The mining in the Väster Silvberg district probably started in the 13th century. The last mine to close was Gårdmyra mine in 1982.
The elongated area stretches over 10 km and includes skarn Fe-Mn, pyrrhotite, complex sulphides and earthy ores.
The minerals described in Weibull (1883) are from the Slädboberg Mine.
References
- Weibull, M. (1883): Några Mangan-mineral från Vester-Silfberget i Dalarne. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar 6: 499-509
- Tegengren, F. R. (1924): Sveriges ädlare malmer och bergverk. Sveriges geologiska undersökning. Ca 17, 406 p
- Olsson, Holmgren, Olsson, Carlsson - Väster Silvberg ett gruvfälts historia. LTU Tech Report 1983:25 (in Swedish)
- Holtstam, D. (2001): Pyroxferroit, ett månmineral från Väster Silvberg, Dalarna. Litiofilen. 18(2), 23-25
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