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Sonolite from
Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sonolite
Formula:Mn92+(SiO4)4(OH)2
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
1
MnO55.65 %
MgO11.69 %
CaO1.06 %
FeO0.10 %
SiO228.45 %
Total:96.94 %
Sample references:
1 -
Nysten, Per (1994) Sonolite from Harstigen, Värmland County, central Sweden. GFF, 116 (3) 132 doi:10.1080/11035899409546174
Comments:As thin fracture fillings or small (< 10mm) pods in a banded skarn concisting of tephroite, magnetite, Mn-phlogopite and yellowish grey clinoamphibole
Colour:Darkreddish brown
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calcite
Magnetite
Native Copper
Tephroite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sonolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:73928
Long-form Identifier:1:3:73928:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sonolite
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘLångban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘKitteln Mine, Nordmark Odal Field, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘNordmark Odal Field, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘBrattfors Mine, Nordmark Odal Field, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘJakobsberg Mine, Jakobsberg ore field, Nordmark mining district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘSjögruvan, Grythyttan, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden
References
Nysten, Per (1994) Sonolite from Harstigen, Värmland County, central Sweden. GFF, 116 (3) 132 doi:10.1080/11035899409546174
Nysten, Per (2004) Harstigen ett mineralogisk eldorado i Bergslagen [Harstigen - a mineral eldorado in Bergslagen]. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 28. 5-13
 
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