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Andalusite from
Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Andalusite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Andalusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:683114
Long-form Identifier:1:3:683114:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Andalusite in this Region
Nya Bastnäs deposit, Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
Nearest other occurrences of Andalusite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘNya Bastnäs deposit, Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘBäckegruvan, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘSjögruvan, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘKaveltorp Mines, Kopparberg, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘStälldalen, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘHäste ore field, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘSilverberget, Järnboås, Nora, Örebro County, Sweden
41.6km (25.9 miles) ⓘStollberg orefield, Väster Silvberg, Smedjebacken, Dalarna County, Sweden
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘKällgruvan, Öster Silvberg Mines, Öster Silvberg mining district, Säter, Dalarna County, Sweden
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘStor Mine, Öster Silvberg Mines, Öster Silvberg mining district, Säter, Dalarna County, Sweden
References
Öhman, Lennart, Nysten, Per, Langhof, Jögen (2004) Famous Mineral Localities: The Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan Ore Field, Bergslagen District, Västmanland, Sweden, in Rare Earths!. The Mineralogical Record, 35 (3) 187-200
 
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