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Locality Name:
Rättvik, Dalarna County, Sweden

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1800
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1700

mindat Locality ID: 24665
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24665.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rättvik, Dalarna County, Sweden": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Boda
Draggängarna
Mårtanberg
Osmundsberget

Latitude: 60°57'7"N
Longitude: 15°11'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.951944444444,15.189444444444
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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayFluoriteGarnetMarcasiteMicaNickeline
NonePyriteRocksaltSphalerite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gedrite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31800170011113582353
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)18001700111135511547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41800170011113585516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)180017002111355,11135927770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1800170011113585707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218001700111135827198
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2180017002111355,1113569617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18001700111135524243
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2180017001111358178
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21800170011113555674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218001700111135817380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2180017003111355,111356,11135839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81800170011113559056
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18001700111135521482


1 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
Kristen00245218001700  ductile shear age   Yes  24585Sandviken, Gävleborg County, SwedenRattvik-Sandviken Shear ZoneTirén and Beckholmen (1990)10.1080/11035899009453195`GFSF112_197 

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