Åskagens kvartsbrott (Torskebäckens kvartsbrott)
Quartz quarry, active 1882-1916, 50 x 5 m.
Mineral List
25 entries listed. 24 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).
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References
- Sjøgren, Hj. (1906): Thalenit från Åskagens kvartsbrott i Värmland. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar. 28, 93-101.
- Kristiansen, R. (1993): Thalenitt-liknende mineraler fra Åskagen, Sverige. STEIN 20 (1), 7-8 + 58-60.
Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Kuriyama, Junko, and Naki, Izumi, 1993, The redefinition of tengerite- (Y) , Y2(CO3)3.2-3H2O, and its crystal structure, American Mineralogist, 78: 425-432.
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