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Cubanite from
Kaveltorp Mines, Kopparberg, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden


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Cubanite, etc.

Kaveltorp Mines, Kopparberg, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden
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Cubanite, etc.

Kaveltorp Mines, Kopparberg, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden
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Cubanite, etc.

Kaveltorp Mines, Kopparberg, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden
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Cubanite, etc.

Kaveltorp Mines, Kopparberg, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden
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Cubanite, etc.

Kaveltorp Mines, Kopparberg, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden
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Cubanite, etc.

Kaveltorp Mines, Kopparberg, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden
06853220017272052637546.jpg
Cubanite, etc.

Kaveltorp Mines, Kopparberg, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden
08088810017361017671044.jpg
Cubanite, etc.

Kaveltorp Mines, Kopparberg, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden
07360830017369050941855.jpg
Cubanite, etc.

Kaveltorp Mines, Kopparberg, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cubanite
Formula:CuFe2S3
Comments:First described as a new mineral, "Chalmerite" but later development in mineralogy identified it as the same mineral as Cubanite. Later testing on new material in 1924 confirmed that cubanite was present at the site.
Exactly which mine in Kaveltorp Ore Field the samples were collected in is not revealed in the article by Per Geijer.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite3
Sphalerite2
Galena2
Pyrrhotite2
Trioctahedral mica2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cubanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kaveltorp Mines, Kopparberg, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:56234
Long-form Identifier:1:3:56234:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cubanite
28.6km (17.7 miles) ⓘHällefors silver mines, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘMellan ore field (Middle field), Hällefors silver mines, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘUpper Leptitehalleflinta group, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘBastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘFinnfalls mine, Gruvåsen mines, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘTorskebäcks mine, Gruvåsen mines, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘGåsborn, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘLång Mines, Gruvåsen mines, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘGruvåsen mines, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘGetberg mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
References
Sjögren, Hj. (1881) Kristallografiska studier. III. Chondrodit från Kafveltorp [Crystallographic studies. III. Chondrodite from Kafveltorp]. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 5 (14). 655-714 doi:10.1080/11035898109443978p.668
Geijer, Per (1924) On cubanite and »chalcopyrrhotite« from Kaveltorp. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 46 (3). 354-355 doi:10.1080/11035892409442373
 
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