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Kolsva, Köping, Västmanland, Sweden

(Kolsva fältspatgruva)

Quarry for feldspar, quartz and beryl in a coarse pegmatite.
Largest feldspar quarry in Sweden.



References:
Sundius, N. (1950) Beryll och krysoberyll från Kolsva fältspatgruva. Geol. Fören. Stockh. Förh. 72, 358-59

Mårtensson, C. (1960) Euklas und Bertrandit aus dem Feldspatpegmatit von Kolsva in Schweden. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Abhandlungen, 94, 1248-1252.

Franz, G. and Morteani, G. (1984) The Formation of Chrysoberyl in Metamorphosed Pegmatites. Journal of Petrology, 25 (1), 27-52.





Map Reference: 59°34'14"N , 15°49'17"E

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Mineral List:
Almandine
'Bastnäsite'
Bertrandite
Beryl
Celadonite
Chrysoberyl
Clinochlore
Columbite-(Fe)
Euclase
Euxenite-(Y)
'Gadolinite'
Hematite
Magnetite
Molybdenite
'Monazite'
Phenakite
Pyrophyllite
Samarskite-(Y)
Sillimanite
Synchysite-(Ce)
Topaz


21 entries listed. 18 valid minerals.

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