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Locality Name:
Kårarvet (Kararfvet; Korarfvet), Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden


mindat Locality ID: 9549
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-9549.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kårarvet (Kararfvet; Korarfvet), Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Gamla Kårarvet
Nya Kårarvet

Latitude: 60°36'30"N
Longitude: 15°34'25"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.608333333333,15.573611111111
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 Be C Ca F Fe H K Na Nb O S Si Ta U Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca F Fe H K Nb O S Si Ta U Y Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteClayColumbiteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteKaoliniteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
QuartzSphaleriteTopaz

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rynersonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Topaz  (*)Yttrotantalite-(Y)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11112478803
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)21111247606
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)22111246,111247163
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O099
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11112464924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11112472349
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2111124761156
Rynersonite  (*)AeschyniteCaTa2O6111124614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476
Yttrotantalite-(Y)  (*)Columbite(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4051


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