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Locality Name:
Persberg, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

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

mindat Locality ID: 9602
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-9602.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Persberg, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Alabama Mine
Bergmästar Mine
Bolandsgruvan
Jordåsen
Mörkhult Mine
Nord Mine
Skärstöten Mine
Stor Mine

Latitude: 59°44'54"N
Longitude: 14°14'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.748333333333,14.2425
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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteBaryteBerylBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbite
EpidoteFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetKaoliniteLudwigiteMolybdeniteNonePyroxeneQuartz
RutileSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStibniteStilpnomelaneTalcTitaniteVesuvianiteZircon

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Augite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Datolite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gedrite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Ludwigite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Stevensite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51890185001310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31890185011128431534
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2189018500718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4189018500708
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61890185002060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)18901850011547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31890185011128391935
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2189018501112837462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)189018503112837,112841,11284327770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218901850027198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1890185001025
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181890185001008
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2189018501112843327
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)189018502112838,112840498
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6189018502112841,1128424135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)189018504112838,112840,112841,1128438173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)189018501112839551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21890185011128399617
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2189018500178
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31890185001544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6189018502112838,112841741
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O189018500144
Ludwigite  (*)LudwigiteMg2Fe3+O2(BO3)189018501112837134
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1890185011128421487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4189018505112836,112837,112838,112841,11284314899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21890185005800
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218901850111284161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21890185005614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18901850111284021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41890185001934
Stevensite  (*)Clay(Ca,Na)xMg3-ySi4O10(OH)218901850057
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O189018500456
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2189018502112839,1128423337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1890185011128414899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21890185011128412562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101890185001395
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1890185005251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1890185001025


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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