O37111719,111726,111727,111729,111730,111780,11178614640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O314111719,111726,111727,111729,111730,111737,111747,111750,111755,111756,111768,111769,111773,1117805433
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)4111747,111750,111754,111768197
Iridium  (*)CopperIr1111722162
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62111729,1117302228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411117195591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O2111719,1117221271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418111719,111722,111726,111727,111729,111730,111737,111747,111750,111754,111755,111756,111762,111768,111769,111780,111792,11179414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)210111719,111721,111722,111724,111731,111732,111736,111752,111788,11179612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS212111719,111735,111747,111750,111751,111752,111755,111756,111761,111762,111768,1117695674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS29111747,111750,111751,111754,111755,111756,111762,111768,111769252
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)7111723,111726,111727,111729,111730,111773,1117794924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS25111723,111729,111730,111747,1117625800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO33111723,111731,111732140
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1111773945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)228111719,111723,111726,111727,111729,111730,111731,111732,111735,111742,111743,111744,111747,111750,111751,111752,111754,111755,111756,111761,111762,111768,111769,111773,111774,111777,111785,11179017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11117802349
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S811117221512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211117192273
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)61111729121
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)22111719,1117221898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS242111719,111722,111723,111726,111727,111729,111730,111731,111732,111733,111735,111736,111738,111740,111743,111746,111747,111750,111751,111752,111753,111754,111755,111756,111757,111760,111761,111762,111763,111768,111769,111770,111771,111775,111783,111785,111786,111787,111788,111791,111794,11179639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S822111719,111722,111726,111727,111729,111735,111737,111738,111747,111750,111751,111752,111754,111755,111756,111760,111761,111762,111768,111769,111775,1117839056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO243111719,111723,111726,111727,111728,111729,111730,111731,111732,111733,111735,111736,111738,111739,111740,111742,111743,111744,111746,111747,111749,111750,111751,111752,111754,111755,111756,111760,111761,111762,111768,111769,111773,111774,111779,111781,111783,111785,111786,111787,111788,111790,11179161156
Rhodium  (*)CopperRh111172217
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211117735614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12111719,111731,111732,111735,111752,111754,111761,111767,111771,111772,111776,1117884894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11117616417
Silver  (*)CopperAg2111731,1117395186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS12111719,111747,111750,111751,111752,111754,111755,111756,111762,111768,111769,11177521482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)27111719,111731,111732,111737,111747,111750,1117543337
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO23111726,111727,111729236
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O23111718,111719,111723,111726,111727,111728,111729,111730,111731,111732,111735,111747,111750,111751,111752,111754,111755,111756,111761,111762,111768,111769,1117734899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)23111747,111750,1117542562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO26111723,111726,111727,111729,111730,1117322718
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO35111719,111731,111732,111762,1117881247
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)5111723,111726,111727,111729,111730939
Yttrotantalite-(Y)  (*)Columbite(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)42111726,11172751
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12111729,111735,111747,111750,111751,111752,111755,111756,111761,111762,111768,1117695251



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