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Svabite from
Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Svabite | |
| Formula: | Ca5(AsO4)3F | |
| Comments: | According to Eldjarn (2023), 30 samples of "svabites" showing a yellow fluorescence under short wave UV-light were collected at different spots in the dumps and analyzed with SEM-EDS [analyses performed at the Swedish Museum of National History in Stockholm}, of them only 2 were found to be svabite, 2 were turneaureite and the rest johnbaumites. It is not possible to visually distinguish between the three. See also messageboard at https://www.mindat.org/mesg-678557.html#678589 | |
| Luminescent properties: | Showing a yellow fluorescence under short wave UV-light | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Hematite | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Tilasite | 30 | |
| Calcite | 10 | |
| Hausmannite | 5 | |
| Barysilite | 4 | |
| Turneaureite | 4 | |
| Barylite | 4 | |
| Johnbaumite | 4 | |
| Hematite | 2 | |
| Bergslagite | 2 | |
| Caryinite | 2 | |
| Richterite Root Name Group | 2 | |
| Barytocalcite | 2 | |
| Richterite | 2 | |
| Berzeliite | 1 | |
| Roméite Group | 1 | |
| Dolomite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Svabite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (19 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 74030 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:74030:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Svabite | ||
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘNordmark Odal Field, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden | |
| 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 | |
| 8.3km (5.2 miles) | ⓘFinngruvan-Gröngruvan, Nordmark Odal Field, 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 | |
| 95.8km (59.5 miles) | ⓘUnga Assersorskan Mine, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden | |
| References | ||
Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden