(Bastnäsfältet)
Iron, copper and REE mines earliest mentioned in 1692. The elements cerium and lanthanum were discovered in minerals from Bastnäs. Mining during the period 1875-1888 produced 4,500 tons of cerium ore (mainly bastnäsite and allanite).
References:
- Klaproth, M.H. (1807): Chemische Untersuchung des Cererits, Beiträge zur chemischen Kenntniss der Mineralkörper, Vierter Band, Rottmann Berlin, 140-152
- Haidinger, W. (1845): Handbuch bestimm. Min 1st ed., 500
- Palache, C., Berman, H. & Frondel, C. (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, 7th. edition, Volume I: 264
- 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: 242
- Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar, Stockholm (2004): vol. 126
- Holtstam et al 2004. Håleniusite-(La) from the Bastnäs deposit, Västmanland, Sweden: A new REE oxyfluoride mineral species.
Canadian Mineralogist (2004): 42(4): 1097-1103
- Öhman, L. , Nysten, P. and Langhof, J. (2004). "Famous mineral localities: the Bastnäs mines - Riddarhyttan ore field, Bergslagen district, Västmanland, Sweden." The Mineralogical Record, 35(3),pp:187-200
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localitiesMineral List:69 entries listed. 56 valid minerals. 9 type localities (valid minerals).
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