Small Fe-Mn mine worked 1847-1853 and 1887-1889. The mine is 33 m deep, 15 m long and 2 m wide. Situated in a dolomite lens between potassic metarhyolites and basic rocks. Similar to Långban.
Note that many Harstigen specimens are merely labeled 'Pajsberg'.
Refs.: 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, 902, 1023, 1036, 1037, 1040.
http://www.hedegaard.com/Minerals/Localities/Sweden/Harstigen/Harstigen.html
http://www.geonord.org/org/BGS/harstigen.html
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Map Reference: 59°45'N , 14°14'E
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