Falun mine, Falun, Dalarna County, Swedeni
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Falun mine | Mine |
| Falun | Municipality |
| Dalarna County | County |
| Sweden | Country |
Falun mine, Bergslagen mining district, Sweden
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
60° 35' 53'' North , 15° 36' 47'' East
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Age:
2300 to 1600 Ma
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Falu mine
Other Languages:
French:
Grande montagne de cuivre de Falun, Falun, Comté de Dalécarlie, Suède
German:
Kopparbergslagen, Falun, Dalarnas län, Schweden
Italian:
Falu koppargruva, Falun, Contea di Dalarna, Svezia
Russian:
Горнопромышленный район Большая Медная гора, Фалун, Даларна, Швеция
Simplified Chinese:
法伦的大铜山矿区, 法伦市, 达拉纳省, 瑞典
Spanish:
Gran Montaña de Cobre de Falun, Provincia de Dalarna, Suecia
Swedish:
Falu Gruva, Falu kommun, Dalarnas län, Sverige
Arabic:
منجم فالون, مقاطعة دالرناس, السويد
Basque:
Falungo Kobrezko Mendi Handia, Falun udalerria, Dalarnako konderria, Suedia
Catalan:
Gran muntanya de coure de Falun, Comtat de Dalarna, Suècia
Croatian:
Veliko brdo bakra, Županija Dalarna, Švedska
Danish:
Falun og Kopparbergslagen, Falu kommun, Dalarnas län, Sverige
Dutch:
Mijngebied van de Grote Koperberg, Falun, Dalarnas län, Zweden
Esperanto:
Faluna Mino, Dalarnas län, Svedio
Farsi/Persian:
معدن فالو, بخش فالون, شهرستان دالارنا, سوئد
Georgian:
ფალუნის საბადო, შვედეთი
Hebrew:
מכרה הנחושת בפאלון, פאלון, דלרנה, שוודיה
Hungarian:
Falun és Kopparbergslag, Dalarna megye, Svédország
Japanese:
大銅山, ファールン市, ダーラナ県, スウェーデン
Macedonian:
Фалун , Даларна, Шведска
Malayalam:
ഫലൂൺ മൈൻ, സ്വീഡൻ
Maltese:
Minjiera tar-Ram ta' Falun, Żvezja
Nepali:
महान कपर हिमाल, स्वीडेन
Norwegian:
Falun og Kopparbergslagen, Falu kommune, Dalarnas län, Sverige
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Falun og Kopparbergslagen, Falu kommun, Dalarnas län, Sverige
Polish:
Kopalnia w Falun, Gmina Falun, Dalarna, Szwecja
Portuguese:
Mina de cobre de Falun, Falun, Dalarna, Suécia
Serbo-Croatian:
Veliko brdo bakra, Dalarna, Švedska
Turkish:
Falun Madeni, Dalarna ili, İsveç
Ukrainian:
Стура-Коппарберг, Фалун, Даларна, Швеція
Vietnamese:
Núi đồng lớn Falun, Falun, Dalarna, Thụy Điển
Note on the name: Falun is the town; "Falu" is an old genitive form that has survived until today and is kind of special; "Falu mine" (also found on labels) is a direct translation from the Swedish "Falu gruva", thus meaning "the mine of Falun".
Copper mine with minor gold. Mining probably started around the 11th century and was terminated in 1992. In the 17th century, two-thirds of the world's copper came from the Falun mine. Selenium was discovered in sulphides from the Falun mine.
The deposit is located in the 1.8-1.9 Ga Paleoproterozoic, metavolcanic-dominated Falun supracrustal belt. Lithologies include leptites, mica schist, and quartzite along with marble, skarn, quartz-porphyric intrusions, and amphibolites. The entire lithological succession is metamorphosed to the upper amphibolite facies and was folded by two deformation phases. The compact ore consists primarily of massive pyrite and chalcopyrite-sphalerite-galena.
The total amount of ore extracted during the lifespan of the mine was approximately 30,000,000 t, with a yield of 400,000 t of blister copper, 500,000 t of zinc, 160,000 t of lead, 380 t of silver and 5 t of gold. Gold, silver, lead, and sulphur were produced from the year 1790, but zinc much later.
Quite a number of orebodies and mines exist, which today are often hard to distinguish from each other. The following shafts are known: Gustavs shaft, Lovisa shaft, Adolfs shaft (started 1745), Fredriks shaft (started 1716), Oscars shaft, Drottning shaft (Queen's shaft), Meijenholz shaft, Rålambs shaft, Creutz shaft, and Wredes shaft.
Copper mine with minor gold. Mining probably started around the 11th century and was terminated in 1992. In the 17th century, two-thirds of the world's copper came from the Falun mine. Selenium was discovered in sulphides from the Falun mine.
