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


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Andradite

Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
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Andradite

Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
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Andradite

Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Andradite
Formula:Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Comments:Most of the yellowish to brownish red garnet at Harstigen has been showed by XRD to be rich in Fe (Nysten 1984)
- As thick, yellowish-brown masses in fissures in Mn-diopside skarn
- as brownish,small pseudo-octaedric crystals
Habit:masses
Colour:pink, greyish,
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Actinolite
Calcite
Diopside
Galena
Harstigite
Magnetite
Manganophyllite
Rhodonite
Tephroite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rhodonite5
Sarkinite4
Brandtite4
Calcite4
Caryopilite4
Hematite2
Quartz1
Trimerite1
Diopside1
Ganophyllite1
Baryte1
Ferro-actinolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Andradite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:75128
Long-form Identifier:1:3:75128:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Andradite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘStora Pajsberg Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
2.3km (1.5 miles) ⓘGruvåsen mines, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
7.6km (4.8 miles) ⓘGåsgruvan Quarry, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
8.0km (4.9 miles) ⓘThe Lake dump, Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘDolomite dump, Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘGarden dump, Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘLångban Mine, Långban Ore District, 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
37.9km (23.5 miles) ⓘMangruvan, Nyberget ore field, Nyberget, Lindesberg, Örebro County, Sweden
References
Nysten, Per (1984) Kleinod des Nordens - Harstigen in Schweden [Jewel of the North - Harstigen in Sweden], in Das Magazin für Liebhaber von Mineralien und Edle Steinen. Magma, 2 (2) 12-30
Holtstam, Dan; Cámara, Fernando; Karlsson, Andreas; Zack, Thomas (2025) Jagoite revisited : crystal structure, mineral composition and paragenesis. Mineralogical Magazine, 1-22 doi:10.1180/mgm.2025.10108
 
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