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Tunaberg Cu-Co Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland County, Swedeni
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tunaberg Cu-Co Ore Field | Ore Field |
| Tunaberg | District |
| Nyköping | Municipality |
| Södermanland County | County |
| Sweden | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 38' 19'' North , 16° 53' 6'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Area:
1.0 km2
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Tunabergsgruvor
Copper and cobalt mines 14 km SSW of Nyköping. Copper and cobalt occur disseminated as sulphides in skarn ores. Producing only copper from around the year 1420 when the Swedish King "Erik av Pommern" gave the miners the mining privileges. The mine "Storgruvan" was abandoned during the 16th century because a pegmatite lens cut the ore and miners lost trace of it.
Reopened successfully first in the 1750s, the cobalt content was discovered around 1790 and produced as a valuable secondary product. Mines finally closed around 1890.
By far the richest and largest mine was Storgruvan (de Besche'ska, Stor Mine)- two well-known parts were called Görans Shaft and Lovisins Shaft. Lesser production from Adolfsbergsgruvan, Kabbelgruvan and Österbergsgruvan. Among the other mines were Sofia Magdalena gruvan, Näsmansgruvan and Kattgruvan.
According to Tegengren (1924) the total copper production from 1613 until 1905 was 1354 tons and 61,970 tons of cobalt.
NOTE:
1. According to the type description of both Kieftite and Oenite, the type material were collected "from the dumps at the abandoned mine in Cu-Co sulfide skarns of the central zone" (Dobbe et al., 1994; Dobbe and Zakrewski, 1998); these authors did not reveal the name of the "abandoned mine".
Reopened successfully first in the 1750s, the cobalt content was discovered around 1790 and produced as a valuable secondary product. Mines finally closed around 1890.
By far the richest and largest mine was Storgruvan (de Besche'ska, Stor Mine)- two well-known parts were called Görans Shaft and Lovisins Shaft. Lesser production from Adolfsbergsgruvan, Kabbelgruvan and Österbergsgruvan. Among the other mines were Sofia Magdalena gruvan, Näsmansgruvan and Kattgruvan.
According to Tegengren (1924) the total copper production from 1613 until 1905 was 1354 tons and 61,970 tons of cobalt.
NOTE:
1. According to the type description of both Kieftite and Oenite, the type material were collected "from the dumps at the abandoned mine in Cu-Co sulfide skarns of the central zone" (Dobbe et al., 1994; Dobbe and Zakrewski, 1998); these authors did not reveal the name of the "abandoned mine".
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities63 valid minerals. 3 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| ⓘ Aikinite Formula: CuPbBiS3 |
| ⓘ Alabandite Formula: MnS |
| ⓘ Allargentum Formula: (Ag1-xSbx) |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ Breithauptite Formula: NiSb |
| ⓘ Carrollite Formula: CuCo2S4 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Clausthalite Formula: PbSe |
| ⓘ Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS Localities: Description: Great specimen in Natural History Museum, Stockholm 12 x 8 cm, with 3x3 single xx [see Bancroft, Peter (1973) The World's Finest Minerals and Crystals]. [see https://www.mindat.org/photo-22986.html] |
| ⓘ Cobaltpentlandite Formula: Co9S8 |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Cubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ Dyscrasite Formula: Ag3Sb |
| ⓘ Emplectite Formula: CuBiS2 |
| ⓘ Erythrite Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Galena var. Selenium-bearing Galena Formula: Pb(S,Se) |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Gersdorffite Formula: NiAsS |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ⓘ Greenockite Formula: CdS |
| ⓘ Gudmundite Formula: FeSbS |
| ⓘ Gustavite Formula: AgPbBi3S6 |
| ⓘ Hauchecornite Formula: Ni9BiSbS8 References: |
| ⓘ Hedenbergite (TL) Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6 Type Locality: References: |
| ⓘ Hessite Formula: Ag2Te |
| ⓘ Joséite-B Formula: Bi4Te2S |
| ⓘ Kawazulite Formula: Bi2Te2Se |
| ⓘ Kieftite (TL) Formula: CoSb3 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Linnaeite Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4 References: |
| ⓘ Löllingite Formula: FeAs2 |
| ⓘ Mackinawite Formula: FeS |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Matildite Formula: AgBiS2 |
| ⓘ Mawsonite Formula: Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| ⓘ Meneghinite Formula: Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| ⓘ Miargyrite Formula: AgSbS2 References: |
| ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Native Antimony Formula: Sb |
| ⓘ Native Bismuth Formula: Bi |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Native Silver var. Gold-bearing Silver Formula: (Ag,Au) |
| ⓘ Native Tellurium Formula: Te |
| ⓘ Nickeline Formula: NiAs |
| ⓘ Nisbite Formula: NiSb2 |
| ⓘ Oenite (TL) Formula: CoSbAs Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Parkerite Formula: Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2 |
