Taberg, Månsarp, Jönköping, Småland, Sweden

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Smålands Tabergs gruva

Mountain 12 km S Jönköping consisting of Fe-Ti-V ores. The titanomagnetite olivinite massif is dated to 1200 Ma. Minor iron ore mining since 15th century to 1944, but nowadays a nature reserve. Vanadium was discovered 1829 in ores from Taberg.

References

- GFF, Vol. 122 (2000), pp. 351
- Wilke, H.-J. (1976): Mineral-Fundstellen Band 4: Skandinavien. Chr. Weise Verlag, München, p. 155-156
-´Hjelmqvist, S. The Titaniferous Iron-ore deposit of Taberg in the south of Sweden. SGU Ser C 512.1949

Mineral List

Albite var: Andesine var: Oligoclase 'Albite-Anorthite Series' Ankerite Anorthite var: Bytownite var: Labradorite Antigorite Augite Biotite Calcite Carlosturanite Chalcopyrite Chromite

Clinochlore Copper 'Diallage' Dolomite Enstatite var: Bronzite Epidote Fayalite Fluorapatite Forsterite Gahnite Galena 'Garnet' Goethite 'Hornblende'

Hypersthene Iddingsite Ilmenite Limonite Lizardite Mackinawite Magnesite Magnetite var: Titaniferous Magnetite Microcline Muscovite var: Sericite 'Olivine' Orthochrysotile Orthoclase

Pentlandite Pigeonite Prehnite Pyrite Pyrrhotite Quartz 'Serpentine Group' Sphalerite Spinel var: Pleonaste Talc Titanite Todorokite Ulvöspinel

59 entries listed. 40 valid minerals.