The deposit is located in the 1.8-1.9 Ga Paleoproterozoic, metavolcanic-dominated Falun supracrustal belt. Lithologies include leptites, mica schist, and quartzite along with marble, skarn, quartz-porphyric intrusions, and amphibolites. The entire lithological succession is metamorphosed to the upper amphibolite facies and was folded by two deformation phases. The compact ore consists primarily of massive pyrite and chalcopyrite-sphalerite-galena.
The total amount of ore extracted during the lifespan of the mine was approximately 30,000,000 t, with a yield of 400,000 t of blister copper, 500,000 t of zinc, 160,000 t of lead, 380 t of silver and 5 t of gold. Gold, silver, lead, and sulphur were produced from the year 1790, but zinc much later.
Quite a number of orebodies and mines exist, which today are often hard to distinguish from each other. The following shafts are known: Gustavs shaft, Lovisa shaft, Adolfs shaft (started 1745), Fredriks shaft (started 1716), Oscars shaft, Drottning shaft (Queen's shaft), Meijenholz shaft, Rålambs shaft, Creutz shaft, and Wredes shaft.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| ⓘ | Native Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | 'Platynite' | 2.. | |
| ⓘ | Weissite | 2.BA.30 | Cu2-xTe |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Clausthalite | 2.CD.10 | PbSe |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Ikunolite | 2.DC.05 | Bi4S3 |
| ⓘ | Laitakarite | 2.DC.05 | Bi4(Se,S)3 |
| ⓘ | Nevskite | 2.DC.05 | Bi(Se,S) |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Babkinite | 2.GC.40e | Pb2Bi2(S,Se)3 |
| ⓘ | Friedrichite | 2.HB.05a | Cu5Pb5Bi7S18 |
| ⓘ | Pekoite | 2.HB.05a | CuPbBi11S18 |
| ⓘ | Cosalite | 2.JB.10 | Pb2Bi2S5 |
| ⓘ | Cannizzarite | 2.JB.20 | Pb48Bi56S132 |
| ⓘ | Wittite (TL) | 2.JB.20 | Pb9Bi12(S,Se)27 |
| ⓘ | Junoite | 2.JB.25a | Cu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)16 |
| ⓘ | Nordströmite (TL) | 2.JB.25c | CuPb3Bi7(Se4S10) |
| ⓘ | Galenobismutite | 2.JB.25e | PbBi2S4 |
| ⓘ | Weibullite (TL) | 2.JB.25h | Pb5Bi8Se7S11 |
| ⓘ | Geocronite | 2.JB.30a | Pb14Sb6S23 |
| ⓘ | Lillianite | 2.JB.40a | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Gahnite (TL) | 4.BB.05 | ZnAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | var. Pleonaste | 4.BB.05 | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Ferronigerite-2N1S | 4.FC.20 | (Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcanthite | 7.CB.20 | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| ⓘ | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Goslarite | 7.CB.40 | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Halotrichite | 7.CB.85 | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ | Copiapite | 7.DB.35 | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ | Botryogen (TL) | 7.DC.25 | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Staurolite | 9.AF.30 | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| ⓘ | Chondrodite | 9.AF.45 | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| ⓘ | Chloritoid | 9.AF.85 | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Hedenbergite | 9.DA.15 | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Anthophyllite | 9.DD.05 | ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Gedrite | 9.DD.05 | ◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Cummingtonite | 9.DE.05 | ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Hisingerite | 9.ED.10 | Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fahlunite' | - | (Mg,Fe)Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | ⓘ Botryogen | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| H | ⓘ Cummingtonite | ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Fahlunite | (Mg,Fe)Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hisingerite | Fe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Ferronigerite-2N1S | (Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | ⓘ Botryogen | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| O | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| O | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| O | ⓘ Cummingtonite | ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Fahlunite | (Mg,Fe)Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Hisingerite | Fe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Ferronigerite-2N1S | (Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| F | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Botryogen | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Mg | ⓘ Cummingtonite | ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Fahlunite | (Mg,Fe)Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Fahlunite | (Mg,Fe)Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Ferronigerite-2N1S | (Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| Si | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Si | ⓘ Cummingtonite | ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Fahlunite | (Mg,Fe)Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Hisingerite | Fe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Botryogen | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Cannizzarite | Pb48Bi56S132 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| S | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| S | ⓘ Cosalite | Pb2Bi2S5 |