| ⓘ Pyroxmangite Formula: Mn2+SiO3 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Safflorite Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Sphalerite var. Cadmium-bearing Sphalerite Formula: (Zn,Cd)S |
| ⓘ Stannoidite Formula: Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 |
| ⓘ Tellurobismuthite Formula: Bi2Te3 |
| ⓘ Tetradymite Formula: Bi2Te2S |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ Tsumoite Formula: BiTe |
| ⓘ Ullmannite Formula: NiSbS |
| ⓘ 'UM1991-11-S:AgBiCu' Formula: (Cu,Ag)11Bi13S25 |
| ⓘ 'UM1998-01-AsSb:CoFeNi' Formula: (Fe,Ni)SbAs References: |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| ⓘ Westerveldite Formula: (Fe,Ni,Co)As |
| ⓘ Wittichenite Formula: Cu3BiS3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| ⓘ | var. Gold-bearing Silver | 1.AA.05 | (Ag,Au) |
| ⓘ | Native Antimony | 1.CA.05 | Sb |
| ⓘ | Native Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| ⓘ | Native Tellurium | 1.CC.10 | Te |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Allargentum | 2.AA.30 | (Ag1-xSbx) |
| ⓘ | Dyscrasite | 2.AA.35 | Ag3Sb |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
| ⓘ | Hauchecornite | 2.BB.10 | Ni9BiSbS8 |
| ⓘ | Cobaltpentlandite | 2.BB.15 | Co9S8 |
| ⓘ | Parkerite | 2.BE.20 | Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | var. Cadmium-bearing Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | (Zn,Cd)S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Stannoidite | 2.CB.15c | Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 |
| ⓘ | Mawsonite | 2.CB.20 | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| ⓘ | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
| ⓘ | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ | Breithauptite | 2.CC.05 | NiSb |
| ⓘ | Nickeline | 2.CC.05 | NiAs |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Westerveldite | 2.CC.15 | (Fe,Ni,Co)As |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Mackinawite | 2.CC.25 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Alabandite | 2.CD.10 | MnS |
| ⓘ | Clausthalite | 2.CD.10 | PbSe |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | var. Selenium-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | Pb(S,Se) |
| ⓘ | Carrollite | 2.DA.05 | CuCo2S4 |
| ⓘ | Linnaeite | 2.DA.05 | Co2+Co3+2S4 |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Joséite-B | 2.DC.05 | Bi4Te2S |
| ⓘ | Kawazulite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te2Se |
| ⓘ | Tellurobismuthite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te3 |
| ⓘ | Tetradymite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te2S |
| ⓘ | Tsumoite | 2.DC.05 | BiTe |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Oenite (TL) | 2.EB.10f | CoSbAs |
| ⓘ | Löllingite | 2.EB.15a | FeAs2 |
| ⓘ | Nisbite | 2.EB.15a | NiSb2 |
| ⓘ | Safflorite | 2.EB.15a | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Gudmundite | 2.EB.20 | FeSbS |
| ⓘ | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| ⓘ | Ullmannite | 2.EB.25 | NiSbS |
| ⓘ | Kieftite (TL) | 2.EC.05 | CoSb3 |
| ⓘ | Wittichenite | 2.GA.20 | Cu3BiS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Emplectite | 2.HA.05 | CuBiS2 |
| ⓘ | Miargyrite | 2.HA.10 | AgSbS2 |
| ⓘ | Aikinite | 2.HB.05a | CuPbBiS3 |
| ⓘ | Meneghinite | 2.HB.05b | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ | Matildite | 2.JA.20 | AgBiS2 |
| ⓘ | Gustavite | 2.JB.40a | AgPbBi3S6 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Hedenbergite (TL) | 9.DA.15 | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Pyroxmangite | 9.DO.05 | Mn2+SiO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'UM1998-01-AsSb:CoFeNi' | - | (Fe,Ni)SbAs |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'UM1991-11-S:AgBiCu' | - | (Cu,Ag)11Bi13S25 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Localities in this Region
- Södermanland County
- Nyköping
- Tunaberg
- Tunaberg Cu-Co Ore Field
- Tunaberg
- Nyköping
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Transscandinavian Igneous BeltMagmatic Province
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Sweden
- ⭔Södermanland ProvinceProvince
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References
Johansson, Harald Elias (1910) Om Tunabergs kopparmalmsfält [About Tunaberg copper ore field]. Avhandlingar och uppsatser. Serie C 221. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning 19pp.
Dobbe, R. T. M. (1991) Tellurides, selenides and associated minerals in the Tunaberg copper deposits, SE Bergslagen, Central Sweden. Mineralogy and Petrology, 44 (1) 89-106 doi:10.1007/bf01167102
Dobbe, Rene (1993) Bismuth tellurides (joseite-B, bismuthian tsumoite) in a Pb-Zn deposit from Tunaberg, Sweden. European Journal of Mineralogy, 5 (1) 165-170 doi:10.1127/ejm/5/1/0165
Dobbe, Rene T. M. (1994) Geochemistry of cordierite-anthophyllite rocks, Tunaberg, Bergslagen, Sweden. Economic Geology, 89 (4) 919-930 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.89.4.919
Tunaberg Cu-Co Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland County, Sweden