Metamorphosed manganese-iron deposit with extremely complex skarns and pegmatites. Around 300 minerals have been found here, of which 30 minerals have been found only here. See also the related deposits of Jakobsberg and Harstigen.
NB. It is prohibited by Swedish law to collect at certain places in Långban.
References:- Flink (1920) Geologiska Föreningens I Stockholm. Förhandlingar, Stockholm: 42, 436.
- Magnusson, N.H.(1930) Långbans malmtrakt. Geologisk beskrivning SGU Ca 23 (in Swedish).
- Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 857, 900, 927, 1021, 1028, 1032, 1033, 1036, 1037, 1039, 1040.
- Kautz, K. (1967): Faseriger Hedyphan yon Långban (Schweden): eine orientierte Verwachsung mit Antigorit. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 14, 224-228 (in German).
- Burke, E.A.J. and C. Kieft (1971) Second occurrence of makedonite [macedonite], PbTiO3, Langban, Sweden. Lithos, 4, 101– 04.
- Boström, K., Rydell, H., and Joensuu, O. (1979) Långban - An exhalative sedimentary deposit? Economic Geology: 74: 1002-1011.
- Rocks & Minerals (1983): 58: 288.
- Rocks & Minerals (1985): 60: 237-242.
- Rocks & Minerals (1987): 62: 166.
- Rocks & Minerals (1988): 63: 456.
- Blatter, F. (1997): Bergbau in Langban, Sweden. Aufschluss 48 (2), 97-123. (in German).
- Holtstam, D. & J. Langhof, eds. (1999): Langban: The mines, their minerals, geology and explorers. Swedish Museum of Natural History, 216 pp.
- Nysten, P., Holtstam, D. and Jonsson, E. (1999) The Långban minerals. In Långban - The mines,their minerals, geology and explorers (D. Holtstam and J. Langhof, eds.), Swedish Museum of Natural History and Raster Förlag, Stockholm & Chr. Weise Verlag, Munich, pp. 89-183.
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http://www.nrm.se/mi/langban.html.en
378 entries listed. 297 valid minerals. 69 type localities (valid minerals). 1 type locality (other).