| S | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Friedrichite | Cu5Pb5Bi7S18 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Galenobismutite | PbBi2S4 |
| S | ⓘ Geocronite | Pb14Sb6S23 |
| S | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| S | ⓘ Ikunolite | Bi4S3 |
| S | ⓘ Junoite | Cu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)16 |
| S | ⓘ Laitakarite | Bi4(Se,S)3 |
| S | ⓘ Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Nevskite | Bi(Se,S) |
| S | ⓘ Nordströmite | CuPb3Bi7(Se4S10) |
| S | ⓘ Pekoite | CuPbBi11S18 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Weibullite | Pb5Bi8Se7S11 |
| S | ⓘ Wittite | Pb9Bi12(S,Se)27 |
| S | ⓘ Babkinite | Pb2Bi2(S,Se)3 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Botryogen | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Fahlunite | (Mg,Fe)Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hisingerite | Fe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferronigerite-2N1S | (Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Friedrichite | Cu5Pb5Bi7S18 |
| Cu | ⓘ Junoite | Cu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)16 |
| Cu | ⓘ Nordströmite | CuPb3Bi7(Se4S10) |
| Cu | ⓘ Pekoite | CuPbBi11S18 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Weissite | Cu2-xTe |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Ferronigerite-2N1S | (Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH) |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Se | Selenium | |
| Se | ⓘ Clausthalite | PbSe |
| Se | ⓘ Junoite | Cu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)16 |
| Se | ⓘ Laitakarite | Bi4(Se,S)3 |
| Se | ⓘ Nevskite | Bi(Se,S) |
| Se | ⓘ Nordströmite | CuPb3Bi7(Se4S10) |
| Se | ⓘ Weibullite | Pb5Bi8Se7S11 |
| Se | ⓘ Wittite | Pb9Bi12(S,Se)27 |
| Se | ⓘ Babkinite | Pb2Bi2(S,Se)3 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Ag | ⓘ Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Ferronigerite-2N1S | (Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH) |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Geocronite | Pb14Sb6S23 |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Weissite | Cu2-xTe |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cannizzarite | Pb48Bi56S132 |
| Pb | ⓘ Clausthalite | PbSe |
| Pb | ⓘ Cosalite | Pb2Bi2S5 |
| Pb | ⓘ Friedrichite | Cu5Pb5Bi7S18 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Galenobismutite | PbBi2S4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Geocronite | Pb14Sb6S23 |
| Pb | ⓘ Junoite | Cu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)16 |
| Pb | ⓘ Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Nordströmite | CuPb3Bi7(Se4S10) |
| Pb | ⓘ Pekoite | CuPbBi11S18 |
| Pb | ⓘ Weibullite | Pb5Bi8Se7S11 |
| Pb | ⓘ Wittite | Pb9Bi12(S,Se)27 |
| Pb | ⓘ Babkinite | Pb2Bi2(S,Se)3 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Native Bismuth | Bi |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Cannizzarite | Pb48Bi56S132 |
| Bi | ⓘ Cosalite | Pb2Bi2S5 |
| Bi | ⓘ Friedrichite | Cu5Pb5Bi7S18 |
| Bi | ⓘ Galenobismutite | PbBi2S4 |
| Bi | ⓘ Ikunolite | Bi4S3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Junoite | Cu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)16 |
| Bi | ⓘ Laitakarite | Bi4(Se,S)3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| Bi | ⓘ Nevskite | Bi(Se,S) |
| Bi | ⓘ Nordströmite | CuPb3Bi7(Se4S10) |
| Bi | ⓘ Pekoite | CuPbBi11S18 |
| Bi | ⓘ Weibullite | Pb5Bi8Se7S11 |
| Bi | ⓘ Wittite | Pb9Bi12(S,Se)27 |
| Bi | ⓘ Babkinite | Pb2Bi2(S,Se)3 |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q636194 |
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References
Nordenström, G. (1882) Fynd af gediget guld Falu grufva. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 6 (2) 59-69 doi:10.1080/11035898209455531
Weibull, Mats (1885) Om selenhaltig galenobismutit från Falu grufva. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 7 (12) 657-666 doi:10.1080/11035898509444152
Koark, Hans J. (1962) Zur Altersstellung und Entstehung der Sulfiderze vom Typus Falun. Geologische Rundschau, 52 (1) 123-146 doi:10.1007/bf01840068
Wolter, H.U., Seifert, F. (1984) Mineralogy and genesis of cordierite-anthophyllite rocks from the sulfide deposit of Falun, Sweden. Lithos, 17. 147-152 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(84)90015-x
Schumacher, J. C., Schäfer, 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 Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 111 (3) 213-227 doi:10.1080/11035898909452704
Åberg, Anna (1990) Textures and fluid inclusions in gold-bearing quartz veins, Falun, central Sweden; preliminary results. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 112 (2) 170-171 doi:10.1080/11035899009453178
www.mineralienatlas.de (2013) https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/Schweden/Dalarna%2C%20Provinz/Falun/Falu%20Gruva
Kampmann, Tobias C., Stephens, Michael B., Weihed, Pär (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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