Latitude: 59°54'28"N
Longitude: 16°34'44"E
Sala silvergruva
Mined from 1480(?) to 1908. Second only to Falu mine in national importance. The main ore was silver-rich (up to 4 %) galena.
Now a tourist mine. Extensive dumps remain.
Mineral List
88 entries listed. 78 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).
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References
- d’Andrada, J. B. (1800): Der eigenschaften und kennzeichen einiger neuen fossilien aus Schweden und Norwegen nebst einigen chemischen bemerkungen ueber dieselben. Allgemeines Journal der Chemie 4, 28-39 [description of sahlit (syn. of dioside) from Sala]
- Kieft, C., Holmgren, J. & Eriksson, G.: (1987): The Silver-Mercury-Antimony minerals of Sala, Sweden. Canadian Mineralogist. 25 :647-658
- Holmgren, J. (2002): Sala silvergruva. Hälleflintan (Medlemsblad för Upplands Geologiska Sällskap), UGS, 2002:3
- Öhman, L. (2003): Sala Silvergruva. Litiofilen. 20 (1): 11-19
- Jonsson, E. (2007): Jamesonit från Sala silvergruva samt kommentarer om förekomsten av antimonit. Berg & Mineral (Stockholms Amatörgeologiska Sällskap), 17 (nr 52): 7-9
External Links
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http://www.salasilvergruva.se/english/ [Link dead. Dec 2011]
[contains some nice shots from the underground workings, and if you’re interested it is possible to get married here as well!]
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http://www.geonord.org/shows/salaeng.html
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