Gladsax Mine, Gladsax, Simrishamn, Skåne County, Swedeni
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gladsax Mine | Mine |
| Gladsax | Village |
| Simrishamn | Municipality |
| Skåne County | County |
| Sweden | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 33' 36'' North , 14° 17' 56'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Simrishamn | 6,779 (2017) | 3.3km |
| Simris | 235 (2012) | 3.7km |
| Baskemölla | 297 (2017) | 4.4km |
| Östra Tommarp | 291 (2017) | 5.1km |
| Östra Vemmerlöv | 234 (2017) | 5.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
14283
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:14283:1
GUID (UUID V4):
f506ad27-18e2-441d-84ef-46b16f7d2502
Name(s) in local language(s):
Gladsax flusspatgruva, Gladsax, Simrishamns kommun, Skåne, Sverige
Silver mining earliest mentioned in a letter 1562 from the Danish King to his local lord asking him to make sure that the miners have access to firewoood to the mines. Conitnued during 17th & 18th century for silver & lead in galena.
Two main fluorite veins striking NW, one located E of Gladsax (main source) & one S of Gladsax. Mined for fluorite in the 1940s. Fluorite, quartz and galena veins in quartzite. Nice rock crystals.
Hisinger (1826) use the name "Horsehall bei Gladsax" but later literature only use the name Gladsax. Locality not to be confused with Horsehall quarry
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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