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Locality Name:
Stora Pajsberg Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1890
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1850

mindat Locality ID: 3181
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3181.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Stora Pajsberg Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 59°47'4"N
Longitude: 14°19'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.784444444444,14.3175

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 Ba C Ca Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleAragoniteBaryteBerylBruciteCalciteClayCopperCorundum
GarnetHumiteKaoliniteNoneOlivinePyrochlorePyroxeneRhodoniteRocksaltRutile
SpinelVesuvianiteWagnerite

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chondrodite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Ecdemite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Ganophyllite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hisingerite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Johannsenite  (*)Lead  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Manganite  (*)Melanotekite  (*)Monimolite  (*)Neotocite  (*)
Potassic-richterite  (*)Pyrochroite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Richterite  (*)Sarkinite  (*)Tephroite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31890185001534
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1890185003250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)18901850011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)18901850027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1890185004979
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F2189018500285
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181890185001008
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61890185004135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21890185009895
Ecdemite  (*)NonePb6As3+2O7Cl418901850012
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1890185001188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18901850024243
Ganophyllite  (*)Clay(K,Na)xMn2+6(Si,Al)10O24(OH)4·nH2O (x = 1-2; n = 7-11)18901850045
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4189018500350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O318901850014640
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O189018500144
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)2189018500201
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O4189018500172
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O618901850073
Lead  (*)CopperPb189018500192
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418901850014899
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)189018500770
Melanotekite  (*)NonePb2Fe3+2O2(Si2O7)18901850022
Monimolite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O71890185005
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)189018500186
Potassic-richterite  (*)AmphiboleK(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)218901850021
Pyrochroite  (*)BruciteMn2+(OH)218901850056
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3189018500244
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1890185001711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)189018500969
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2189018500148
Sarkinite  (*)WagneriteMn2+2(AsO4)(OH)18901850030
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)189018500240
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101890185001395



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
Kristen00240118901850  Fe, Mn, S ore formation   Yes Fe, Mn, S220866Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, SwedenBergslagenSundblad et al. (1993)10.1016/0301-9268(93)90085-GPR64_319 


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