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Hornblende Root Name Group from
Gåsgruvan, Gåsgruvan ore field, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Hornblende Root Name Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hornblende Root Name Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gåsgruvan, Gåsgruvan ore field, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1410117
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1410117:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hornblende Root Name Group
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘGåsgruvan Quarry, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘBlankagruvan, Gåsgruvan ore field, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘNord mine, Finnshytteberg ore field, Nordmark mining district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘGruvåsen mines, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘHornkull silver mines (Hornkullen), Kroppa, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘBjelke Mine, Nordmark Odal Field, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘGrundsjö Mine, Nordmark Odal Field, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘGustavsgruvorna (Gustavs Mines), Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘUpper Leptitehalleflinta group, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘSundsudden Mine, Sundsudden, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden
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