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Cassiterite from
Hällefors silver mines, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hällefors silver mines, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:61418
Long-form Identifier:1:3:61418:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Cassiterite in this Region
Alfrida Mine, Hällefors silver mines, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden
Gamla Mines (Old mines), Hällefors silver mines, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden
Västra ore field (Western field), Hällefors silver mines, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘVästra ore field (Western field), Hällefors silver mines, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘGamla Mines (Old mines), Hällefors silver mines, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘLångban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘGarden dump, Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘLindbom prospect, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘGruvåsen mines, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘLång Mines, Gruvåsen mines, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘTorskebäcks mine, Gruvåsen mines, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘLahäll Mines, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘJakobsberg Mine, Jakobsberg ore field, Nordmark mining district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
References
Jasinski, A. W. (1983) Some aspects of the silver mineralization in the Hällefors region (Bergslagen, Sweden) Mineralogical Magazine, 47 (345) 507-514 doi:10.1180/minmag.1983.047.345.12
 
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