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Alamosite from
Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Alamosite
Formula:PbSiO3
Habit:< 1mm large
Colour:White
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Datolite
Hematite
Margarosanite
Melanotekite
Nasonite
Roeblingite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alamosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:54064
Long-form Identifier:1:3:54064:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Alamosite
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘHarstigen 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
References
Holtstam, Dan, Langhof, Jörgen - Eds. (1999) Långban - The mines, their minerals, geology and explorers. Raster Förlag; Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm. p.1-216.
Nysten, Per (2003) Alamosit, Långban. In Långbansnytt. De första 20 åren 1983-2003 Vol. 2 - Långbansällskapet - Skrifter och rapporter. Långbansällskapet (Långban Society) p.44-44.
Holtstam, Dan; Cámara, Fernando; Karlsson, Andreas (2026) Friisite, Pb8Al3Si8O27Cl3, a new mineral with a polysomatic relation to jagoite, from Långban, Sweden. European Journal of Mineralogy, 38 (2). 169-177 doi:10.5194/ejm-38-169-2026
 
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