Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Tunaberg Cu-Co Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland County, Sweden

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1900
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1800

mindat Locality ID: 5796
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5796.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tunaberg Cu-Co Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland County, Sweden": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Adolfsbergsgruvan
Kabbelgruvan
Mormorsgruvan
Österbergsgruvan
Storgruvan

Latitude: 58°38'33"N
Longitude: 16°52'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.6425,16.8825

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	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Cobaltite	Copper	Covellite	Cubanite
Fluorite	Löllingite	Lillianite	Meneghinite	Millerite	Modderite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Pentlandite
Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannoidite	Stibnite
Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Ullmannite	Vivianite	Wurtzite	hauchecornite

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 As Au Bi C Ca Cd Co Cu Fe H Mn Mo Ni O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Au Bi C Cd Co Cu Fe H Mn Mo Ni O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te U Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Arsenic Arsenopyrite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Cobaltite Copper Covellite Cubanite
Fluorite Löllingite Lillianite Meneghinite Millerite Modderite Molybdenite Nickeline None Pentlandite
Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Skutterudite Sphalerite Spinel Stannoidite Stibnite
Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Ullmannite Vivianite Wurtzite hauchecornite

64 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Allargentum ()*	Antimony ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Breithauptite ()*	Carrollite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Dyscrasite ()*	Emplectite ()*
Erythrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*
Gudmundite ()*	Gustavite ()*	Hauchecornite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hessite ()*
Joséite-B ()*	Kawazulite ()*	Kieftite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Löllingite ()*
Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Matildite ()*	Mawsonite ()*	Meneghinite ()*
Miargyrite ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Nisbite ()*
Oenite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Parkerite ()*	Pyroxmangite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Safflorite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannoidite ()*
Tellurium ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tsumoite ()*
Ullmannite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Westerveldite ()*	Wittichenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1900	1800	0		2793
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	1900	1800	0		315
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	1900	1800	0		312
Allargentum ()*	Allargentum	Ag_1-xSb_x (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)	1900	1800	0		69
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	1900	1800	0		363
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1900	1800	0		9052
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1900	1800	0		1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1900	1800	0		1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1900	1800	0		5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	1900	1800	0		843
Breithauptite ()*	Nickeline	NiSb	1900	1800	0		175
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	1900	1800	0		154
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1900	1800	1	112601	27198
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	1900	1800	0		281
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1900	1800	1	112601	966
Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Co₉S₈	1900	1800	0		82
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1900	1800	0		4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1900	1800	0		802
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	1900	1800	0		180
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	1900	1800	0		246
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1900	1800	0		814
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1900	1800	0		24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1900	1800	0		30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1900	1800	0		2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	1900	1800	0		717
Gudmundite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeSbS	1900	1800	0		170
Gustavite ()*	Lillianite	AgPbBi₃S₆	1900	1800	0		113
Hauchecornite ()*	hauchecornite	Ni₉BiSbS₈	1900	1800	0		27
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1900	1800	1	112601	741
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1900	1800	0		804
Joséite-B ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄Te₂S	1900	1800	0		86
Kawazulite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂Se	1900	1800	0		32
Kieftite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoSb₃	1900	1800	0		3
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	1900	1800	0		249
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	1900	1800	0		762
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	1900	1800	0		451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1900	1800	0		14899
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	1900	1800	0		252
Mawsonite ()*	None	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈	1900	1800	0		92
Meneghinite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄	1900	1800	0		158
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	1900	1800	0		300
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1900	1800	0		1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1900	1800	0		5800
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	1900	1800	0		633
Nisbite ()*	Löllingite	NiSb₂	1900	1800	0		20
Oenite ()*	Löllingite	CoSbAs	1830	1880	0		1
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1900	1800	0		767
Parkerite ()*	None	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂	1900	1800	0		55
Pyroxmangite ()*	None	Mn²⁺SiO₃	1900	1800	0		147
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1900	1800	1	112601	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1900	1800	1	112601	61156
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	1900	1800	0		317
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1900	1800	0		5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1900	1800	0		21482
Stannoidite ()*	Stannoidite	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂	1900	1800	0		80
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	1900	1800	0		190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	1900	1800	0		276
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	1900	1800	0		510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1900	1800	0		5317
Tsumoite ()*	Tetradymite	BiTe	1900	1800	0		100
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	1900	1800	0		293
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1900	1800	0		2718
Westerveldite ()*	Modderite	FeAs	1900	1800	0		11
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	1900	1800	0		297

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000001	Felsic Metatuffite Formation in the upper part of an Early Proterozoic Volcanosedimentary Sequence metamorphosed to the upper amphibolite facies.
Giersdorf_00000002	Felsic Metatuffite Formation in the upper part of an Early Proterozoic Volcanosedimentary Sequence metamorphosed to the upper amphibolite facies. (Mineralization occurs in a metatuffite formation in the upper part of an Early Proterozoic (1.9-1.8 Ga) volcano-sedimentary sequence metamorphosed to the upper amphibolite facies)

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
GFF120_315-00001	1878	1864	1871±7		zircon	Zircon		5796	Tunaberg Cu-Co Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland County, Sweden	Tunaberg	Lundström et al. (1998)	10.1080/11035899809453225	GFF120_315
GFF120_315-00002	1845	1827	1836±9		zircon	Zircon		5796	Tunaberg Cu-Co Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland County, Sweden	Tunaberg	Lundström et al. (1998)	10.1080/11035899809453225	GFF120_315
Giersdorf_00000001	1830	1880	1830-1880	Volcanosedimentary formation age			Oenite	5796	Tunaberg Cu-Co Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland County, Sweden	Tunaberg Cu-Co Sulfide Skarn	Dobbe and Zakrewski (1998)		CM36_855	Felsic Metatuffite Formation in the upper portion of a Early Proterozoic volcanosedimantary metamorphic sequence
Giersdorf_00000002	1900	1800	1800-1900	Volcanosedimentary formation age			Kieftite	5796	Tunaberg Cu-Co Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland County, Sweden	Tunaberg Cu-Co Sulfide Skarn	Dobbe et al. (1994)		CM32_179	Felsic Metatuffite Formation in the upper portion of a Early Proterozoic volcanosedimantary metamorphic sequence (Mineralization occurs in a metatuffite formation in the upper part of an Early Proterozoic (1.9-1.8 Ga) volcano-sedimentary sequence metamorphosed to the upper amphibolite facies)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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