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Sphalerite from
Sala Silver Mine, Sala, Sala Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden


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Sphalerite, etc.

Sala Silver Mine, Sala, Sala Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden
09800820017366880795118.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Sala Silver Mine, Sala, Sala Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden
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Sphalerite, etc.

Sala Silver Mine, Sala, Sala Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Diopside1
- var Salite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sala Silver Mine, Sala, Sala Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:47920
Long-form Identifier:1:3:47920:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘBronäs mine, Sala, Sala Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘGlas mine, Sala, Sala Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘGudmundstorp, Sala Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘStripåsen Mine, Häste ore field, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘMalmkärra Mine, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
46.6km (28.9 miles) ⓘHolmgruve ore field, Hedemora, Dalarna County, Sweden
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘSemla ore field, Fagersta, Västmanland County, Sweden
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘHedkärra Mine, Västanfors, Fagersta, Västmanland County, Sweden
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘStålbo, Hedemora, Dalarna County, Sweden
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘRyllshyttan, Hedemora, Dalarna County, Sweden
References
Zakrzewski, M. A., Burke, E. A. J. (1987) Schachnerite, paraschachnerite and silver amalgam from the Sala mine, Sweden. Mineralogical Magazine, 51 (360) 318-321 doi:10.1180/minmag.1987.051.360.16
Kieft, C., Holmgren, J., Eriksson, G. (1987) The Silver-Mercury-Antimony minerals of Sala, Sweden. The Canadian Mineralogist: 25: 647-658.
Jansson, N. (2022) Excursion guide: Sala silver mine. Geological Society of Sweden Anniversary Meeting 2022. Special Publication 2
 
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