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Native Gold from
Braunschweig Mine, Underberget Mining Field, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:A specimen with gold and silver was found 30 april 1630. Probably electrum (Kullerud et al. 2018)
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Braunschweig Mine, Underberget Mining Field, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:644044
Long-form Identifier:1:3:644044:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘKongens Mine, Overberget Mining Field, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘBeständige Liebe Mine, Underberget Mining Field, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘGlomsrudkollen Zinc Mines, Åmot, Modum, Buskerud, Norway
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘSkarvaveien, Lommedalen, Bærum (Baerum), Akershus, Norway
59.3km (36.8 miles) ⓘBlengsdalen Bismuth Prospect, Svartdal, Seljord, Telemark, Norway
59.5km (37.0 miles) ⓘBlika gold mine, Svartdal, Seljord, Telemark, Norway
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘDonstadskog Mine, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway
79.6km (49.5 miles) ⓘUla, Tjølling, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway
89.0km (55.3 miles) ⓘFantehullet, Oterøy, Kragerø Archipelago, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
92.7km (57.6 miles) ⓘStabbestad, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
References
Brünnich, Morten Thrane (1777) Forsøg til Mineralogie for Norge [An attempt to the mineralogy of Norway] - Et Pris-skrift belønnet formedelst Hans Kongel. Høyheds Arve-Prinsens Gavmildhed af Det kongl. Norske videnskabers Selskab og paa dets Bekostning utgivet til alminelig Brug. Jens Christensen Winding. p.1-96.
Berg, Bjørn Ivar, Nordrum, Fred Steinar (2003) Omsetning av sølvstuffer ved Kongsberg Sølvverk på 1600- og 1700-tallet [Turnover of silver specimens at Kongsberg Sølverk in 1600-1700]. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 25. 69-81
Kullerud, Kåre, Kotková, Jana, Šrein, Vladimir, Berg, Bjørn Ivar (2018) Electrum from the Kongsberg silver district. Norsk Mineralsymposium 2018, 63-70
 
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