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Native Silver from
Lovisagruvan (Lovisa Mine), Stråssa, Lindesberg, Örebro County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Silver
Formula:Ag
Comments:Wire silver in small cavities in galena ore. The vire silver are very fast covered by black acantite needles. Up to 15 mm in lenght but normally only a few mm.

Massive thin flakes in fractures in a magnetite/chlorite rock.
Habit:Wire silver or massive
Colour:metallic white
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cerussite2
Petroleum1
- var Bitumen1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Silver data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lovisagruvan (Lovisa Mine), Stråssa, Lindesberg, Örebro County, Sweden
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:62148
Long-form Identifier:1:3:62148:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Silver
1.5km (0.9 miles) Håkansboda, Stråssa, Lindesberg, Örebro County, Sweden
4.5km (2.8 miles) Guldsmedshyttan, Storå, Lindesberg, Örebro County, Sweden
9.1km (5.7 miles) Johannisberg mine, Fanthyttan ore field, Fanthyttan, Lindesberg, Örebro County, Sweden
27.3km (17.0 miles) Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
37.8km (23.5 miles) Hasselhöjden, Grythyttan, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden
45.0km (28.0 miles) Dressfalls Mines, Gruvåsen mines, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
45.1km (28.0 miles) Torskebäcks mine, Gruvåsen mines, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
45.2km (28.1 miles) Lång Mines, Gruvåsen mines, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
46.8km (29.1 miles) Saxberget ore field, Ludvika, Dalarna County, Sweden
47.1km (29.3 miles) Gruvåsen mines, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
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