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Roméite Group from
Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Roméite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:A2(Sb5+)2O6Z
Comments:Romeite are a more common mineral at Långban than thought due to it's fine grained nature.
Found together with tilasite, hedyphane and all the rare Be minerals, also found in pegmatite together with tourmaline.
Habit:singel crystals
Colour:Brown to yellow
Luminescent properties:No fluorescence
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Hedyphane
Hematite
Manganophyllite
Rhodonite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite8
Calcite8
Tilasite5
Ingersonite4
Filipstadite4
Hausmannite4
Welshite4
Långbanite3
Diopside3
- var Schefferite3
Tourmaline1
Svabite1
Swedenborgite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Roméite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Photo GalleryView Gallery (13 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:13275
Long-form Identifier:1:3:13275:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Roméite Group in this Region
Anrikningsverk dump, Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Nearest other occurrences of Roméite Group
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘHarstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘKitteln Mine, Nordmark Odal Field, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘStora Pajsberg Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘJakobsberg Mine, Jakobsberg ore field, Nordmark mining district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘSjögruvan, Grythyttan, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘMangruvan, Nyberget ore field, Nyberget, Lindesberg, Örebro County, Sweden
96.2km (59.8 miles) ⓘFredriksgruvan 1, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
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