Horsehall Quarry (Simrishamn Quarry), Simrishamn, Skåne County, Swedeni
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Horsehall Quarry (Simrishamn Quarry) | Quarry |
| Simrishamn | Municipality |
| Skåne County | County |
| Sweden | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° North , 14° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~21km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Name(s) in local language(s):
Horsahallen, Simrishamns kommun, Skåne, Sverige
Horsahallen (Horsehall) is an old fluorite & galena (?) occurrence located approximately 1 km south of Simrishamn along the coast. The name is derived from “Horsa” (Horse- UK) and “hall” (berg, klippa (Sw) = rock)- thus a rock where you can see horses. Not only horses but a lot of other figures, axes, waggons etcetera as rock carvings of bronze age. The Horsahallen itself is a small peninsula out in the sea- and the quarry is just a few meters inland.
Hisinger (1826) use the name "Horsehall bei Gladsax" but he probabaly refers to Gladsax mine.
Note:
Specimens claimed to be from Simrishamn Quarry are likely from Horsehall Q. if it is a pre- 1900 specimen, and from Svartehäll if it is a 20th century specimen.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
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