Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland, Sweden

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Around the Tunaberg church there are several mines and ore fields. In the centre, just N, W and SW of the church, is the famous Tunaberg Cu-Co ore field.http://www.mindat.org/loc-5796.html.
Further W and SW& S there are some ironmines.
Kärrgruvan Ore Field http://www.mindat.org/loc-220851.html, is situated about 2,5 km W of the church.
Dammgruvan Ore Field http://www.mindat.org/loc-14389.html, is located about 3 km SSE of the church.
Skeppsviksgruvorna and Nygransgruvan further west close to Nävekvarn.

Of bigger interest are the so called "eulysitic" iron ores in Stora Utterviks- and Strömhultsgruvorna (http://www.mindat.org/loc-21857.html)

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Acanthite Actinolite Aikinite Alabandite Allargentum Almandine 'Andorite' Anthophyllite Antimony Arsenopyrite Augite Bismuth Bismuthinite Bornite Boulangerite Bournonite Breithauptite Carrollite Chalcopyrite 'Chlorite Group' Chondrodite Clausthalite Cobaltite Cobaltpentlandite Costibite Covellite Cubanite

Cummingtonite Diaphorite Digenite Diopside Dyscrasite Emplectite Enstatite Epidote Erythrite Fayalite 'Fayalite-Tephroite Series var: Knebelite' Ferrosilite Freibergite Gahnite Galena 'Garnet' Gersdorffite Gold var: Electrum Graphite Greenockite Grunerite Gudmundite Gustavite Hauchecornite Hedenbergite Hematite Hessite

'Hornblende' Humite Jamesonite 'Joséite-B' Kawazulite Kieftite (TL) Linnaeite Löllingite Mackinawite Magnetite Manganite Manganogrunerite Marcasite Matildite Mawsonite Meneghinite Miargyrite Millerite Molybdenite Muscovite Nickeline Nisbite Oenite (TL) Parkerite Pavonite Phlogopite Polybasite

Pyrargyrite Pyrite Pyroxmangite Pyrrhotite Quartz Rutile Safflorite Scheelite Silver Skutterudite Sphalerite Stannite Stannoidite Stephanite Tellurium Tellurobismuthite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Tremolite Troilite Tsumoite Ullmannite 'Unnamed (Fe-Ni Antimonide Arsenide)' Uraninite Westerveldite Willyamite Wittichenite

109 entries listed. 100 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).

Localities in this Region

Sweden Södermanland Nyköping Tunaberg Dammgruvan Ore Field Dammgruvan Mine Fingerkulla Hultebo mine Kärrgruvan Ore Field Stora Uttersvik

Sweden Södermanland Nyköping Tunaberg Strömshult Mines Tunaberg Cu-Co Ore Field Adolfsbergsgruvan Kabbelgruvan Österbergsgruvan Storgruvan