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Schefferite from
Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Diopside var: Schefferite
Formula:(Ca,Mn)(Mg,Fe,Mn)Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Caryopilite2
Native Lead2
Hydrocerussite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schefferite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:831998
Long-form Identifier:1:3:831998:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schefferite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘStora Pajsberg Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
8.0km (4.9 miles) ⓘThe Lake dump, Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘThe Pole dump, Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘGarden dump, Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘLångban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘJakobsberg Mine, Jakobsberg ore field, Nordmark mining district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘSjögruvan, Grythyttan, Hällefors, Örebro County, Sweden
95.6km (59.4 miles) ⓘUnga Assersorskan Mine, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
96.3km (59.9 miles) ⓘÅs mine, Getback ore field, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
References
Nysten, Per (1984) Kleinod des Nordens - Harstigen in Schweden [Jewel of the North - Harstigen in Sweden], in Das Magazin für Liebhaber von Mineralien und Edle Steinen. Magma, 2 (2) 12-30
 
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