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Sand Mine, Doverstorp ore field, Finspång, Östergötland County, Swedeni
Regional Level Types
Sand MineMine
Doverstorp ore fieldOre Field
FinspångMunicipality
Östergötland CountyCounty
SwedenCountry
Sand Mine, Doverstorp ore field, Östergötland Province, Sweden

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 39' 2'' North , 15° 47' 7'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
58.65067,15.78553
GeoHash:
G#: u67jxjn8v
GRN:
N40E06
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ruda608 (2011)2.2km
Falla464 (2017)4.2km
Finspång12,807 (2017)6.2km
Lotorp685 (2017)9.6km
Skärblacka4,023 (2017)11.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
219800
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:219800:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Sandgruvan, Doverstorp


In Doverstorp ore field iron ore was mined from ~1300 until 1830 in a number of different mines. Ores consist mainly of magnetite, but hematite occur as well.

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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Baltic Shield (Fennoscandian Shield)Shield
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
ScandinaviaRegion
Sweden

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References

Magnusson, Nils H. (1973) Malm i Sverige 1: Mellersta och södra Sverige [Ore in Sweden 1: Central and southern Sweden]. Almqvist och Wiksell, Stockholm. p.1-320.
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