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Locality Name:
Folkärna, Avesta, Dalarna County, Sweden


mindat Locality ID: 30784
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30784.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Folkärna, Avesta, Dalarna County, Sweden": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Bäsinge Mine
Daniel Mine
Klint Mine
Knutsbo Mine
Lövsved Mine
Mangan Mine
Packalin Mine

Latitude: 60°7'7"N
Longitude: 16°21'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.118611111111,16.359444444444
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 C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBrauniteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCorundumEpidote
FeldsparGarnetGypsumMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodonite
RutileSpinelTalcTitaniteZircon

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinoenstatite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Kentrolite  (*)
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Rutile  (*)Talc  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11112138803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311112131534
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)1111211483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111121327770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2111120927198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811112131756
Clinoenstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6111121394
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11112131025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS1111209966
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62111211,1112134135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2111213,1112158173
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)311112131544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11112136890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3111121114640
Kentrolite  (*)NonePb2Mn3+2O2(Si2O7)111121122
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)21111213238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43111209,111211,11121314899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11112134924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211112095800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22111209,11121339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82111209,1112139056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2111121361156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)2111211,111214969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22111210,1112125614
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22111209,1112133337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11112134899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211112132562
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11112135251


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