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Locality Name:
Eda, Värmland County, Sweden


mindat Locality ID: 29810
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29810.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Eda, Värmland County, Sweden": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Åmotfors Copper Mine
Brattåsgruvan
Ulverud

Latitude: 59°44'2"N
Longitude: 12°20'43"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.733888888889,12.345277777778

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 C Ca Cu F Fe H Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFluorite
MalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSphalerite

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)Corundum  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Malachite  (*)Margarite  (*)
Nontronite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211127605509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42112759,1127605516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2112759,11276027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11127605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22112759,11276027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2112759,1127603531
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11127621025
Copper  (*)CopperCu11127603846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O311127621797
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O11127602970
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211127609617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS111276024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11127597437
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2111276012537
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)21112762168
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1112760471
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2111276061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS111276021482



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