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Anthophyllite from
Falun mine, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Anthophyllite
Formula:◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anthophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Falun mine, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:696752
Long-form Identifier:1:3:696752:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anthophyllite
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘNäverberg mine, Näverberg mines, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘKalvbäck mine, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘTomtebo mines, Säter, Dalarna County, Sweden
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘSvärdsjö, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘStora Loberg Mine, Loberget Mines, Öster Silvberg mining district, Säter, Dalarna County, Sweden
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘGumsberget Mine, Öster Silvberg mining district, Säter, Dalarna County, Sweden
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘGumsberg project, Öster Silvberg mining district, Säter, Dalarna County, Sweden
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘStollberg orefield, Väster Silvberg, Smedjebacken, Dalarna County, Sweden
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘVäster Silvberg, Smedjebacken, Dalarna County, Sweden
50.1km (31.2 miles) ⓘHåksberg ore field, Ludvika, Dalarna County, Sweden
References
Wolter, H.U., Seifert, F. (1984) Mineralogy and genesis of cordierite-anthophyllite rocks from the sulfide deposit of Falun, Sweden. Lithos, 17. 147-152 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(84)90015-x
Schumacher, J. C., Schäfer, K., Seifert, F. (1987) Lamellar nigerite in Zn-rich spinel from the Falun deposit, Sweden. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 95 (2) 182-190 doi:10.1007/bf00381267
Gavelin, Sven (1989) Genesis of the Falun sulphide ores, central Sweden. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 111 (3) 213-227 doi:10.1080/11035898909452704
Lasskogen, J. (2010) Volcanological and volcano-sedimentary facies stratigraphical interpretation of the Falun Cu-Zn-Pb-(Ag-Au) sulphide deposit, Bergslagen district, Sweden. M.S. Thesis, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden.
Kampmann, Tobias C., Stephens, Michael B., Weihed, Pär (2016) 3D modelling and sheath folding at the Falun pyritic Zn-Pb-Cu-(Au-Ag) sulphide deposit and implications for exploration in a 1.9 Ga ore district, Fennoscandian Shield, Sweden. Mineralium Deposita, 51 (5) 665-680 doi:10.1007/s00126-016-0638-z
 
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