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Cordierite from
Skalunda mines, Sköldinge, Katrineholm, Södermanland County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cordierite
Formula:Mg2Al4Si5O18
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cordierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Skalunda mines, Sköldinge, Katrineholm, Södermanland County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:485289
Long-form Identifier:1:3:485289:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cordierite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘKantorp Mines, Sköldinge, Katrineholm, Södermanland County, Sweden
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘStavs Mines, Katrineholm, Södermanland County, Sweden
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘMellösa church, Flen, Södermanland County, Sweden
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘAskö mines, Vingåker, Södermanland County, Sweden
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘSätra Mine, Doverstorp ore field, Finspång, Östergötland County, Sweden
80.5km (50.0 miles) ⓘZinkgruvan mine, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden
85.4km (53.1 miles) ⓘIngelsby, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden
94.8km (58.9 miles) ⓘÅtvidaberg Mining Field, Åtvidaberg, Östergötland County, Sweden
98.3km (61.1 miles) ⓘForshammar Pegmatite Quarries, Ramsberg, Lindesberg, Örebro County, Sweden
References
Geijer, Per, Magnusson, Nils Harald (1944) De mellansvenska järnmalmernas geologi [The geology of the middle Swedish iron ores]. Avhandlingar och uppsatser. Serie Ca 35. P.A. Norstedt & söner p.572
 
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