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Ransbergs järnmalmsgruva, Tibro, Västra Götaland County, Swedeni
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Ransbergs järnmalmsgruvaMine
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 27' 47'' North , 14° 15' 7'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
58.46327,14.25201
GeoHash:
G#: u66hs6cvp
GRN:
N39E06
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Fagersanna684 (2017)2.8km
Tibro8,396 (2017)6.8km
Mölltorp1,047 (2017)9.5km
Karlsborg3,624 (2017)16.8km
Forsvik323 (2017)17.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
257088
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:257088:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Ransbergs järnmalmsgruva , Karlsborg, Västergötland, Sverige


Iron mine located on the Eastern slope of a hyperite-ridge, on the south side of the Lake Örlen. 12x6 m large opening with small amounts of titanomagnetite-olivenite which in hand specimen resemble very much the wellknown deposit at Smålands Taberg.

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Westergård, AH- Kartbladet Karlsborg SGU ser Aa 162
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