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Locality Name:
Åmmeberg, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2881
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1865

mindat Locality ID: 24110
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24110.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Åmmeberg, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Högmon Mine

Latitude: 58°54'3"N
Longitude: 15°1'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.900833333333,15.020277777778

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 As Co Fe H K O S Sb Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteClayCorundumDiasporeMarcasiteMicaNoneRutileZircon

8 IMA Minerals at location:
Glaucodot  (*)Goethite  (*)Gudmundite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Rutile  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS288118651112028131
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2881186511120287437
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS288118651112028170
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32881186511120285433
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22881186511120285674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)228811865111202817380
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22881186511120285614
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2881190711120285251



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000293Component of the Åmmeberg Zn-Pb district in Sweden, more precisely the lowermost unit in the Emme Group
Giersdorf_00000294Component of the Åmmeberg Zn-Pb district in Sweden, more precisely the lowermost unit in the Emme Group
Giersdorf_00000295Component of the Åmmeberg Zn-Pb district in Sweden, more precisely the lowermost unit in the Emme Group
Giersdorf_00000296Component of the Åmmeberg Zn-Pb district in Sweden, unit overlaying the lowermost part of the Emme group which is a homogeneous, medium-grained arkose
Giersdorf_00000297Component of the Åmmeberg Zn-Pb district in Sweden, unit overlaying the lowermost part of the Emme group which is a homogeneous, medium-grained arkose
Giersdorf_00000298Component of the Åmmeberg Zn-Pb district in Sweden, this unit overlies the Närkesberg arkose
Giersdorf_00000299Component of the Åmmeberg Zn-Pb district in Sweden, this unit is the lateral correlative of the Mariedamm Volcanic Unit


7 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
Giersdorf_00000293191918831901±18U-Pb       24110Åmmeberg, Askersund, Örebro County, SwedenMösjön unitKumpulainen et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1009EG91_1009 
Giersdorf_00000294191918831901±18U-Pb       24110Åmmeberg, Askersund, Örebro County, SwedenGökberget unitKumpulainen et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1009EG91_1009 
Giersdorf_00000295191918831901±18U-Pb       24110Åmmeberg, Askersund, Örebro County, SwedenIgelfors FormationKumpulainen et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1009EG91_1009 
Giersdorf_00000296201119071959±52Pb-PbTwo ages of zircons found in the arkose layer of the Närkesberg Formation are derived from Paleoproterozoic and Archean sources    Zircon 24110Åmmeberg, Askersund, Örebro County, SwedenNärkesberg FormationKumpulainen et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1009EG91_1009 
Giersdorf_00000297288125252703±178Pb-PbTwo ages of zircons found in the arkose layer of the Närkesberg Formation are derived from Paleoproterozoic and Archean sources    Zircon 24110Åmmeberg, Askersund, Örebro County, SwedenNärkesberg FormationKumpulainen et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1009EG91_1009 
Giersdorf_00000298192418651924-1865U-Pb       24110Åmmeberg, Askersund, Örebro County, SwedenMariedamm Volcanic UnitKumpulainen et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1009EG91_1009Age is associated with the deposition of the Zinkgruvan Zn-Pb-Ag ores and its related Höksjön limestone sequence.
Giersdorf_00000299192418651924-1865U-Pb       24110Åmmeberg, Askersund, Örebro County, SwedenGodegård Volcanic UnitKumpulainen et al. (1996)10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1009EG91_1009Age is associated with the deposition of the Zinkgruvan Zn-Pb-Ag ores and its related Höksjön limestone sequence.


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