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Sphalerite from
Falun mine, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Falun mine, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:75067
Long-form Identifier:1:3:75067:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘKÃĨrarvet, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘSkytt Mine, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘNÃĪverberg mine, NÃĪverberg mines, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘDigertÃĪkt Zinc Mines, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘHarmsarvet silver mine, Grycksbo, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘKalvbÃĪck mine, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden
17.5km (10.8 miles) ⓘFlobergsgruvan, Leksand, Dalarna County, Sweden
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘSvartvik Mine, Svartvik Mines, SvÃĪrdsjÃķ, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘLÃķvÃĨsen, SÃĪter, Dalarna County, Sweden
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘSvÃĪrdsjÃķ, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden
References
Schumacher, J. C., SchÃĪfer, 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 FÃķreningen i Stockholm FÃķrhandlingar, 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, LuleÃĨ University of Technology, Sweden.
Kampmann, Tobias C., Stephens, Michael B., Weihed, PÃĪr (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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