Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Sala Silver Mine, Sala, Västmanland County, Sweden

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1890
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1800

mindat Locality ID: 3170
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3170.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sala Silver Mine, Sala, Västmanland County, Sweden": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 59°54'28"N
Longitude: 16°34'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.907777777778,16.578888888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Allargentum	Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Cubanite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet
Geocronite	Gypsum	Humite	Löllingite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Palygorskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sartorite	Scheelite	Serpentine	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Ullmannite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite

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 B Ba C Ca Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B Ba C Ca Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Amphibole Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum Cubanite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet
Geocronite Gypsum Humite Löllingite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Palygorskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sartorite Scheelite Serpentine Sphalerite
Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline Ullmannite Wollastonite Wurtzite

79 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Allargentum ()*
Andradite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Annite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Antimony ()*
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Breithauptite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Costibite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Diaphorite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Dyscrasite ()*	Epidote ()*	Eugenite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Freieslebenite ()*	Galena ()*	Geocronite ()*
Grossular ()*	Gudmundite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*
Humite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Luanheite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Massicot ()*	Mercury ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Microcline ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Moschellandsbergite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Palygorskite ()*	Paraschachnerite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Schachnerite ()*
Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Twinnite ()*	Ullmannite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1890	1800	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1890	1800	3419
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	1890	1800	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1890	1800	8803
Allargentum ()*	Allargentum	Ag_1-xSb_x (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)	1890	1800	69
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1890	1800	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1890	1800	1588
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1890	1800	356
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1890	1800	708
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	1890	1800	363
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	1890	1800	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1890	1800	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1890	1800	11547
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	1890	1800	843
Breithauptite ()*	Nickeline	NiSb	1890	1800	175
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1890	1800	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1890	1800	27198
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1890	1800	951
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	1800	1800	2600
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1890	1800	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1890	1800	966
Costibite ()*	Löllingite	CoSbS	1890	1800	19
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1890	1800	802
Diaphorite ()*	None	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	1890	1800	126
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1890	1800	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1890	1800	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1890	1800	648
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	1890	1800	180
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1890	1800	8173
Eugenite ()*	None	Ag₁₁Hg₂	1800	1800	17
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1890	1800	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	1890	1800	663
Freieslebenite ()*	None	AgPbSbS₃	1890	1800	105
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1890	1800	24243
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	1890	1800	133
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1890	1800	1544
Gudmundite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeSbS	1890	1800	170
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1890	1800	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1890	1800	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1890	1800	804
Humite ()*	Humite	Mg₇(SiO₄)₃F₂	1890	1800	80
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1890	1800	5433
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	1890	1800	784
Luanheite ()*	None	Ag₃Hg	1800	1800	17
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1890	1800	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1890	1800	12537
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	1890	1800	202
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	1800	1800	397
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	1890	1800	300
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1890	1800	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1890	1870	5800
Moschellandsbergite ()*	None	Ag₂Hg₃	1800	1800	24
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1890	1800	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	1890	1800	633
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1890	1800	2349
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	1890	1800	306
Paraschachnerite ()*	None	Ag₃Hg₂	1800	1800	11
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1890	1800	2273
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	1890	1800	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1890	1800	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1890	1800	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1890	1800	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1890	1800	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1890	1800	5614
Schachnerite ()*	None	Ag_1.1Hg_0.9	1800	1800	14
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1890	1800	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1890	1800	2705
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1890	1800	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1890	1800	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	1890	1800	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1890	1800	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1890	1800	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1890	1800	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1890	1800	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1890	1800	2562
Twinnite ()*	Sartorite	PbSbAsS₄	1890	1800	16
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	1890	1800	293
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1890	1800	1247
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1890	1800	1025

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Hg-00029	1800	1800										Eugenite, Luanheite, Mercury, Moschellandsbergite, Paraschachnerite, Schachnerite	Hg	3170	Sala Silver Mine, Sala, Västmanland County, Sweden		Kieft et al. (1987); Zakrzewski and Burke (1987); Allen et al. (1996); (Erik Jonsson; University of Uppsala; personal communications)
	Mo-00050	1890	1870		U-Pb								Molybdenite	Mo	3170	Sala Silver Mine, Sala, Västmanland County, Sweden		Allen et al. (1996)	10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.979	EG91_979

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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