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Locality Name:
Väster Silvberg, Smedjebacken, Dalarna County, Sweden


mindat Locality ID: 3201
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3201.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Väster Silvberg, Smedjebacken, Dalarna County, Sweden": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Dammberg Mine
Stollberg Orefield
Svartberg Orefield

Latitude: 60°11'55"N
Longitude: 15°16'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.198611111111,15.277777777778
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: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn O Pb S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopper
CorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHumiteKaoliniteLöllingite
MalachiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksalt
RutileSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteTalc

53 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Diopside  (*)
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Gedrite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Grunerite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Humite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyroxferroite  (*)
Pyroxmangite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Talc  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211114043419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11114048803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)33111403,111404,1114052353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO511114041310
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21111404718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS5111403,111404,111406,111407,1114089052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O611114042060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3111404,111410,11141227770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11114041025
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1811114041008
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)1111404481
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611114034135
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)21111404129
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF24111403,111404,111406,1114099617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O42111403,111404445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5111403,111404,111405,111406,11140824243
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)22111403,111404178
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11114057437
Gold  (*)CopperAu111140430554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)311114041544
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)21111404223
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11114046890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O62111404,111411741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O34111404,111407,111408,11140914640
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2111140480
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)611114031066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311114045433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411114045591
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs22111403,111404762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O46111404,111406,111407,111409,111411,11141214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1111408770
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11114044924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2111140417380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22111403,11140439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211114083106
Pyroxferroite  (*)NoneFe2+SiO3017
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO32111404,111410147
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82111403,1114049056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2111140461156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)11114081711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)0969
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO511114041516
Silver  (*)CopperAg11114085186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32111404,1114081214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS5111403,111404,111406,111408,11141221482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)2111403,111404978
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)211114043337
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11114041025


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-182Stollberg Mine, Stollberg Orefield, Väster Silvberg, Smedjebacken, Dalarna County, Swedenhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-176-to-fkm-200/#FKM-182

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