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Wollastonite from
Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden


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Wollastonite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
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Wollastonite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
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Wollastonite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
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Wollastonite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
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Wollastonite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
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Wollastonite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
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Wollastonite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
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Wollastonite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
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Wollastonite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
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Wollastonite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
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Wollastonite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
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Wollastonite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Wollastonite
Formula:Ca3(Si3O9)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wollastonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:74037
Long-form Identifier:1:3:74037:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Wollastonite in this Region
Garden dump, Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Nearest other occurrences of Wollastonite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘGarden dump, Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘJakobsberg Mine, Jakobsberg ore field, Nordmark mining district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘNord mine, Finnshytteberg ore field, Nordmark mining district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘGåsgruvan, Gåsgruvan ore field, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘGåsgruvan Quarry, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘSvartsång ore field, Kroppa, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘHasselhöjden, Grythyttan, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘWigströmsgruvan, Kopparberg, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘBasttjärn ore field, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘÄlgfalls mine, Kopparberg, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden
References
Holtstam, Dan, Langhof, Jörgen - Eds. (1999) Långban - The mines, their minerals, geology and explorers. Raster Förlag; Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm. p.1-216.
Gatedal, Kjell (2014) Wollastonit och margarosanit från Långban och Jakobsberg [Wollastonite and margarosanite from Långban and Jakobsberg]. Långbansnytt, 20 (1) 20-22
 
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