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Hessite from
Grimsdalsgruva, Folldal Mines, Folldal, Innlandet, Norway


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hessite
Formula:Ag2Te
Comments:Hessite occure as inclusions inside galena or between galena grains.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Altaite
Galena
Tellurobismuthite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hessite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grimsdalsgruva, Folldal Mines, Folldal, Innlandet, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:180296
Long-form Identifier:1:3:180296:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hessite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘSøndre Geitryggen Mines, Folldal Mines, Folldal, Innlandet, Norway
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘNygruva, Folldal Mines, Folldal, Innlandet, Norway
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘNordre Geitryggen Mine, Folldal Mines, Folldal, Innlandet, Norway
45.3km (28.2 miles) ⓘMillsite boulder, Gråurdfjellet, Oppdal, Trøndelag, Norway
99.2km (61.6 miles) ⓘFløttum Mine, Midtre Gauldal, Trøndelag, Norway
References
Pedersen, Stig Asbjørn Schack (1979) Structures and Ore Genesis of the Grimsdalen Sulphide Deposits, Southern Trondheim Region, Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 351, 77-98
Neumann, Henrich (1985) Norges Mineraler [The Minerals of Norway]. Norges geologiske Undersøkelse Skrifter Vol. 68. Universitetsforlaget p.16
 
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