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Öster Silvberg Mines, Öster Silvberg Mining District, Säter, Dalarna, Sweden
Öster-Silvberg gruvorLocated 27 km S of Falun. Silvermines worked in the 14th and 15th century. The earliest written record of the mining here is from 1367. After 1641 an attempt was made about 1750-1760. During the World War I some exploratory work were done in 1918-1920.
Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities| Andalusite Biotite Chalcopyrite | Fluorite Gahnite Galena | Galena var: Argentiferous Galena Microcline Muscovite | Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite |
19 entries listed. 10 valid minerals.
Localities in this Region
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References
Geijer, P. (1965): Types of sulfide ore and associated wall rock alteration in the Öster-Silvberg District, Central Sweden. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning. Serie C nr 603 [Årsbok 59 nr 3], 3-32
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Locality Updated: Spray mine, Zeehan, Zeehan district, Tasmania, AustraliaFrom Rod Martin, 19th May 2013 09:41:10